[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62020-62024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30486]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Department of the Navy
ACTION: Notice to Alter a System of Records
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy proposes to alter a record system
in its inventory of system of records notices subject to the Privacy
Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
DATES: The action will be effective without further notice on December
22, 1997 unless comments are received that would result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Department of the Navy, PA/FOIA Policy
Branch, Chief of Naval Operations (N09B30), 2000 Navy Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20350-2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Doris Lama at (202) 685-6545 or
DSN 325-6545.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The complete inventory of the Department of
the Navy's record system notices for records systems 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 12, 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).
The specific changes to the record system being altered are set
forth below followed by the notice, as altered, published in its
entirety.
Dated: November 17, 1997.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
N06320-2
System name:
Family Advocacy Program System (May 3, 1996, 61 FR 19910).
Changes:
System identifier:
Delete entry and replace with 'N01752-1'.
* * * * *
System location:
Delete entry and replace with `Navy Case Files: Family Service
Center, Family Advocacy Center, and/or Medical Treatment Facilities at
the local naval activity that services the local beneficiaries.
Official mailing addresses for naval activities are published as an
appendix to the Department of the Navy's compilation of systems of
records notices.
Marine Corps Family Advocacy Program Records: Marine Corps
installations with a Family Service Center. Official mailing addresses
are published as an appendix to the Department of the Navy's
compilation of records notices.
Navy Central Registry: Commanding Officer, Naval Medical Management
Information Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889-5066.
Marine Corps Central Registry: Commandant of the Marine Corps;
Head, Family Advocacy Program (MHF-25), Headquarters, U.S. Marine
Corps, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20380-1775.
Navy Centralized Child Sexual Abuse Case Files: Chief of Naval
Personnel (Pers-661), 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20370-6610.'
Categories of individuals covered in the system:
Delete entry and replace with 'All beneficiaries entitled to care
at Navy medical and dental facilities whose abuse or neglect is brought
to the attention of appropriate authorities.
All beneficiaries reported for abusing or neglecting such victims.
Victims/offenders not associated with the Department of the Navy
and who are not generally entitled to care at Navy medical and dental
facilities.'
Categories of records in the system:
Delete entry and replace with `Navy Family Advocacy Case Files:
(a) Victim's file consists of risk assessment which includes the
following forms: incident report, eligibility decision, demographics,
safety assessment, safety response, risk focused assessment reports
(DOMAINS I, II, IV, V, VI, VII), risk assessment matrix, risk
assessment summary, risk assessment findings, intervention plan, and
Case Review Committee presentation; video/audio tapes of contact with
victim; case notes about victim; Family Advocacy Program generated
correspondence regarding abuse or neglect of victim; Original copy of
DD Form 2486; Privacy Act Statement signed by victim; contacts with
children who are not victims of abuse or neglect, and other supporting
data assembled relevant to the abuse or neglect and generated by FAP
staff that are specific to the victim.
(b) Offender's file consists of assessment with offender;
demographics; video-audio tapes of contacts with offender; case notes
on contacts with offender; case notes about offender; risk focused
assessment report Domain III (alleged offender characteristics); Family
Advocacy Program (FAP) generated correspondence regarding offender;
Privacy Act Statement signed by offender; and other supporting data
assembled relevant to the abuse or neglect and generated by the FAP
staff that are specific to the offender.
(c) Documentation generated outside of the Family Advocacy Program
(Naval Criminal Investigative Service reports; local police reports;
Base Security Incident Complaint Reports; psychiatric and substance
abuse evaluations; treatment reports; copies of pertinent medical
entries; Child Protective Service reports; shelter reports;
photographs; correspondence generated outside the Family Advocacy
Program; and other supporting data assembled relevant to the abuse or
neglect and generated outside the FAP that are specific to either the
victim(s) or
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offender(s) (e.g., Military Protective Orders, barring letters, and
civilian temporary restraining orders) are maintained in a separate
folder and are retrieved by case number.
Marine Corps Program Family Advocacy Program Files:
(a) Victim's file consists of client's fact sheet (demographics);
Privacy Act Statement signed by victim; Limits of Privacy Statement
signed by victim; initial assessment; CRC Case Assessment with risk
assessment; audio/video tapes of contact with victim; safety plan;
notes on collateral contacts about victim; case notes; CRC case status
determination; CRC generated correspondence; Command's Case disposition
and recommendation approval letter; original copy of DD Form 2486 and
other relevant supporting data generated by the FAP staff that is
specific to the victim.
(b) Offender's file consists of client's fact sheet (demographics);
Privacy Act Statement signed by offender; Limits of Privacy Statement
signed by offender; initial assessment; CRC Case Assessment; audio/
video tapes of contacts with offender; case notes on collateral
contacts regarding offender; case notes; CRC case status determination;
CRC generated correspondence; Command's Case disposition and
recommendation approval letter; copy of DD Form 2486 and other relevant
supporting data generated by the FAP staff that is specific to the
offender.
(c) Documentation generated outside of the Family Advocacy Program
(Naval Criminal Investigative Service reports; local police reports;
Base Security Incident Complaint Reports; psychiatric and substance
abuse evaluations; treatment reports; copies of pertinent medical
entries; Child Protective Service reports; shelter reports;
photographs; correspondence generated outside the Family Advocacy
Program; and other supporting data assembled relevant to the abuse or
neglect and generated outside the FAP that are specific to either the
victim(s) or offender(s) (e.g., Military Protective Orders, barring
letters, and civilian temporary restraining orders) are maintained in a
separate folder and are retrieved by case number.
Both the Navy and Marine Corps Central Registries contain data
elements extracted from DD 2486, Child/Spouse Abuse Incident Report.'
Authority for maintenance of the system:
Delete entry and replace with `5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental
Regulations; DoD Directive 6400.1, 6400.1-M, 6400.2; Secretary of the
Navy Instruction 1752.3A; OPNAVINST 1752.2A; BUMEDINST 6320.22; and MCO
1752.3B (FAP SOP); and E.O. 9397 (SSN).'
Purpose(s):
Delete entry and replace with `To collect information pertaining to
the identification, prevention, evaluation, intervention, treatment and
rehabilitation of beneficiaries involved in abuse or neglect.
To provide headquarters centralized case management of child sexual
abuse incidents (for Navy only).
To provide pertinent case-related information to DoD and DON
officials, other than Commanding Officers, responsible for specific
case interventions in abuse and/or neglect incidents (e.g., clinical
counselors providing counseling/treatment to victims and/or offenders,
medical personnel providing medical treatment to victims and/or
offenders).
To provide specific data on assessed risk, safety needs, case
status, and recommended actions to commanding officers of FAP involved
service members.
To provide case specific information to headquarters personnel for
necessary review and oversight.
Purposes of the Central Registries: To support local FAP case
management to include tracking of individuals, identification of prior
FAP involvement, and monitoring of caseloads.
To support FAP budget and staffing requirements and policy changes.
To support the BUPERS flagging and assignment control process for
FAP involved service members.
To provide information in support of the 'Installation Records
Check (IRC)' required by OPNAVINST 1700.9D for screening applicants for
any position which involves the care and/or supervision of children.
To provide the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) with non-
identifying data from the Navy Central Registry data tapes.
To support FAP research efforts.
To respond to public and/or other government agencies' requests for
aggregate data.'
Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories
of users and the purposes for such uses:
Delete paragraph three and replace with `To contractors, private
and public individuals/organizations for authorized health research in
the interest of the federal government and the public. When not
considered necessary, client identification data shall be eliminated
from records used for research studies.'
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Safeguards:
Delete first paragraph and replace with `These files are highly
sensitive and must be protected from unauthorized disclosure. While
records may be maintained in various kinds of filing equipment,
specific emphasis is given to ensuring that the equipment areas are
monitored or have controlled access. Access to records or information
or the central registry is limited to those officials who have been
properly screened and trained and/or have a need to know consistent
with the purpose for which the information was collected. The threshold
for 'need to know' is strictly limited to those officials who are
responsible for the identification, prevention, evaluation,
intervention, treatment and rehabilitation of beneficiaries involved in
abuse or neglect. Also pertinent information is limited to DoD and DON
officials responsible for intervening in abuse and/or neglect
incidents.'
Retention and disposal:
Delete paragraph two and replace with `Navy Central Registry data
base is retained permanently at the Naval Medical Information
Management Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889-5066.'
Add the following new paragraph 'Marine Corps Central Registry data
is retained permanently by the Commandant of the Marine Corps (MHF-20),
Headquarters. U.S. Marine Corps, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20380-
1775.'
System Manager(s) and Address:
Delete entry and replace with `Navy Central Registry: Commanding
Officer, Naval Medical Management Information Center, 8901 Wisconsin
Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889-5066.Marine Corps Central Registry:
Commandant of the Marine Corps; Head, Family Advocacy Program (MHF-25),
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20380-
1775.
Navy Centralized Child Sexual Abuse Case Files: Chief of Naval
Personnel (Pers-661), 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20370-6610.
Case Files: Commanding officers of installations with Family
Service Centers, Medical Treatment Facilities, or Family Advocacy
Centers at naval and marine corps activities. Official mailing
addresses are published as an appendix to the Department of the Navy's
compilation of systems of records notices.'
Notification procedure:
Delete paragraph three and replace with 'Individuals seeking to
determine
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whether this system of records contains information in the Navy Central
Registry about themselves shall address written inquiries for Navy case
to the Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, 2300 E Street NW,
Washington, DC 20372-5120.
For the Marine Corps Central Registry address written inquiries to
the Commandant of the Marine Corps (MHF-25) Headquarters, U.S. Marine
Corps, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20380-1775.'
Record access procedures:
Delete paragraph three and replace with 'Individuals seeking to
access information from the Navy Central Registry about themselves
shall address written inquiries for the Navy Central Registry to the
Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, 2300 E Street NW, Washington, DC
20372-5120;
For the Marine Corps Central Registry address written inquiries to
the Commandant of the Marine Corps (MHF-25) Headquarters, U.S. Marine
Corps, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20380-1775.'
Record source categories:
Delete entry and replace with `Victim; offender; other DoD
component Central Registries; medical and dental records; educational
institutions; medical facilities; private practitioners; law
enforcement agencies; public and private health and welfare agencies,
and witnesses.'
* * * * *
N01752-1
System name:
Family Advocacy Program System.
System location:
Navy Case Files: Family Service Center, Family Advocacy Center,
and/or Medical Treatment Facilities at the local naval activity that
services the local beneficiaries. Official mailing addresses for naval
activities are published as an appendix to the Department of the Navy's
compilation of systems of records notices.
Marine Corps Family Advocacy Program Records: Located at Marine
Corps installations with a Family Service Center. Official mailing
addresses are published as an appendix to the Department of the Navy's
compilation of records notices.
Navy Central Registry: Commanding Officer, Naval Medical Management
Information Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889-5066.
Marine Corps Central Registry: Commandant of the Marine Corps;
Head, Family Advocacy Program (MHF-25), Headquarters, U.S. Marine
Corps, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20380-1775.
Navy Centralized Child Sexual Abuse Case Files: Chief of Naval
Personnel (Pers-661), 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20370-6610.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
All beneficiaries entitled to care at Navy medical and dental
facilities whose abuse or neglect is brought to the attention of
appropriate authorities.
All beneficiaries reported for abusing or neglecting such victims.
Victims not associated with the Department of the Navy and who are
not generally entitled to care at Navy medical and dental facilities.
Categories of records in the system:
Navy Family Advocacy Case Files: (a) Victim's file consists of
initial assessment with victim; risk assessment which includes the
following forms: incident report, eligibility decision, demographics,
safety assessment, safety response, risk focused assessment reports
(DOMAINS I, II, IV, V, VI, VII), risk assessment matrix, risk
assessment summary, risk assessment findings, intervention plan, and
Case Review Committee presentation; video/audio tapes of contact with
victim; case notes on collateral contacts about victim; Family Advocacy
Program generated correspondence regarding abuse or neglect of victim;
Original copy of DD Form 2486; Privacy Act Statement signed by victim;
contacts with children who are not victims of abuse or neglect, and
other supporting data assembled relevant to the abuse or neglect and
generated by FAP staff that are specific to the victim.
(b) Offender's file consists of initial assessment with offender;
demographics; video-audio tapes of contacts with offender; case notes
on contacts with offender; case notes on collateral contacts about
offender; Family Advocacy Program (FAP) generated correspondence
regarding offender; Privacy Act Statement signed by offender; and other
supporting data assembled relevant to the abuse or neglect and
generated by the FAP staff that are specific to the offender.
(c) Documentation generated outside of the Family Advocacy Program
(Naval Criminal Investigative Service reports; local police reports;
Base Security Incident Complaint Reports; psychiatric and substance
abuse evaluations; treatment reports; copies of pertinent medical
entries; Child Protective Service reports; shelter reports;
photographs; correspondence generated outside the Family Advocacy
Program; and other supporting data assembled relevant to the abuse or
neglect and generated outside the FAP that are specific to either the
victim(s) or offender(s) (e.g., Military Protective Orders, barring
letters, and civilian temporary restraining orders) are maintained in a
separate folder and are retrieved by case number.
Marine Corps Program Family Advocacy Program Files: (a) Victim's
file consists of client's fact sheet (demographics); Privacy Act
Statement signed by victim; Limits of Privacy Statement signed by
victim; initial assessment; CRC Case Assessment with risk assessment;
audio/video tapes of contact with victim; safety plan; notes on
collateral contacts about victim; case notes; CRC case status
determination; CRC generated correspondence; Command's Case disposition
and recommendation approval letter; original copy of DD Form 2486 and
other relevant supporting data generated by the FAP staff that is
specific to the victim.
(b) Offender's file consists of client's fact sheet (demographics);
Privacy Act Statement signed by offender; Limits of Privacy Statement
signed by offender; initial assessment; CRC Case Assessment; audio/
video tapes of contacts with offender; case notes on collateral
contacts regarding offender; case notes; CRC case status determination;
CRC generated correspondence; Command's Case disposition and
recommendation approval letter; copy of DD Form 2486 and other relevant
supporting data generated by the FAP staff that is specific to the
offender.
(c) Documentation generated outside of the Family Advocacy Program
(Naval Criminal Investigative Service reports; local police reports;
Base Security Incident Complaint Reports; psychiatric and substance
abuse evaluations; treatment reports; copies of pertinent medical
entries; Child Protective Service reports; shelter reports;
photographs; correspondence generated outside the Family Advocacy
Program; and other supporting data assembled relevant to the abuse or
neglect and generated outside the FAP that are specific to either the
victim(s) or offender(s) (e.g., Military Protective Orders, barring
letters, and civilian temporary restraining orders) are maintained in a
separate folder and are retrieved by case number.
Both the Navy and Marine Corps Central Registries contain data
elements extracted from DD 2486, Child/Spouse Abuse Incident Report.
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Authority for maintenance of the system:
5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; DoD Directive 6400.1,
6400.1-M, 6400.2; Secretary of the Navy Instruction 1752.3A; OPNAVINST
1752.2A; BUMEDINST 6320.22; and MCO 1752.3B (FAP SOP); E.O. 9397 (SSN).
Purpose(s):
To collect information pertaining to the identification,
prevention, evaluation, intervention, treatment and rehabilitation of
beneficiaries involved in abuse or neglect.
To provide headquarters centralized case management of child sexual
abuse incidents (for Navy only).
To provide pertinent case-related information to DoD and DON
officials, other than Commanding Officers, responsible for specific
case interventions in abuse and/or neglect incidents (e.g., clinical
counselors providing counseling/treatment to victims and/or offenders,
medical personnel providing medical treatment to victims and/or
offenders).
To provide specific data on assessed risk, safety needs, case
status, and recommended actions to commanding officers of FAP involved
service members.
To provide case specific information to headquarters personnel for
necessary review and oversight.
Purposes of the Central Registries:
To support local FAP case management to include tracking of
individuals, identification of prior FAP involvement, and monitoring of
caseloads.
To support FAP budget and staffing requirements and policy changes.
To support the BUPERS flagging and assignment control process for
FAP involved service members.
To provide information in support of the `Installation Records
Check (IRC)' required by OPNAVINST 1700.9D for screening applicants for
any position which involves the care and/or supervision of children.
To provide the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) with non-
identifying data from the Navy Central Registry data tapes.
To support FAP research efforts.
To respond to public and/or other government agencies' requests for
aggregate data.
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:
To the Executive Branch of government in the performance of their
official duties relating to the coordination of family advocacy
programs, medical care, and research concerning family member abuse or
neglect.
To federal, state or local government agencies when it is deemed
appropriated to utilize civilian resources in the counseling and
treatment of individuals or families involved in abuse or neglect or
when it is deemed appropriate or necessary to refer a case to civilian
authorities for civil or criminal law enforcement.
To contractors, private and public individuals/organizations for
authorized health research in the interest of the federal government
and the public. When not considered necessary, client identification
data shall be eliminated from records used for research studies.
To officials and employees of federal, state, and local governments
and agencies when required by law and/or regulation in furtherance of
local communicable disease control, family abuse prevention programs,
preventive medicine and safety programs, and other public health and
welfare programs.
To officials and employees of local and state governments and
agencies in the performance of their official duties relating to
professional certification, licensing, and accreditation of health care
providers.
To law enforcement officials to protect the life and welfare of
third parties. This release will be limited to necessary information.
Consultation with the hospital or regional judge advocate is advised.
The `Blanket Routine Uses' that appear at the beginning of the
Navy's compilation of systems notices also apply to this system.
NOTE: Records of identity, diagnosis, prognosis or treatment of any
patient which are maintained in connection with the performance of any
program or activity relating to substance abuse education, prevention,
training, treatment, rehabilitation, or research, which is conducted,
regulated, or directly or indirectly assisted by any department or
agency of the United States shall, except as provided in 42 U.S.C.
290dd-2, be confidential and be disclosed only for the purposes and
under the circumstances expressly authorized in 42 U.S.C. 290dd-2.
These statutes take precedence over the Privacy Act of 1974 in regard
to accessibility of such records except to the individual to whom the
record pertains. The `Blanket Routine Uses' do not apply to these types
of records.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
Records may be stored in file folders, microfilm, magnetic tape,
machine lists, discs, and other computerized or machine readable media.
Retrievability:
Victim's file is retrieved by name of victim, case number, their
Social Security Number, and/or year of incident.
Alleged offender's file is retrieved by alleged offender's name,
case number, their Social Security Number and/or year of incident.
Central registry data is retrieved by any identifying data element
on the DD Form 2486.
Safeguards:
These files are highly sensitive and must be protected from
unauthorized disclosure. While records may be maintained in various
kinds of filing equipment, specific emphasis is given to ensuring that
the equipment areas are monitored or have controlled access. Access to
records or information or the central registry is limited to those
officials who have been properly screened and trained and/or have a
need to know consistent with the purpose for which the information was
collected. The threshold for 'need to know' is strictly limited to
those officials who are responsible for the identification, prevention,
evaluation, intervention, treatment and rehabilitation of beneficiaries
involved in abuse or neglect. Also pertinent information is limited to
DoD and DON officials responsible for intervening in abuse and/or
neglect incidents.
Information maintained on a computer requires password protection.
Computer terminals are located in supervised areas with access
controlled system.
Family Advocacy Program Staff will ensure that the in-take
assessment and clinical notes are not duplicated and placed in both the
victim and alleged offender's files.
Retention and disposal:
Family Advocacy Program case records are maintained at the activity
4 years after the last entry in the file. If there is no subsequent
activity 4 years after closure, the records are transferred to the
National Personnel Records Center, 9600 Page Boulevard, St. Louis,
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MO 63132-5100, where they are retained for 50 years and then destroyed.
Navy Central Registry data base is retained permanently at the
Naval Medical Information Management Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue,
Bethesda, MD 20889-5066.
Marine Corps Central Registry data is retained permanently by the
Commandant of the Marine Corps (MHF-20), Headquarters. U.S. Marine
Corps, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20380-1775.
System manager(s) and address:
Navy Central Registry: Commanding Officer, Naval Medical Management
Information Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889-5066.
Marine Corps Central Registry: Commandant of the Marine Corps;
Head, Family Advocacy Program (MHF-25), Headquarters, U.S. Marine
Corps, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20380-1775.
Navy Centralized Child Sexual Abuse Case Files: Chief of Naval
Personnel (Pers-661), 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20370-6610.
Case Files: Commanding officers of installations with Family
Service Centers, Medical Treatment Facilities, or Family Advocacy
Centers at naval and marine corps activities. Official mailing
addresses are published as an appendix to the Department of the Navy's
compilation of systems of records notices.
Notification procedure:
Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records
contains information in the case files about themselves should address
written inquiries to the commanding officer of the naval activity from
which they received treatment. Official mailing addresses are published
as an appendix to the Navy's compilation of systems of records.
Request should contain the full name and Social Security Number of
the individual, and/or year of the incident.
Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records
contains information in the Navy Central Registry about themselves
shall address written inquiries for Navy case to the Chief, Bureau of
Medicine and Surgery, 2300 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20372-5120; for
the Marine Corps Central Registry: Commandant of the Marine Corps (MHF-
25) Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC
20380-1775.
Requests should contain the full name and Social Security Number of
the individual.
Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records
contains information in the centralized Child Sexual Abuse files about
themselves should address written inquiries to the Chief of Naval
Personnel (Pers-661) 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20370-6610.
Requests should contain the full name and Social Security Number of
the individual.
Record access procedures:
Individuals seeking to access records about themselves in the case
files should address written inquiries to the commanding officer of the
naval activity from which they received treatment. Official mailing
addresses are published as an appendix to the Navy's compilation of
systems of records.
Request should contain the full name and Social Security Number of
the individual, and/or year of the incident.
Individuals seeking to access information from the Navy Central
Registry about themselves shall address written inquiries for the Navy
Central Registry to the Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, 2300 E
Street NW, Washington, DC 20372-5120; for the Marine Corps Central
Registry: Commandant of the Marine Corps (MHF-25) Headquarters, U.S.
Marine Corps, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20380-1775.
Individuals seeking to access records about themselves contained in
the centralized Child Sexual Abuse files about themselves should
address written inquiries to the Chief of Naval Personnel (Pers-661) 2
Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20370-6610.
Requests should contain the full name and Social Security Number of
the individual.
Contesting record procedures:
The Navy's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents
and appealing initial agency determinations are published in Secretary
of the Navy Instruction 5211.5; 32 CFR part 701; or may be obtained
from the system manager.
Record source categories:
Victim; offender; other DoD component Central Registries; medical
and dental records; educational institutions; medical facilities;
private practitioners; law enforcement agencies; public and private
health and welfare agencies, and witnesses.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
Investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes may be
exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). However, if an individual is
denied any right, privilege, or benefit for which he would otherwise be
entitled by Federal law or for which he would otherwise be eligible, as
a result of the maintenance of the information, the individual will be
provided access to the information except to the extent that disclosure
would reveal the identity of a confidential source.
Investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of
determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for federal
civilian employment, military service, federal contracts, or access to
classified information may be exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5),
but only to the extent that such material would reveal the identity of
a confidential source.
An exemption rule for this system has been promulgated in
accordance with requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(1), (2), and 3, (c) and
(e) and published in 32 CFR part 701, subpart G. For additional
information contact the system manager.
[FR Doc. 97-30486 Filed 11-19-97; 8:45 am]
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