[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 103 (Friday, May 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29009-29010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13114]


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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 Amend Record System.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy proposes to amend 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.
DATES: The amendment will be effective on June 28, 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 Department of the Navy proposes to amend 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 changes to the system of records 
are not within the purview of subsection (r) of the Privacy Act of 1974 
(5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, which requires the submission of new or 
altered systems reports. The record system being amended is set forth 
below, as amended, published in its entirety.
    Dated: May 19, 1999.

L. M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
N05819-1

System name:
    Article 69 Petitions (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10779).

Changes:
System identifier:
    Delete entry and replace with `N05814-4'.

System name:
    Delete entry and replace with `Article 69(b) Petitions'.

System location:
    Delete entry and replace with `Administrative Support Division, 
Navy and Marine Corps Appellate Review Activity, Office of the Judge 
Advocate General, Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 716 
Sicard Street SE, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20374-5047.'

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Delete entry and replace with `Navy and Marine Corps personnel who 
were tried by courts-martial which were not reviewed by the Navy-Marine 
Corps Court of Criminal Appeals and when such service member has 
petitioned the Judge Advocate General pursuant to Article 69(b), 
Uniform Code of Military Justice, for review.'
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N05814-4

System name:
    Article 69(b) Petitions.

System location:
    Administrative Support Division, Navy and Marine Corps Appellate 
Review Activity, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of 
the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 716 Sicard Street SE, Suite 1000, 
Washington, DC 20374-5047.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Navy and Marine Corps personnel who were tried by courts-martial 
which were not reviewed by the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal 
Appeals and when such service member has petitioned the Judge Advocate 
General pursuant to Article 69(b), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 
for review.

Categories of records in the system:
    Files contain individual service member's petition together with 
all forwarding endorsements and copy of action taken by the Judge 
Advocate General with supporting memorandum.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    Article 69, Uniform Code of Military Justice (10 U.S.C. 869).

Purpose(s):
    To complete appellate review as required under 10 U.S.C. 869(b) and 
to

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provide a central repository accessible to the public who may request 
information concerning the appellate review or want copies of 
individual public records.

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:
    File folders.

Retrievability:
    Records are maintained in chronological calendar order with 
alphabetical cross-referencing system.

Safeguards:
    Files are maintained in file cabinets and other storage devices 
under the control of authorized personnel during working hours; the 
office spaces in which the file cabinets and storage devices are 
located are locked outside official working hours.

Retention and disposal:
    Records are maintained in office for four years and then destroyed.

System manager(s) and address:
    Assistant Judge Advocate General (Military Law), Office of the 
Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy, 716 Sicard Street SE, 
Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20374-5047.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether this system contains 
information about themselves should address written inquiries to the 
Division Director, Administrative Support Division, Navy and Marine 
Corps Appellate Review Activity, Office of the Judge Advocate General, 
Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 716 Sicard Street SE, 
Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20374-5047.
    The request should contain full name and address of the individual 
concerned and should be signed.
    Personal visits may be made to the Administrative Support Division, 
Navy-Marine Corps Appellate Review Activity, Office of the Judge 
Advocate General, Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 716 
Sicard Street SE, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20374-5047. Individuals 
making such visits should be able to provide some acceptable 
identification, e.g. Armed Forces' identification card, driver's 
license etc.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the 
Division Director, Administrative Support Division, Navy and Marine 
Corps Appellate Review Activity, Office of the Judge Advocate General, 
Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 716 Sicard Street SE, 
Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20374-5047.
    The request should contain full name and address of the individual 
concerned and should be signed.
    Personal visits may be made to the Administrative Support Division, 
Navy-marine Corps Appellate Review Activity, Office of the Judge 
Advocate General, Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 716 
Sicard Street SE, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20374-5047. Individuals 
making such visits should be able to provide some acceptable 
identification, e.g. Armed Forces' identification card, driver's 
license etc.

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:
    The records comprise of the following source materials: (1) 
Petitions for relief, (2) forwarding endorsements thereon by 
petitioner's commanding officer and convening/supervisory authorities 
of courts-martial (above information is omitted if petitioner is former 
service member), and (3) action of the Judge Advocate General on 
petition.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.
[FR Doc. 99-13114 Filed 5-27-99; 8:45 am]
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