[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 43 (Monday, March 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10994-10996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4368]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


National Reconnaissance Office; Privacy Act of 1974; System of 
Records.

AGENCY: National Reconnaissance Office.

ACTION: Notice to alter a system of records.

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SUMMARY: The National Reconnaissance Office is altering 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 
April 6, 2005, unless comments are received which result in a contrary 
determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FOIA/Privacy Official, National 
Reconnaissance Office, Information Access and Release, 14675 Lee Road, 
Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the FOIA/NRO Privacy Official 
at (703) 227-9128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Reconnaissance Office 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 proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on February 1, 2005, to 
the House Committee on Government Reform, the Senate Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I to 
OMB Circular No. A-130, `Federal Agency Responsibilities for 
Maintaining Records About Individuals,' dated February 8, 1996 
(February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).

    Dated: February 25, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
QNRO-21

System name:
    Personnel Security Files (January 14, 2002, 67 FR 1741).

Changes:
* * * * *

Categories of records in the system:
    Add to end of entry `and security incident records, such as the 
security file number, user id, date resolved, case id, case manager, 
government point of contact, incident report date, incident report 
type, date notified, reporter's name, affiliation, employer, officer, 
information systems security officer name and phone number, manager 
name and phone number, program security officer name and phone number, 
date of incident, location where incident occurred, incident type and 
description, names of personnel involved with incident along with their 
social security number, office, affiliation, employer, and phone 
number, incident category, classification of data, name of person who 
classified it, including identification number, title, position, 
organization, phone number, person who verified classification level of 
data, their title, position, organization, phone number and source used 
to verify classification, data owner name, their title, position, 
organization, phone number, date notified, date classification 
confirmed, number of individuals and organizations with unauthorized 
access to information and their clearance level, organization that 
caused the unauthorized disclosure, nature of unauthorized disclosure, 
where file originated, how data was introduced into computer system, 
file name, size, type and whether action warrants notification of the 
Director of Central Intelligence.'
* * * * *

Purpose(s):
    Add a new paragraph to entry `The system will provide a centrally 
managed security incident database for NRO security managers. The user 
will be the primary reporter of the information. This will also be a 
tool to ensure incidents are identified, documented, tracked, 
investigated, responded to, adjudicated, and corrected, in a standard 
and timely manner.'

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories 
of users and the purposes of such uses:
    Add a new paragraph `To the Intelligence Community to review the 
records, in the form of statistics only, for the purpose of providing 
trend analysis, disseminating threat information, providing reports of 
IT threats, any issues affecting mission critical networks, informing 
them of unauthorized disclosures or any compromise of intelligence 
information in accordance with applicable law.'

Retrievability:
    Add to entry `type of incident, Case ID, Case Manager, and 
responsibility Program Security Officer.'

Retention and disposal:
    Delete entry and replace with `Security case records are temporary, 
retained for 15 years after inactivation; noteworthy files are retained 
for 25 years after inactivation. Security incident records are 
temporary, retained for 5 years after inactivation. Audio and 
videotapes of polygraph examinations and interviews are temporary and 
are re-used or destroyed when superseded, obsolete, or no longer 
needed.'
* * * * *

System manager(s) and address:
    Add to entry `Deputy Director of Administration, Office of 
Security, Chief of Security Policy Staff.'
* * * * *
QNRO-21

System name:
    Personnel Security Files.

System location:
    Office of Security, Personnel Security Division, National 
Reconnaissance Office, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    National REconnaissance Office (NRO) civilian, military and 
contractor personnel who have been nominated or investigated for 
security clearances and program accesses.

Categories of records in the system:
    `Name, Social Security Number, agency identification number, 
employee's geographic work location, employer, work telephone number, 
date and place of birth, home address and home telephone number, 
dependents' names, individual's background investigation and polygraph 
data, interview and adjudication information, all other information 
such as that found

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on standard government forms SF 86 and 1879, appeal and referral data, 
program access status, classification number, the security file 
location, and administrative and investigatory comments and security 
incident records, such as the security file number, user id, date 
resolved, case id, case manager, government point of contact, incident 
report date, incident report type, date notified, reporter's name, 
affiliation, employer, officer, information systems security officer 
name and phone number, manager name and phone number, program security 
officer name and phone number, date of incident, location where 
incident occurred, incident type and description, names of personnel 
involved with incident along with their social security number, office, 
affiliation, employer, and phone number, incident category, 
classification of data, name of person who classified it, including 
identification number, title, position, organization, phone number, 
person who verified classification level of data, their title, 
position, organization, phone number and source used to verify 
classification, data owner name, their title, position, organization, 
phone number, date notified, date classification confirmed, number of 
individuals and organizations with unauthorized access to information 
and their clearance level, organization that caused the unauthorized 
disclosure, nature of unauthorized disclosure, where file originated, 
how data was introduced into computer system, file name, size, type and 
whether action warrants notification of the Director of Central 
Intelligence.'

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    National Security Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.; 5 
U.S.C. 301 Departmental Regulations; E.O. 12333; E.O. 12958; E.O. 
12968; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

Purpose(s):
    The information is used for grant in security program accesses to 
NRO personnel; to maintain, support, and track personnel security 
administrative processing; to provide data for day-to-day security 
functions; and to conduct security investigations. The system also 
provides a centrally managed security incident database for NRO 
security managers. The user will be the primary reporter of the 
information to enable an accurate overall view of incident response 
activities. This will also be a tool to ensure incidents are 
identified, documented, tracked, investigated, responded to, 
adjudicated, and corrected, in a standard and timely manner.

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 NRO as a routine use 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows: To contractors and other 
Federal agencies for purposes of protecting the security of NRO 
installations, activities, property, and employees; to facilitate and 
verify an individual's eligibility to access classified information; 
and to protect the interests of National Security. The NRO Director of 
Security or his/her designee must approve disclosure in writing.
    To the Intelligence Community to review the records, in the form of 
statistics only, for the purpose of providing trend analysis, 
disseminating threat information, providing reports of IT threats, any 
issues affecting mission critical networks, informing them of 
unauthorized disclosures or any compromise of intelligence information 
in accordance with applicable law.
    The DoD `Blanket Routines Uses' published at the beginning of the 
NRO 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:
    Paper files and automated information system, maintained in 
computers and computer output products.

Retrievability:
    Name, Social Security Number, agency identification number, 
employer, employee's geographic work location, date and place of birth, 
administrative comments, type of incident, Case ID, Case Manager, and 
responsibility Program Security Officer.

Safeguards:
    Records are stored in a secure, gated facility, guard, badge, and 
password access protected. Access to and use of these records are 
limited to security staff whose official duties require such access.

Retention and disposal:
    Security case records are temporary, retained for 15 years after 
inactivation; noteworthy files are retained for 25 years after 
inactivation. Security incident records are temporary, retained for 5 
years after inactivation. Audio and videotapes of polygraph 
examinations and interviews are temporary and are reused or destroyed 
when superseded, obsolete, or no longer needed.

System manager(s) and address:
    Chief, Personnel Security Division, Office of Security, National 
Reconnaissance Office, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.
    Chief, Security Policy Staff, Office of Security, Deputy Director 
of Administration, National Reconnaissance Office, 14675 Lee Road, 
Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records 
contains information about themselves should address written inquiries 
to the National Reconnaissance Office, Information Access and Release 
Center, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.
    Request should include full name and any aliases or nicknames, 
address, Social Security Number, current citizenship status, and date 
and place of birth, and other information identifiable from the record.
    In addition, the requester must provide a notarized statement or an 
unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following 
format:
    If executed without the United States: I declare (or certify, 
verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United 
States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 
(date). (Signature).
    If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, 
or commonwealths: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under 
penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 
(date). (Signature).

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking to access information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the 
National Reconnaissance Office, Information Access and Release Center, 
14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.
    Request should include full name and any aliases or nicknames, 
address, Social Security Number, current citizenship status, and date 
and place of birth, and other information identifiable from the record.
    In addition, the requester must provide a notarized statement or an 
unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following 
format:
    If executed without the United States: I declare (or certify, 
verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United 
States of America that the

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foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).
    If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, 
or commonwealths: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under 
penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 
(date). (Signature).

Contesting record procedures:
    The NRO rules for accessing records, for contesting contents and 
appealing initial agency determinations are published in NRO Directive 
110-3A and NRO Instruction 110-5A; 32 CFR part 326 or may be obtained 
from the Privacy Act Coordinator, National Reconnaissance Office, 14675 
Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.

Record source categories:
    Information is supplied by the individual, by persons other than 
the individual, and by documentation gathered in the background 
investigation, and other government agencies.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    Investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes may be 
exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). However, if an individual is 
denied any right, privilege, or benefit for which he would otherwise be 
entitled by Federal law or for which he would otherwise be eligible, as 
a result of the maintenance of such information, the individual will be 
provided access to such information except to the extent that 
disclosure would reveal the identity of a confidential source.
    Investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of 
determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for federal 
civilian employment, military service, federal contracts, or access to 
classified information may be exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5), 
but only to the extent that such material would reveal the identity of 
a confidential source.
    An exemption rule for this exemption has been promulgated in 
accordance with requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(1), (2), and (3), (c) 
and (e) and published in 32 CFR part 326. For additional information 
contact the system manager.
[FR Doc. 05-4368 Filed 3-4-05; 8:45 am]
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