[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 140 (Friday, July 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41506-41508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11632]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5472]


STATE-68 Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and 
Stabilization Records

    Summary: Notice is hereby given that the Department of State 
proposes to create a new system of records, STATE-68, pursuant to the 
Provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C.(r)), and 
the Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-130, Appendix I. The 
Department's report was filed with the Office of Management and Budget 
on June 1, 2006.

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    It is proposed that the new system will be named ``Office of the 
Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization Records.'' This system 
description is proposed in order to reflect more accurately the Office 
of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization's recordkeeping 
system, activities and operations.
    Any persons interested in commenting on this new system of records 
may do so by submitting comments in writing to Margaret P. Grafeld, 
Director; Office of Information Programs and Services; A/RPS/IPS; 
Department of State, SA-2; Washington, DC 20522-6001. This system of 
records will be effective 40 days from the date of publication, unless 
we receive comments that will result in a contrary determination.
    This new system description, ``Office of the Coordinator for 
Reconstruction and Stabilization Records, STATE-68'' will read as set 
forth below.

    Dated: May 31, 2006.
 Frank Coulter,
Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Administration, Department 
of State.
STATE-68

SYSTEM NAME:
    Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization 
Records.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Department of State; SA-3; 2121 Virginia Avenue, NW.; Washington, 
DC 20520.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Individuals who have been involved in reconstruction and 
stabilization activities as an effort to develop lessons learned from 
past experience; and, individuals who wish to volunteer for potential 
future overseas reconstruction and stabilization activities; either in 
a management function based in Washington, DC or in a foreign 
deployment providing direct support.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Pub. L. 108-447, Div B, Title IV, Sec.  408, 118 Stat. 2904 
(Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005).

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    We will be collecting forms from individuals who are have expressed 
interest in deploying overseas or domestically in support of 
Reconstruction and Stabilization efforts of the U.S. Government. The 
individuals could be selected to participate in various response 
mechanisms that the office is developing, such as the Active Response 
Corps.
    Additional forms will collect information from individuals who have 
served overseas in support of Reconstruction and Stabilization efforts 
as part of a lessons learned database. These individuals will not be 
expressing interest in redeploying but rather in sharing their 
experiences to assist in the U.S. Government effort to determine what 
did and did not work in past or current operations.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    The information in this system will be used to help the office 
carry out its mandate to lead coordinate and institutionalize 
stabilization and reconstruction activities of the United States 
Government.
    The records shall be compiled and used to develop lessons learned 
from experiences of individuals in reconstruction and stabilization 
activities, these individuals will not be expressing interest in 
redeploying but rather in sharing their experiences to assist in the 
U.S. Government effort to determine what did and did not work in past 
or current operations.
    Additional uses will be to select individuals who have expressed an 
interest in deploying overseas or domestically in support of 
Reconstruction and Stabilization efforts of the U.S. Government. The 
individuals could be selected to participate in various response 
mechanisms that the office is developing, such as the Active Response 
Corps.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Electronic media; hard copy.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Individual name, designated specialty in reconstruction and 
stabilization operations.

SAFEGUARDS:
    All employees of the Department of State have undergone a thorough 
personnel security background investigation. Access to the Department 
of State building and the annexes is controlled by security guards, and 
admission is limited to those individuals possessing a valid 
identification card or individuals under proper escort. All records 
containing personal information are maintained in secured filing 
cabinets or in restricted areas, access to which is limited to 
authorized personnel. Access to electronic files is password-protected 
and under the direct supervision of the system manager. The system 
manager has the capability of printing audit trails of access from the 
computer media, thereby permitting regular and ad hoc monitoring of 
computer usage.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    These records will be maintained with published record disposition 
schedules of the Department of State as approved by the National 
Archives and Records Administration. More specific information may be 
obtained by writing to the Director, Office of Information Programs and 
Services, A/RPS/IPS, SA-2, Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-
8100.

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
    Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization; 
Department of State; SA-3; 2121 Virginia Avenue, NW.; Washington, DC 
20520.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Individuals who have reason to believe that the Office of the 
Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization might have records 
pertaining to them should write to the Director, Office of Information 
Programs and Services, A/RPS/IPS, SA-2, Department of State, 
Washington, DC 20522-8100. The individual must specify that he or she 
wishes the records of the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction 
and Stabilization to be checked. At a minimum, the individual should 
include: Name; date and place of birth; preferably his/her Social 
Security Number; current mailing address and zip code; signature; a 
brief description of the circumstances that caused the creation of the 
record (including the city and/or country and the approximate dates) 
which gives the individual cause to believe that the Office of the 
Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization has records pertaining 
to him or her.

RECORD ACCESS AND AMENDMENT PROCEDURES:
    Individuals who wish to gain access to or to amend records 
pertaining to them should write to the Director, Office of Information 
Programs and Services (address above).

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    These records contain information that is obtained from the 
individual who is the subject of the records.

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SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:
    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6) records in this system of records 
may be exempted from 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3).(d).(e)(l).(e)(4)(G). (H). and 
(I) and (f). L/LM will review at clearance per Brian Egan.

 [FR Doc. E6-11632 Filed 7-20-06; 8:45 am]
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