[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48616-48617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18820]



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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; System of Records

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of proposed new Privacy Act Systems of Records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the 
Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the 
``Corporation'') gives notice of two new Privacy Act systems of 
records. The Corporation seeks comment on these two new systems of 
record as described in this notice in accordance with the requirements 
of the Privacy Act.

DATES: We must receive your comments on the proposed two new systems of 
records included in this notice on or before September 4, 2002. The 
proposed new systems of records will become effective September 6, 
2002, unless any comments received delay the effective date.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments on the proposed new systems of records 
to the Corporation for National and Community Service, Attn: Bill 
Hudson, Corporation Privacy Officer, Room 8204, 1201 New York Avenue, 
NW., Washington DC, 20525. Please be sure to specify which system of 
records you are commenting on. Individuals who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TTY/TDD) may call (202) 606-5256 between the hours 
of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the 
``Volunteer Service Tracking Tool'', contact the Corporation for 
National and Community Service, Office of Public Affairs, Attn: Ms. 
Christine Benero, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20525. 
Telephone: (202) 606-5000, Ext. 193. For information regarding the 
``Join Senior Service Now'' Web-based Recruiting System (JASON), 
contact the Corporation for National and Community Service, National 
Senior Service Corps, Attn: Mr. Peter Boynton, 1201 New York Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20525. Telephone: (202) 606-5000, Ext 499.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as 
amended, 5 U.S.C., 552a, the Corporation proposes to establish the 
following new systems of records:

(1) Volunteer Service Tracking Tool (Corporation-19)

    In his State of the Union address, President Bush called on all 
Americans to perform some form of service to the nation for the 
equivalent of two years of their life. Americans serve their country in 
extraordinary and countless ways. Most of our Nation's civic work is 
being done without the aid of the Federal Government, but we believe 
the Federal Government can work to enhance the opportunities for 
Americans to serve their neighbors and their Nation. The Administration 
proposes to create and expand activities that will enhance homeland 
security, provide additional community-based service and volunteer 
opportunities, and assist people around the world. In January, the 
President announced the creation of the USA Freedom Corps which has 
three major components: a newly created Citizen Corps to engage 
citizens in homeland security; an improved and enhanced AmeriCorps and 
Senior Corps, programs of the Corporation; and a strengthened Peace 
Corps.
    In support of the President's call to service, the Corporation has 
created an electronic record of service that provides citizens who 
accept his challenge a way to track their service time and record their 
service hours. Use of this tracking tool is 100 percent electronic in 
that users will establish a user ID and password that automatically 
creates a ``record of service'' account which is only accessible to 
that particular user. This record of service account can be updated 
only by the user who established the account. In addition, those users 
who create a record of service account can, by checking various blocks, 
elect to receive information about USA Freedom Corps and other national 
and community service volunteer activities.

(2) Join Senior Service Now Web-based Recruiting System (JASON) 
(Corporation-20)

    Senior Corps volunteers serve with local projects of the Retired 
and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), the Foster Grandparent Program 
(FGP) and the Senior Companion Program (SCP). Individuals learn about 
these opportunities through a variety of means, including public 
service announcements, posters, advertisements, and visits to the 
Corporation's Web site and Web sites of local projects. These media and 
others will be used to direct interested individuals to the JASON Web 
site at www.joinseniorservice.org.
    When they use JASON, prospective volunteers have the opportunity to 
find senior service projects of interest to them in two ways:
    (1) Fast Match. By using the system's ``Fast Match'' feature, 
individuals can search for projects by selecting the senior service 
program(s) they are interested in and providing their ZIP code and the 
distance they are willing to travel. They also have the option to 
narrow their search by selecting one or more areas of service and/or 
entering one or more key words. They receive a listing of opportunities 
within the Senior Corps grantee network that match their service, 
distance, and/or other specifications and preferences.
    (2) Registration. Individual seniors can also register with the 
system. Registration allows individuals the option of expressing 
interest in volunteering with senior service projects of their choosing 
and of sending certain information about themselves to the volunteer 
recruiters of those projects.
    These two new systems of records reports, required by the Privacy 
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), have been submitted to the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Government Reform 
and Oversight of the House, and the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), pursuant to 
Appendix 1 to OMB Circular A-130, Federal Agency Responsibilities for 
Maintaining Records About Individuals, dated February 8, 1996.
    The two proposed new systems of records, described above, are 
published in their entirety below.

    Dated: July 17, 2002.
Wendy Zenker,
Chief Operating Officer.
CORPORATION-19

System Name:
    USA Freedom Corps Record of Service.

System Location:
    Corporation for National and Community Service, Office of Public 
Affairs, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20525.

Categories of Individuals Covered by the System:
    Individuals who have recorded information on their community 
service participation.

Categories of Records in the System:
    Participant's e-mail address, participant's length of service, and

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information about the volunteer's history of service.

Authority for Maintenance of the System:
    National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended.

Purpose(s):
    To provide citizens a way to track their service time and record 
their service hours.

Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories 
of Users and the Purpose of Such Uses:
    See General Routine Uses contained in Preliminary Statement.

Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining 
and Disposing of Records in the System:
Storage:
    Records are stored in a database maintained by a Corporation 
contractor.

Retrievability:
    The participant's e-mail address retrieves records.

Safeguards:
    The information is available only to Corporation and USA Freedom 
Corps staff. It is not available to anyone else without the express 
written consent from the individual to release his/her information.

Retention and Disposal:
    These records are maintained permanently.

System Manager(s) and Address:
    Webmaster, Corporation for National and Community Service, 1201 New 
York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20525.

Notification Procedure:
    To determine whether there is a record in the system about an 
individual, a participant should contact the Corporation for National 
and Community Service, Attn: Webmaster, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20525, and provide his/her e-mail address.

Records Access Procedures
    See Notification procedures.

Contesting Records Procedures:
    Anyone desiring to contest or amend information maintained in his/
her electronic record may do so by addressing such request to the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, Attn: Privacy Act 
Officer, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20525.

Record Source Categories:
    Data is obtained from the electronic entries made by the 
participant into our registration system.

Exemption Claimed for the System:
    None.
CORPORATION-20

System Name:
    Join Senior Service Now Web-based Recruiting System (JASON).

System Location:
    Electronic records may be maintained by either the National Senior 
Service Corps (Senior Corps) or a Corporation contractor.

Categories of Individuals Covered by the System:
    Prospective senior volunteers who voluntarily elect to use the 
JASON system to seek placement with organizations seeking the services 
of senior volunteers.

Categories of Records in the System:
    Registration Data, Volunteer Interest Profile, Volunteer-Seeking 
Organization or Project Data Organizations.

Authority for Maintenance of the System:
    The Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended.

Purpose(s):
    To match prospective senior volunteers who voluntarily elect to use 
the JASON system to seek placement with organizations seeking the 
services of senior volunteers.

Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories 
of Users and the Purposes of Such Uses:
    See General Routine Uses Contained in Preliminary Statement.

Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining, 
and Disposing of Records in the System:
Storage:
    See General Routine Uses contained in Preliminary Statement. 
Information is collected electronically and stored on computers.

Retrievability:
    Information stored by an individual is retrievable by user name and 
password that provides access to the data he or she provided to the 
system.

Safeguards:
    Electronic records are protected by the use of passwords.

Retention and Disposal:
    Records will be retained indefinitely to permit longitudinal 
analyses, but archived periodically and stored in a secure location.

System Manager(s) and Address:
    Senior Program Officer, Technical Assistance and Project 
Information Systems, National Senior Service Corps, Corporation for 
National and Community Service, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20525.

Notification Procedure:
    To determine whether there is a record in the system about an 
individual, that individual should submit a request, in writing, to the 
system manager giving their full name, and user ID used to access 
JASON.

Record Access Procedure:
    See Notification procedures.

Contesting Record Procedure:
    Anyone desiring to contest or amend information in this system 
should write to the system manager and set forth the basis for which 
the record is believed to be incomplete or incorrect.

Record Source Categories:
    Data in this system is obtained from individual seniors seeking to 
opportunities to volunteer their services and from organizations with 
projects who are seeking senior volunteers. Furnishing of information 
to the system is voluntary.

Exemption Claimed for the System:
    None.
[FR Doc. 02-18820 Filed 7-24-02; 8:45 am]
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