[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 155 (Monday, August 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45228-45230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15771]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of Secretary of Defense

[DOD-2007-OS-0085]


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 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 on 
September 12, 2007 unless comments are received which result in a 
contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FOIA/Privacy Official, National

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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 August 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: August 7, 2007.
C.R. Choate,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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System name:
    Grievance Complaints.

System location:
    National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Office of Equal Employment 
Opportunity and Diversity Management (OEEO&DM), 14675 Lee Road, 
Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Government civilian and military personnel.

Categories of records in the system:
    Individual's name, Social Security Number (SSN), addresses, parent 
organization, work telephone number, office name, career service, 
grade, gender, type and status of complaint, complaint, resolution 
point, opened and closed date, and comments.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    5 U.S.C. 1205, 1206, 1302, 3301, 3302, 7105, 7512; 21 U.S.C. 812; 
29 U.S.C. 201, et seq., amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act; Age 
Discrimination and Employment Act; 29 U.S.C. 633a, the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 as amended; 29 U.S.C. 791 and 794a; 42 U.S.C. 2000e-17 et 
seq.; Public Law 93-259, the Fair Labor Standards Act; the Civil 
Service Reform Act; Public Law 95-454; Public Law 100-71; Equal 
Employment Opportunity Act of 1972; E.O. 9830, Amending the Civil 
Service Rules and Providing for Federal Personnel Administration, 
amended by Executive Orders 10577, 12106, 12107, and 12564; and E.O. 
9397 (SSN).

Purpose(s):
    To assist in processing, administration, and adjudication of 
discipline, grievances, complaints, appeals, litigation, and program 
evaluation.

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 disclose in response to a request for discovery or for 
appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to the subject 
matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.
    To disclose information on any source from which additional 
information is requested in the course of processing a grievance or 
appeal to the extent necessary to identify the individual, to inform 
the source of the purpose(s) of the request, and identify the type of 
information requested.
    The records could be released to the employee's parent organization 
if the grievance enters the formal phase.
    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.

Safeguards:
    Records are stored in a secure, gated facility, guards, 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:
    Kept for 7 years after the case is closed and then they are 
destroyed.

System manager(s) and address:
    NRO Grievance Officer, Grievance Office, 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

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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 other government agencies.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.

 [FR Doc. E7-15771 Filed 8-10-07; 8:45 am]
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