[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 120 (Friday, June 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35189-35190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14022]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6270]


 Records of the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for 
International Claims and Investment Disputes

    Summary: Notice is hereby given that the Department of State 
proposes to amend the Records of the Office of the Assistant Legal 
Adviser for International Claims and Investment Disputes pursuant to 
the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
522a(r)), and 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 12, 2008.
    It is proposed that the existing system will retain the name 
``Records of the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for 
International Claims and Investment Disputes.'' It is also proposed 
that the amended system description will reflect the inclusion of names 
and addresses of witnesses to the claims processed by the Office of 
International Claims and Investment Disputes.
    Any persons interested in commenting on this amendment of the 
Records of the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for International 
Claims and Investment Disputes may do so by submitting comments in 
writing to Margaret P. Grafeld, Director, Office of Information 
Programs and Services, A/ISS/IPS, U.S. Department of State, SA-2, 
Washington, DC 20522-8001.
    This amendment to the Records of the Office of the Assistant Legal 
Adviser for International Claims and Investment Disputes will be 
effective 40 days from the date of publication, unless comments are 
received that result in a contrary determination.
    The amendment will read as follows.

    Dated: June 12, 2008.
Rajkumar Chellaraj,
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Administration, Department of 
State.
STATE-54

System name:
    Records of the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for 
International Claims and Investment Disputes.

Security classification:
    Classified.

System locations:
    Department of State, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520 and 
2100 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    U.S. nationals or residents, including businesses, with claims 
against foreign governments. Foreign nationals with claims against the 
United States. U.S. nationals or residents and foreign nationals who 
are witnesses or potential witnesses in these claims. U.S. citizens who 
have filed claims pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 1971, et seq. (``Fisherman's 
Protective Act''); 22 U.S.C. 2669(f) (``The Act of August 1956''); 28 
U.S.C. 1346, 2671-80 (``The Federal Tort Claim Act''); 50 U.S.C. 1701 
note.

Categories of records in the system:
    Information relating to claims described above, including the names 
and addresses of parties and witnesses to the claims, the category and 
nature of the claims, their procedural history, correspondence, 
memoranda, and data which will enable U.S. Government attorneys to 
identify and process common legal issues in the claims.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    2 U.S.C. sec. 1971, et seq. (``Fisherman's Protective Act''); 22 
U.S.C. 2669(f) (``The Act of August 1956''); 28 U.S.C. 1346, 2671-80 
(``The Federal Tort Claim Act''); 50 U.S.C. 1701 note; 5 U.S.C. 301.

Purpose:
    The Office of International Claims and Investment Disputes in the 
Office of the Legal Adviser will use this record system to organize 
information to facilitate processing claims made pursuant to the above-
cited authorities.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories 
of users and purposes of such uses:
    Certain information may be made available to other government 
agencies involved in the processing of the claim, principally the 
Departments of Justice, Treasury, Commerce, Defense and the Office of 
the United States Trade Representative, as well as relevant 
international tribunals and foreign governments. The information may 
also be released to other government agencies having statutory or other 
lawful authority to maintain such information. Also see ``Routine 
Uses'' listed in the Department of State Prefatory Statement published 
in the Federal Register.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    Electronic media; hard copy.

Retrievability:
    By claim number or individual claimant or witness name; by nature 
or category of claim; by other descriptive features of the claim such 
as the country involved or applicable statute.

Safeguards:
    All Department of State employees and contractors with authorized 
access, have undergone a thorough personnel security background 
investigation. All users are given information system security 
awareness training, including

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the procedures for handling Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) and 
personally identifiable information, before being allowed to access the 
Department of State SBU network. Annual refresher training is 
mandatory. Before being granted access to the system of records, a user 
must first be granted access to SBU network. Access is only granted to 
users with Diplomatic Security-approved clearances. Users must sign a 
Password Receipt Controls Form.
    Access to the Department of State and its annexes is controlled by 
security guards, and admission is limited to those individuals 
possessing a valid identification card and 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 of records structures access privileges to reflect 
the separation of key duties that end-users perform within the 
functions the application supports. Access privileges are consistent 
with the need-to-know, separation of duties, and supervisory 
requirements established for manual processes. The system manager has 
the capability of printing audit trails of access from the computer 
media, thereby permitting regular ad hoc monitoring of computer usage.
    When it is determined that a user no longer needs access, the user 
account will be disabled.

Retention and disposal:
    These records will be maintained until they become inactive, at 
which time they will be retired or destroyed according to published 
record schedules of the Department of State and as approved by the 
National Archives and Records Administration. More specified 
information may be obtained by writing to the Director, Office of 
Information Programs and Services, A/ISS/IPS, SA-2, Department of 
State, Washington, DC 20522-8001.

System manager(s) and address:
    Assistant Legal Adviser for International Claims and Investment 
Disputes, Office of the Legal Adviser, 2430 E Street, NW., South 
Building, Room 203, Washington, DC 20037.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals who have reason to believe the Office of the Assistant 
Legal Adviser for International Claims and Investment Disputes might 
have records pertaining to them should write to the Director, Office of 
Information Programs and Services, A/ISS/IPS, SA-2, Department of 
State, Washington, DC 20522-8001. The individual must specify that he/
she wishes the Records of the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for 
International Claims and Investment Disputes to be checked. At a 
minimum, the individual must include: Name, date and place of birth; 
current mailing address and zip code; and signature.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals who wish to gain access to or amend records pertaining 
to themselves should write to the Director, Office of Information 
Programs and Services, A/ISS/IPS, SA-2, Department of State, 
Washington, DC 20522-8001.

Record source categories:
    These records contain information obtained directly from the 
individual who is the subject of these records or his/her legal 
representative, the parties to the claim at issue, other witnesses, 
other departments of the executive branch, the U.S.-Iran Claims 
Tribunal, the United Nations Compensation Commission, other 
international tribunals, and the Office of the Legal Adviser.

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act:
    Portions of certain documents contained within this system of 
records are exempted from 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), 
(H) and (I) and (f). See 22 CFR 171.32.

[FR Doc. E8-14022 Filed 6-19-08; 8:45 am]
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