[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34398-34399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9221]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Notice of modification to an existing system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Postal ServiceTM proposes to revise the 
existing system of records titled, ``Inspector General Investigative 
Records 700.300.'' It is being revised to enable the Postal Service 
Office of Inspector General (OIG) to meet its responsibilities under 
the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended by the Inspector General 
Act Amendments of 1988, 5 U.S.C. App. 3 Sec.  8G. The modifications 
amend an existing routine use to further clarify how OIG operations can 
be subject to integrity and efficiency peer reviews by other offices of 
Inspectors General or councils comprised of officials from other 
Federal offices of Inspectors General. It also permits other offices or 
councils to properly and expeditiously investigate allegations of 
misconduct by senior OIG officials as authorized by a council, the 
President, or Congress and to report to the council, the President, or 
Congress on the investigation.

DATES: The revision will become effective without further notice on 
July 14, 2006 unless comments received on or before that date result in 
a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to the Privacy Office, 
United States Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Room 10433, 
Washington, DC 20260-2200. Copies of all written comments will be 
available at this address for public inspection and photocopying 
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Privacy Office, United States Postal 
Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Room 10407, Washington, DC 20260-
2200. Phone: 202-268-5959.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is in accordance with the 
Privacy Act requirement that agencies publish their amended systems of 
records in the Federal Register when there is a revision, change, or 
addition. The Postal Service has reviewed its systems of records and 
has determined that the Inspector General Investigative Records system 
should be revised to modify an existing routine use regarding the OIG 
sharing information with other offices of inspector general, or 
councils comprised of officers from other offices of inspector general, 
as authorized by the President or Congress. Routine use ``d'' will be 
revised to provide clarification regarding how information is shared in 
accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended.
    The Postal Service does not expect this amended notice to have any 
adverse effect on individual privacy rights. The amendment does not 
change the kinds of personal information about individuals that are 
maintained. Rather, the amendment clarifies disclosures related to 
Inspector General peer reviews, including the recipients of 
disclosures, the legal authority, and the purpose of the disclosures. 
Personally identifiable information derived from other Postal Service 
Privacy Act systems will continue to be redacted prior to disclosure. 
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11), interested persons are invited to 
submit written data, views, or arguments on this proposal. A report of 
the proposed amendment has been sent to Congress and to the Office of 
Management and Budget for their evaluation.
    Privacy Act System of Record USPS 700.300 was originally published 
in the Federal Register on October 15, 1998 (63 FR 55416), and amended 
on February 25, 2004 (69 FR 8707) and April 29, 2005 (70 FR 22516). The 
Postal Service proposes amending the system as shown below:

Handbook AS-353, Guide to Privacy and the Freedom of Information Act

1 Introduction

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Appendix--Privacy Act Systems of Records

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Section C. Index of Systems of Records

Part I. General Systems

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USPS 700.300 System Name: Inspector General Investigative Records

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Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories 
of Users and the Purposes of Such Uses

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    [Revise Item d to read as follows:]
    d. Records originating exclusively within this system of records 
may be disclosed to other Federal offices of inspector general and 
councils comprised of officials from other Federal offices of inspector 
general, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. 
The purpose is to ensure that OIG audit and investigative operations 
can be subject to integrity and efficiency peer reviews, and to permit 
other offices of inspector general to investigate and report on 
allegations of misconduct by senior OIG officials as directed by a 
council, the President, or Congress. Records originating from any other 
USPS systems of records, which may be duplicated in or incorporated 
into this system, may also be disclosed with all personally 
identifiable information redacted.
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Neva R. Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
[FR Doc. E6-9221 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am]
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