[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19472-19473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7358]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense

[DOD-2007-OS-0036]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: National Reconnaissance Office.

ACTION: Notice to add a system of records.

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SUMMARY: The National Reconnaissance Office proposes to add a system of 
records to its inventory of system of records notice 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 
May 18, 2007 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/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 April 6, 2007, to the 
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Senate 
Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I, `Federal Agency 
Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About Individuals', to OMB 
Circular No. A-130, dated November 30, 2000.

    Dated: April 11, 2007.
C.R. Choate,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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System name:
    Communications Security (COMSEC) Accounting Records.

System location:
    National Reconnaissance Office, Communications Directorate, 14675 
Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Government civilians, military members, and contractors.

Categories of records in the system:
    Individual's name, Social Security Number (SSN), and COMSEC assets 
accountability records such as effective and supersession dates of 
crypto key, key quantities and format (i.e., electronic, hardcopy, 
etc.), COMSEC account number, software application versions loaded on 
the asset, location of materials/equipment, and location/site of assets 
information (corporation/site name, address, and contact information).

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    National Security Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.; 
National

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Security Telecommunication and Information Systems Security Instruction 
(NSTISSI) Number 4005; E.O. 10450, Security Requirements for Government 
Employees, as amended; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

Purpose(s):
    To support the NRO's Communications Security (COMSEC) mission. This 
system will be used as the accounting database to maintain and track 
NRO COMSEC assets and to identify those individuals authorized access 
to cryptographic materials/equipment, sites, and containers.

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:
    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:
    Electronic storage media.

Retrievability:
    Individual's name, Social Security Number (SSN), and/or COMSEC 
account number.

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

Retention and disposal:
    Records relating to individuals access and authorization are 
destroyed 3 years after individual is debriefed. Keying material 
records are destroyed when 2 years old. COMSEC assets records are 
destroyed when removed from NRO accountability.

System manager(s) and address:
    Director, Communications Directorate, National Reconnaissance 
Office, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system of records should address 
written inquiries to the National Reconnaissance Office, Information 
Access and Release Center, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.
    Requests should contain individual's name and any aliases or 
nicknames, address, Social Security Number (SSN), current citizenship 
status, 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 outside 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 access to information about themselves 
contained in this system of records should address written inquiries to 
the National Reconnaissance Office, Information Access and Release 
Center, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.
    Requests should contain individual's name and any aliases or 
nicknames, address, Social Security Number (SSN), current citizenship 
status, 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 outside 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).

Contesting record procedures:
    The NRO rules for accessing records, for contesting contents and 
appealing initial agency determinations are published in NRO Directive 
110-3b and NRO Instruction 110-3-1; 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:
    Individual, COMSEC Officials, and other government agencies.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.

 [FR Doc. E7-7358 Filed 4-17-07; 8:45 am]
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