[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25314-25315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11743]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice to alter a system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy proposes to alter a system of 
records notice in its inventory of record systems subject to the 
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The alteration expands 
the category of individuals covered in N05100-1, entitled `Diving Log' 
from `Naval personnel' to `DoD and U.S. Coast Guard personnel'.
DATES: This action will be effective on June 10, 1999, 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 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 was submitted on April 26, 1999, to the House Committee on 
Government Reform, 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, (61 
FR 6427, February 20, 1996).

    Dated: May 5, 1999.
L. M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
N05100-1

System name:
    Diving Log (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10746).

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Changes:
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Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Delete entry and replace with `DoD and Coast Guard military and 
civilian employees who are involved in diving or who have been exposed 
to a hyperbaric environment.'
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Purpose(s):
    Delete entry and replace with `To furnish the commanding officer 
with a summarized diving report for individuals attached to the unit 
and to monitor types of dives, equipment usage, and mishap trends.
    To evaluate the diving program of DoD and Coast Guard components. 
Pertinent individual records and/or statistical summaries prepared by 
Naval Safety Center analysts are also provided to all reporting 
echelons having a responsibility for the diving program and to the Navy 
Personnel Command, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Naval Audit Service, 
or other activities having responsibility for the administration or 
control of personnel assignments and hazardous duty payments.'
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N05100-1

System name:
    Diving Log.

System location:
    Naval Safety Center, 375 A Street, Norfolk, VA 23511-4399.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    DoD and Coast Guard military and civilian employees who are 
involved in diving or who have been exposed to a hyperbaric 
environment.

Categories of records in the system:
    Diving Log Report.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

Purpose(s):
    To furnish the commanding officer with a summarized diving report 
for individuals attached to the unit and to monitor types of dives, 
equipment usage, and mishap trends.
    To evaluate the diving program of DoD and Coast Guard components. 
Pertinent individual records and/or statistical summaries prepared by 
Naval Safety Center analysts are also provided to all reporting 
echelons having a responsibility for the diving program and to the Navy 
Personnel Command, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Naval Audit Service, 
or other activities having responsibility for the administration or 
control of personnel assignments and hazardous duty payments.

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' that appear at the beginning of the 
Navy's compilation of systems of records apply to this system.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    Magnetic tape.

Retrievability:
    Records may be selected based on any of the data elements contained 
in the file such as diver's name, Social Security Number, organization 
unit, type of dive and equipment used.

Safeguards:
    A limited number of data processing personnel have access to the 
computer facility and to the magnetic tape files and computer programs. 
All requests for information received from activities or for purposes 
not directly related to the diving program must be approved by the 
Commander, Naval Safety Center or his designated representative.

Retention and disposal:
    Permanent. Magnetic tape files contain all available records and 
are never purged. Reports are not transferred to a records center.

System manager(s) and address:
    Director of Afloat Safety Programs, Naval Safety Center, 375 A 
Street, Norfolk, VA 23511-4399, Norfolk, VA 23511-5796.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records 
contains information about themselves should address written inquiries 
to the Director of Afloat Safety Programs, Naval Safety Center, 375 A 
Street, Norfolk, VA 23511-4399.
    Requests should contain full name, address, military status and 
Social Security Number in order to determine if the system contains any 
records pertaining to them. Personal visitors will be required to 
produce military or comparable civilian identification cards.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to records about themselves contained in 
this system of records should address written inquiries to Director of 
Afloat Safety Programs, Naval Safety Center, 375 A Street, Norfolk, VA 
23511-4399.
    Requests should contain full name, address, military status and 
Social Security Number in order to determine if the system contains any 
records pertaining to them. Personal visitors will be required to 
produce military or comparable civilian identification cards.

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:
    Commanding Officers of DoD and U.S. Coast Guard units conducting 
diving or hyperbaric exposure incident to diving.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.
[FR Doc. 99-11743 Filed 5-10-99; 8:45 am]
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