[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 189 (Monday, October 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55812-55815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19267]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (07-078)]


Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy Act System of Records

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed revisions to an existing Privacy Act system 
of records.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 
U.S.C. 552a),

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the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is issuing public 
notice of its proposal to modify its existing system of records 
entitled ``Health Information Management System (NASA 10HIMS)'' and 
``Human Experimental and Research Data Records (NASA 10HERD).'' System 
modifications are set forth below under the caption SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: Submit comments within 30 calendar days from the date of this 
publication. This system will be effective as proposed at the end of 
the comment period unless comments are received which would require a 
contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Patti F. Stockman, Privacy Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001, (202) 358-4787, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NASA Privacy Act Officer, Patti F. 
Stockman, (202) 358-4787, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Modifications to the NASA systems of records 
include: Updates to the categories of individuals, clarification of 
routine uses and addition of new routine uses, revision of storage and 
safeguard of information, and modifications of subsystem manager 
titles.
    Specific changes for the NASA systems of records are set forth 
below:
    Health Information Management System/NASA 10HIMS: Categories of 
individuals covered by the system have been updated. Routine uses have 
been clarified and a new routine use added. Storage and Safeguard 
information has been updated to reflect electronic records; and 
subsystem managers' titles have been updated.
    Human Experimental and Research Data Records/NASA 10HERD: Routine 
uses have been expanded to include NASA's new routine use. Storage and 
safeguard information has been updated to reflect electronic records.
NASA 10HIMS

SYSTEM NAME:
    Health Information Management System.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Medical Clinics/Units and Environmental Health Offices at Locations 
1 through 15 inclusive as set forth in Appendix A.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    This system maintains information on NASA civil service employees 
and applicants; other Agency civil service and military employees 
working at NASA; astronauts and their families; International Space 
Partners astronauts, their families, or other space flight personnel on 
temporary or extended duty at NASA; onsite contractor personnel who 
receive job-related examinations under the NASA Occupational Health 
Program, have work-related mishaps or accidents, or come to clinic for 
emergency or first-aid treatment; visitors to NASA Centers who come to 
the clinic for emergency or first-aid treatment.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    This system contains general medical records of medical care, first 
aid, emergency treatment, examinations (e.g., surveillance, hazardous 
workplace, certification, flight, special purpose and health 
maintenance), exposures (e.g., hazardous materials and ionizing 
radiation), and consultations by non-NASA physicians.
    Information resulting from physical examinations, laboratory and 
other tests, and medical history forms; treatment records; screening 
examination results; immunization records; administration of 
medications prescribed by private/personal or NASA flight surgeon 
physicians; consultation records; and hazardous exposure and other 
health hazard/abatement data.
    Medical records, behavioral health records, and physical 
examination records of Astronauts and their families.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    42 U.S.C. 2473; 44 U.S.C. 3101; Pub. L. 92-255.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES
    Any disclosures of information will be compatible with the purpose 
for which the Agency collected the information. The records and 
information in this system may be disclosed:
    (1) To external medical professionals and independent entities to 
support internal and external reviews for purposes of medical quality 
assurance; (2) To private or other government health care providers for 
consultation or referral; (3) To the Office of Personnel Management, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and other Federal or 
State agencies as required in accordance with the Federal agency's 
special program responsibilities; (4) To insurers for reimbursement; 
(5) To employers of non-NASA personnel in support of the Mission 
Critical Space Systems Personnel Reliability Program; (6) pursuant to 
NASA Space Act agreements to international partners for mission support 
and continuity of care for their employees; (7) To non-NASA personnel 
performing research, studies, or other activities through arrangements 
or agreements with NASA and for mutual benefit; (8) To the public of 
pre-space flight information having mission impact concerning an 
individual crewmember, limited to the crewmember's name and the fact 
that a medical condition exists; (9) To public, limited to the 
crewmember's name and the fact that a medical condition exists, if a 
flight crewmember is, for medical reasons, unable to perform a 
scheduled public event during the time period following Space Shuttle 
landing and concluding with completion of the post space flight return 
to duty medical evaluation; (10) To the public of medical conditions 
arising from accidents, consistent with NASA regulations; (11) To 
agency contractors or other Federal agencies, as necessary for the 
purpose of assisting NASA in the efficient administration of its 
programs; (12) To a Congressional office in response to an inquiry from 
that office made at the request of the subject of the record; and (13) 
In accordance with the routine uses as set forth in Appendix B.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, AND 
DISPOSITIONING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Records are stored in multiple formats including paper, digital, 
micrographic, photographic, and as medical recordings such as 
electrocardiograph tapes, x-rays and strip charts.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Records are retrieved from the system by the individual's name, 
date of birth, and/or Social Security or other assigned Number.

SAFEGUARDS:
    Access limited to NASA health care providers and occupational 
health personnel on a need-to-know basis. Computerized records are 
protected via limited user accounts with secure user authentication and 
non-electronic records are maintained in locked rooms or files. Records 
are protected in accordance with the requirements and procedures, which 
appear in the NASA regulations at 14 CFR 1212.605.

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RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Records are maintained in Agency files and destroyed by series in 
accordance with NASA Records Retention Schedule 1, Item 126, and NASA 
Records Retention Schedule 8, Item 57.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS(ES):
    Chief Health and Medical Officer at Location 1.
    Subsystem Managers: Director Occupational Health at Location 1; 
Chief, Space Medicine Division at Location 5; Occupational Health 
Contracting Officers Technical Representatives at Locations 2-4 and 6-
15. Locations are as set forth in Appendix A.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Information may be obtained by contacting the cognizant system or 
subsystem manager listed above. Requests must contain the identifying 
data concerning the requester, e.g., first, middle and last name; date 
of birth; and Social Security Number.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Individual written requests for information shall be addressed to 
the System Manager at Location 1 or the subsystem manager at the 
appropriate NASA Center.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    The NASA regulations for access to records and for contesting 
contents and appealing initial determinations by the individual 
concerned appear in 14 CFR part 1212.

RECORD SOURCE PROCEDURES:
    The information in this system of records is obtained from 
individuals, physicians, and previous medical records of individuals.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.
NASA 10HERD

SYSTEM NAME:
    Human Experimental and Research Data Records.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Locations 1, 2, 5, 6, and 9, as stated in Appendix A.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    The information in this system of records is obtained from 
individuals who have been involved in space flight, aeronautical 
research flight, and/or participated in NASA tests or experimental or 
research programs; civil service employees, military, employees of 
other government agencies, contractor employees, students, human 
subjects (volunteer or paid), and other volunteers on whom information 
is collected as part of an experiment or study.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    This system of records contains data obtained in the course of an 
experiment, test, or research medical data from in-flight records, 
other information collected in connection with an experiment, test, or 
research.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    42 U.S.C. 2475 and 44 U.S.C. 3101.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    Any disclosures of information will be compatible with the purpose 
for which the Agency collected the information. Records and information 
in this system may be disclosed: (1) To other individuals or 
organizations, including Federal, State, or local agencies, and 
nonprofit, educational, or private entities, who are participating in 
NASA programs or are otherwise furthering the understanding or 
application of biological, physiological, and behavioral phenomena as 
reflected in the data contained in this system of records; (2) To 
external biomedical professionals and independent entities to support 
internal and external reviews for purposes of research quality 
assurance; (3) To agency contractors or other Federal agencies, as 
necessary for the purpose of assisting NASA in the efficient 
administration of its programs; (4) To a Congressional office in 
response to an inquiry from that office made at the request of the 
subject of the record; and (5) In accordance with the standard routine 
uses as set forth in Appendix B.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, AND 
DISPOSITIONING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Records in this system are stored as paper documents, electronic 
media, micrographic media, photographs, or motion pictures film, and 
various medical recordings such as electrocardiograph tapes, 
stripcharts, and x-rays.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Records are retrieved by the individual's name, experiment or test; 
arbitrary experimental subject number; flight designation; or 
crewmember designation on a particular space or aeronautical flight.

SAFEGUARDS:
    Access is limited to Government personnel requiring access in the 
discharge of their duties and to appropriate support contractor 
employees or other individuals on a need-to-know basis. Computerized 
records are identified by code number and records are maintained in 
locked rooms or files. Records are protected in accordance with the 
requirements and procedures, which appear in the NASA regulations, set 
forth in 14 CFR 1212.605.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Records are maintained in Agency files for varying periods of time 
depending on the need for use of the records and destroyed when no 
longer needed in accordance with NASA Records Retention Schedules, 
Schedule 7 Item 16.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
    Chief Health and Medical Officer, Location 1.
    Subsystem Managers: Director Life Sciences Directorate, Chief Space 
Medicine Division, and Program Scientist Human Research Program, all at 
Location 5; Institutional Review Board (IRB) Chairs at appropriate NASA 
Field Centers at Locations set forth in Appendix A.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Information may be obtained by contacting the cognizant system or 
subsystem manager listed above. Requests must contain the identifying 
data concerning the requester, e.g., first, middle and last name; date 
of birth; and Social Security Number.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Requests from individuals should be addressed to the same address 
as stated above.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    The NASA regulations for access to records and for contesting and 
appealing initial determinations by the individual concerned appear at 
14 CFR part 1212.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Information in this system is obtained from experimental test 
subjects, physicians and other health care providers, principal 
investigators and other researchers, and previous experimental test or 
research records.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.


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    Submitted by:
Jonathan Q. Pettus,
NASA Chief Information Officer.

APPENDIX A--Location Numbers and Mailing Addresses of NASA 
Installations at Which Records Are Located

Location 1
    NASA Headquarters, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001
Location 2
    Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
Location 3
    Dryden Flight Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, PO Box 273, Edwards, CA 93523-0273
Location 4
    Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Greenbelt, MD 20771-0001
Location 5
    Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Houston, TX 77058-3696
Location 6
    John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899-0001
Location 7
    Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Hampton, VA 23681-2199
Location 8
    John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, 21000 Brookpark Road, 
Cleveland, OH 44135-3191
Location 9
    George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812-0001
Location 10
    HQ NASA Management Office-JPL, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099
Location 11
    John C. Stennis Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000
Location 12
    JSC White Sands Test Facility, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, PO Drawer MM, Las Cruces, NM 88004-0020
Location 13
    GRC Plum Brook Station, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Sandusky, OH 44870
Location 14
    MSFC Michoud Assembly Facility, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, PO Box 29300, New Orleans, LA 70189
Location 15
    NASA Independent Verification and Validation Facility (NASA 
IV&V), 100 University Drive, Fairmont, WV 26554
Location 16
    Office of Inspector General, Post of Duty, 402 E. State Street, 
Suite 3036, Trenton, NJ 08608
Location 17
    Office of Inspector General, Western Field Office, Glenn 
Anderson Federal Building, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 
90802-4222
Location 18
    NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC), Building 5100, Stennis Space 
Center, MS 39529-6000

APPENDIX B STANDARD ROUTINE USES--NASA

    The following routine uses of information contained in SORs, 
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, are standard for many NASA 
systems. They are cited by reference in the paragraph ``Routine uses 
of records maintained in the system, including categories of users 
and the purpose of such uses'' of the Federal Register Notice on 
those systems to which they apply.
    Standard Routine Use No. 1--LAW ENFORCEMENT--In the event this 
system of records indicates a violation or potential violation of 
law, whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature, and whether 
arising by general statute or particular program statute, or by 
regulation, rule or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant 
records in the SOR may be referred, as a routine use, to the 
appropriate agency, whether Federal, State, local or foreign, 
charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such 
violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, or 
rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto.
    Standard Routine Use No. 2--DISCLOSURE WHEN REQUESTING 
INFORMATION--A record from this SOR may be disclosed as a ``routine 
use'' to a Federal, State, or local agency maintaining civil, 
criminal, or other relevant enforcement information or other 
pertinent information, such as current licenses, if necessary to 
obtain information relevant to an agency decision concerning the 
hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a security 
clearance, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, 
grant, or other benefit.
    Standard Routine Use No. 3--DISCLOSURE OF REQUESTED 
INFORMATION--A record from this SOR may be disclosed to a Federal 
agency, in response to its request, in connection with the hiring or 
retention of an employee, the issuance of a security clearance, the 
reporting of an investigation of an employee, the letting of a 
contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other benefit by 
the requesting agency, to the extent that the information is 
relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the 
matter.
    Standard Routine Use No. 4--DISCLOSURE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE FOR USE IN LITIGATION--A record from this SOR may be 
disclosed to the Department of Justice when (a) The Agency, or any 
component thereof; or (b) any employee of the Agency in his or her 
official capacity; or (c) any employee of the Agency in his or her 
individual capacity where the Department of Justice or the Agency 
has agreed to represent the employee; or (d) the United States, 
where the Agency determines that litigation is likely to affect the 
Agency or any of its components, is a party to litigation or has an 
interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the 
Department of Justice or the Agency is deemed by the Agency to be 
relevant and necessary to the litigation provided, however, that in 
each case it has been determined that the disclosure is compatible 
with the purpose for which the records were collected.
    Standard Routine Use 5--ROUTINE USE FOR AGENCY DISCLOSURE IN 
LITIGATION--It shall be a routine use of the records in this system 
of records to disclose them in a proceeding before a court or 
adjudicative body before which the agency is authorized to appear, 
when: (a) The Agency, or any component thereof; or (b) any employee 
of the Agency in his or her official capacity; or (c) any employee 
of the Agency in his or her individual capacity where the Agency has 
agreed to represent the employee; or (d) the United States, where 
the Agency determines that litigation is likely to affect the Agency 
or any of its components, is a party to litigation or has an 
interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the 
Agency is deemed to be relevant and necessary to the litigation, 
provided, however, that in each case, the Agency has determined that 
the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the records 
were collected.
    Standard Routine Use No. 6--SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED 
CONFIDENTIALITY COMPROMISE--A record from this SOR may be disclosed 
to appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) NASA 
suspects or has confirmed that the security or confidentiality of 
information in the system of records has been compromised; (2) NASA 
has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed 
compromise there is a risk of harm to economic or property 
interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security or 
integrity of this system or other systems or programs (whether 
maintained by NASA or another agency or entity) that rely upon the 
compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to such 
agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in 
connection with NASA's efforts to respond to the suspected or 
confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.

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