[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37939-37940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17669]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice to amend a system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is amending a system of records 
notice in 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 
August 13, 1999, unless comments are received which result in a 
contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Privacy Act Officer, Records Management Program Division, 
Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, ATTN: TAPC-PDD-RP, 
Stop C55, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5576.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Janice Thornton at (703) 806-4390 
or DSN 656-4390.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Army 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 specific changes to the records system being amended are set 
forth below followed by the notice, as amended, published in its 
entirety. The proposed amendments 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 a new or altered system report.

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    Dated: July 7, 1999.

Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
A0070-16 DASG

System name:
    Immunity Booster Files (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10002).

Change:
* * * * *

System name:
    Delete entry and replace with `Special Immunization System'.

System location:
    Delete entry and replace with `U.S. Army Medical Research Institute 
of Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-
5011.'

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    Add to entry `10 U.S.C. 3031, Secretary of the Army and 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970'.
* * * * *

Retrievability:
    Delete entry and replace with `By name or Social Security Number'.
* * * * *
A0070-16 DASG

System name:
    Special Immunization System.

System location:
    U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1425 
Porter Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5011.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Military and civilian employees of Fort Detrick engaged in research 
who have been immunized with a biological product or who fall under the 
Occupational Health and Safety Act or Radiologic Safety Program.

Categories of records in the system:
    File contains name of biological agents, individual's name, Social 
Security Numbers, age, race, date of birth, occupation, titers, 
immunization schedules, known allergies, amount of dosage, reaction to 
immunization, radiologic agents, exposure level, health screening test 
results, health test schedule, similar relevant documents.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; 10 U.S.C. 3031, Secretary 
of the Army; Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; and E.O. 9397 
(SSN).

Purpose(s):
    To create a large data base of immunological data for research 
purposes, and to manage the scheduling of all health screening tests, 
immunizations, physicals, and other special procedures required by the 
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases 
biosurveillance program, radiologic safety program, and occupational 
health and safety program.

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 Army's 
compilation of systems of records notices also apply to this system.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    Paper records in file folders and electronic storage media.

Retrievability:
    By name or Social Security Number.

Safeguards:
    Records are maintained in controlled areas; access is restricted to 
authorized persons having need therefor in the performance of official 
duties.

Retention and disposal:
    Records are permanent.

System manager(s) and address:
    Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious 
Diseases, 1425 Porter Street, ATTN: MCMR-UIM, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-
5011.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious 
Diseases, 1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5011.
    Individual should provide his/her full name, address and telephone 
number, Social Security Number, date of birth, and any other personal 
data which would assist in identifying records pertaining to him/her.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the 
Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, 
1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5011.
    Individual should provide his/her full name, address and telephone 
number, Social Security Number, date of birth, and any other personal 
data which would assist in identifying records pertaining to him/her.

Contesting record procedures:
    The Army's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents 
and appealing initial agency determinations are contained in Army 
Regulation 340-21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained from the system 
manager.

Record source categories:
    From medical persons, their interview with individual concerned, 
laboratory results, immunization results, and other relevant test 
results.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.
[FR Doc. 99-17669 Filed 7-13-99; 8:45 am]
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