[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62002-62003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30416]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD
ACTION: Notice to Add a System of Records.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary proposes to add a system of 
records notice to its existing inventory of record systems subject to 
the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
DATES: This proposed action will be effective without further notice on 
December 22, 1997 unless comments are received which result in a 
contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to OSD Privacy Act Coordinator, Records 
Section, Directives and Records Division, Washington Headquarter 
Services, Correspondence and Directives, 1155 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-1155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Bosworth at (703) 695-0970 
or DSN 225-0970.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of the Secretary systems of 
records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 
amended, have been published in the Federal Register and are available 
from the address above.
    The proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on November 5, 1997, to 
the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Senate 
Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I to OMB Circular No. 
A-130, `Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About 
Individuals,' dated February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).
    Dated: November 14, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
DC3I 01

System Name:
    Joint Reserve Intelligence Planning Support System (JRIPSS).

System Location:
    Mystech, Inc., 5205 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1200, Falls Church, VA 
22041-8141.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Members of the Reserve Components having a military intelligence 
designator and/or who are proficient in speaking a foreign language.

Categories of records in the system:
    Service member's name, Social Security Number, pay grade, reserve 
component, primary military occupational specialty (MOS), duty MOS, 
third MOS, fourth MOS, security clearance, language identifier, 
proficiency level for language, tour experience, academic degree 
(civilian education), home address, civilian occupation, professional 
license, home telephone number, home email address, home fax number, 
business telephone number, business e-mail address, business fax 
number.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    10 U.S.C. 138(b)(3)(A); Deputy Secretary of Defense memo, Subject: 
Peacetime Use of Reserve Component Intelligence Elements, January 5, 
1995; Secretary of Defense memo, Subject: Integration of the Reserve 
and Active Components, September 4, 1997; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

Purposes(s):
    To provide the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, DoD intelligence 
organizations, and the Reserve Components a means to more adequately 
assess the intelligence and language capabilities of Reserve Component 
personnel and to identify individuals possessing the requisite skills 
to fulfill operational requirements or missions. To provide individual 
reservists a means to interact via computer with the database for 
purposes of correcting and/or updating the recorded data entries.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories 
of users and the purposes of such uses:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained 
therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
    The 'Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of the Office 
of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) compilation of systems of records 
notices apply to this system.

Storage:
    Electronic storage.

Retrievability:
    Records can be retrieved by the individual's Social Security 
Number, but only the system manager can retrieve using this personal 
identifier.

Safeguards:
    Records are maintained in a controlled area accessible only to 
authorized personnel. Entry to these areas is restricted to those 
personnel with a valid requirement and authorization to enter. Physical 
entry is restricted by locks and controlled access devices. Access to 
data base information is restricted to those who require the records in 
the performance of their official duties, and to the individuals who 
are the subject of the record.

Retention and disposal:
    Disposition pending.

System manager and address:
    Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) Intelligence 
Infrastructure, 6000 Defense Pentagon, Room 2C252, Washington, DC 
20301-6000.

Notification procedures:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) Intelligence 
Infrastructure, 6000 Defense Pentagon, Room 2C252, Washington, DC 
20301-6000.

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    Requesting individual must submit full name, Social Security 
Number, date of birth, current address, and telephone number.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to Office of 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) Intelligence Infrastructure, 
6000 Defense Pentagon, Room 2C252, Washington, DC 20301-6000.
    Requesting individual must submit full name, Social Security 
Number, date of birth, current address, and telephone number.
    Individual reservists may access information pertaining to 
themselves using an alphanumeric password which is issued to the 
reservist when he/she registers on-line with JRIPPS for purposes of 
correcting and/or updating recorded data entries.

Contesting records and procedures:
    The OSD rules for accessing records, for contesting contents and 
appealing initial agency determinations are published in OSD 
Administrative Instruction 81; 32 CFR part 311; or may be obtained from 
the system manager.

Record Source Categories:
    Reserve Component Common Personnel Data System (RCCPDS) and updated 
information provided by Reservist.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.
[FR Doc. 97-30416 Filed 11-19-97; 8:45 am]
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