[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8186-8187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3767]


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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 a system for records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy is amending a system of records 
notice in its existing inventory of records 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 
March 24, 2004, unless comments are received which result in a contrary 
determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Department of the Navy, PA/FOIA Policy 
Branch, Chief of Naval Operations, N09B10, 2000 Navy Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20350-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Doris Lama at (202) 685-6545 or 
DSN 325-6546.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Navy 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 notices, as amended, published in their 
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.

    Dated: February 13, 2004.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
N03760-1

System name:
    Naval Flight Record Subsystem (NAVFLIRS) (February 8, 2000, 65 FR 
6184).

Changes:
System identifier:
    Replace entry with `NM03760 1.-1
* * * * *

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    Delete entry and replace with `10 U.S.C. 5013, Secretary of the 
Navy; 10 U.S.C. 5041, Headquarters, Marine Corps; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).'
* * * * *

Record source categories:
    Delete entry and replace with `Aircraft reporting custodian; Navy 
and Marine Corps pilots and enlisted aircrew members; and Individual 
Flight Activity Reporting System (IFARS) database.'
* * * * *
NM03760-1

System Name:
    Naval Flight Record Subsystem (NAVFLIRS).

System Location:
    Primary database is maintained at the Naval Air Systems Command 
(Code AIR 3.6.2.3), 47056 Mcleod Road, Building 447, Patuxent River, MD 
20670-21626.
    Secondary database is maintained at the Naval Safety Center, 375 A 
Street, Norfolk, VA 23511-4399. Local databases are maintained at Navy 
and Marine Corps aviation activities.

Categories of Individuals Covered by the System:
    All aeronautically designated commissioned Navy and Marine Corps 
Officers and enlisted members assigned as aircrew members in the 
operation of an aircraft in accordance with the direction of competent 
authority.

Categories of Records in the System:
    Reports of each flight submitted to the custodian of the aircraft. 
Records contain personal identification (name, rank, Social Security 
Number), and specific technical data related to the flight of naval 
aircraft.

Authority for Maintenance of the System:
    10 U.S.C. 5013, Secretary of the Navy; 10 U.S.C. 5041, 
Headquarters, Marine Corps; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

Purpose(s):
    Naval Flight Record Subsystem consolidates the collection of naval 
flight data into a single, locally controlled collection and correction 
system, and implements a standard data collection source document (the 
Naval Flight Record OPNAV 3710/4) throughout the Navy and Marine Corps. 
It further establishes a single control database containing all naval 
flight data.

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 DoD `Blanket Routine Uses' that appear at the beginning of the 
Navy's

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compilation of systems of records notices apply to this system.

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

Retrievability:
    Individual records are primarily retrieved by a unique document 
number assigned to each naval flight record. Additionally, each of the 
data elements such as pilots' Social Security Number, model aircraft 
and squadron may be used to retrieve individual records.

Safeguards:
    Automated records are password protected and access limited to 
personnel with an official need to know.

Retention and disposal:
    Primary and secondary database at the Naval Safety Center are 
permanent. Records in the secondary database at Headquarters, U.S. 
Marine Corps are erased from tape when the individual is removed from 
active flight status. Local databases purge all magnetic tape records 
after six months.

System manager(s) and address:
    Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (AIR 3.6.2.3), 47056 Mcleod 
Road, Building 447, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1626.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (AIR 3.6.2.3), 47056 Mcleod 
Road, Building 447, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1626.
    The request should contain full name, Social Security Number, 
squadron assigned, and address of the individual concerned and should 
be signed. Personal visitors will be required to produce military or 
comparable civilian identification cards.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the 
Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (AIR 3.6.2.3), 47056 Mcleod Road, 
Building 447, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1626.

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:
    Aircraft reporting custodian; Navy and Marine Corps pilots and 
enlisted aircrew members; and Individual Flight Activity Reporting 
System (IFARS) database.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.

[FR Doc. 04-3767 Filed 2-20-04; 8:45 am]
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