[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 35813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17028]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (01-084)]


Privacy Act: Report of New System

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of New System of Records.

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SUMMARY: Each Federal agency is required by the Privacy Act of 1974 to 
publish a description of the systems of records it maintains containing 
personal information when a system is substantially revised, deleted, 
or created. In this notice, NASA provides the required information for 
a new system of records used to collect information provided by users 
of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) public Internet Web sites.

DATES: The effective date of this notice is July 9, 2001. Comments must 
be received in writing on or before August 8, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Office of the Chief Information Officer, Code AO, NASA 
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20546-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roland Ridgeway, 202-358-4485.

Roland M. Ridgeway, Jr.,
Acting NASA Privacy Act Officer.
NASA 61IWSR

System name:
    MSFC Internet Web Site Record System.

Security classification:
    None.

System location:
    George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Users of MSFC public internet Web sites who submit information to 
MSFC over the internet or otherwise, and parents/guardians and teachers 
who provide information pursuant to MSFC's implementation of the 
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) or other child 
protection measures.

Categories of records in the system:
    All information provided by users of MSFC public Internet Web sites 
such as name, e-mail address, date of birth, mailing address, school, 
grade level, employment, artwork, written submissions, and information 
provided by the parents/guardians and teachers of users pursuant to 
COPPA or other child protection measures.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(8); 44 USC 3101; 15 U.S.C. 6502(b); 16 CFR 312.3-
312.8

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories 
of users and the purpose of such uses:
    The following are routine uses (1) Provide information to MSFC 
contractors who will administer the MSFC Web sites; (2) Communicate 
with teachers of children who use the sites; (3) Disclosure to members 
of the public of student-generated material; (4) generate statistics 
regarding the demographics of users, (5) Law Enforcement, (6) disclose 
as a `routine use' to a Federal, State, or local agency maintaining 
civil, criminal, or other relevant enforcement information, (7) 
disclose to a Federal agency, in response to its request, in connection 
with the hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a security 
clearance, the reporting of an investigation of an employee, the 
letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other 
benefit by the requesting agency, to the extent that the information is 
relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the 
matter, and (8) Court or other formal proceedings.

Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining, 
and Disposing of Records in the System:
Storage:
    Stored as electronic media.

Retrievability:
    Records may be searched by name, e-mail address, or birthdate.

Safeguards:
    During business hours, paper records are maintained in areas 
accessible only to authorized NASA and NASA contractor personnel. 
Electronic records are accessible via passwords from workstations 
located in attended offices. After business hours, buildings have 
security guards and secured doors.

Retention and Disposal:
    Records are maintained in Agency files for varying periods of time 
depending on the need for use of the records. Records collected 
pursuant to COPPA Section 1303(b)(2)(A), (B), (C), and (D) will be 
destroyed as soon as possible, but no later than 90 days after the 
collection of the data. Records collected pursuant to other provisions 
of COPPA will be destroyed upon the request of the user or the parent/
guardian of children who use the site, or not later than 5 years after 
date of last entry on the record. All other records will be destroyed 5 
years after date of last entry on the record per the National Archives 
and Records Administration's General Records Schedule 14, Item 24(a).

System Manager and Address:
    AD03/Chief Information Officer, George C. Marshall Space Flight 
Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space 
Flight Center, AL 35812

Notification Procedure:
    Individuals interested in inquiring about their records should 
notify the System Manager at the address given above.

Record Access Procedures:
    Individuals who wish to gain access to their records should submit 
their request in writing to the System Manager at the address given 
above.

Contesting Record Procedures:
    The NASA regulations governing access to records, procedures for 
contesting the contents and for appealing initial determinations are 
set forth in 14 CFR part 1212.

Record Source Categories:
    The information is submitted by users of MSFC public Internet Web 
sites.

[FR Doc. 01-17028 Filed 7-6-01; 8:45 am]
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