[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 37 (Friday, February 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9287-9288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3667]


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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 proposing to amend 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 28, 2005, unless comments are received which result in a contrary 
determination.

ADDRESSES: Department of the Army, Freedom of Information/Privacy 
Office Division, U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification 
Agency, Attn: AHRC-PDD-FPZ, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Suite 
144, Alexandria, VA 22325-3905.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Janice Thornton at (703) 428-6597.

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 systems 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.


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    Dated: February 18, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
A0025-2 SAIS

System name:
    Information Assurance for Automated Information Systems (AIS) and 
Department of Defense Biometric Information Systems (December 28, 2004, 
69 FR 77741).

Changes:
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System location:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Department of Defense Biometrics 
Fusion Center, 347 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV 26306-2947 and at 
any Department of Defense system that collects, stores, accesses, 
retrieves, or uses biometrics technology to recognize the identity, or 
verify the claimed identity of an individual.
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A0025-2 SAIS

System name:
    Information Assurance for Automated Information Systems (AIS) and 
Department of Defense Biometric Information Systems.

System location:
    Department of Defense Biometrics Fusion Center, 347 West Main 
Street, Clarksburg, WV 26306-2947 and at any Department of Defense 
system that collects, stores, accesses, retrieves, or uses biometrics 
technology to recognize the identity, or verify the claimed identity of 
an individual.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Individuals covered include, but is not limited to, military, 
civilian, and contractor personnel; military reserve personnel; Army 
and Air National Guard personnel, and other persons requiring or 
requesting access to DoD information and facilities.

Categories of records in the system:
    Operator's/user's name, Social Security Number, organization, 
telephone number, and office symbol; security clearance; level of 
access; subject interest code; user identification code; data files 
retained by users; assigned password; magnetic tape reel 
identification; abstracts of computer programs and names and phone 
numbers of contributors; similar relevant information; biometrics 
templates, biometric images, supporting documents, and biographic 
information including, but not limited to, name, date of birth, place 
of birth, height, weight, eye color, hair color, race and gender.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    Pub. L. 106-246, Section 112; 10 U.S.C. 3013, Secretary of the 
Army; 10 U.S.C. 5013, Secretary of the Navy; 10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary 
of the Air Force; Department of Defense Directive 8500.1, Information 
Assurance (IA); DoD Instruction 8500.2, Information Assurance 
Implementation; Army Regulation 25-2, Information Assurance; and E.O. 
9397 (SSN).

Purpose(s):
    To administer passwords and identification numbers for operators/
users of data in automated media; to identify date processing and 
communication customers authorized access to or disclosure from data 
residing in information processing and/or communication activities; and 
to determine propriety of individual access into the physical data 
residing in automated media.
    To control logical and physical access to DoD information and 
facilities and to identify or verify the identity of individuals by 
using a measurable physical or behavioral characteristic.

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' 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:
    Name, Social Security Number, subject, application program key 
word/author, and biometric template, and other biometric data.

Safeguards:
    Computerized records maintained in a controlled area are accessible 
only to authorized personnel. Physical and electronic access is 
restricted to designated individuals having a need therefore in the 
performance of official duties.

Retention and disposal:
    Individual data remain on file while a user of computer facility; 
destroyed on person's reassignment or termination.

System manager(s) and address:
    Chief Information Officer, Department of the Army, 107 Army 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0107.
    Director, Department of Defense Biometrics Management Office, 2530 
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202-3934.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the Chief Information Officer, Department of the Army, 107 Army 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0107.
    For verification purposes, individual should provide full name, 
sufficient details to permit locating pertinent records, and signature.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Chief 
Information Officer, Department of the Army, 107 Army Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20310-0107.
    For verification purposes, individual should provide full name, 
sufficient details to permit locating pertinent records, and signature.

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 the individual, DoD security offices, system managers, 
computer facility managers, automated interfaces for user codes on file 
at Department of Defense sites.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.
[FR Doc. 05-3667 Filed 2-24-05; 8:45 am]
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