[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 135 (Monday, July 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40309-40310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15929]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2008-0020]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to amend a system of Records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is proposing to amend a system of 
records in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the 
Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

DATES: The proposed action will be effective on August 13, 2008 unless 
comments are received that would result in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Department of the Army, Freedom of Information/Privacy 
Office, U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, 7701 
Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Suite 144, Alexandria, VA 22325-3905.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Dickerson at (703) 428-
6513.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Army 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 specific changes to the record system being amended are set 
forth below followed by the notice, as amended, published in its 
entirety. The proposed amendment is not within the purview of 
subsection (r) of the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, 
which requires the submission of a new or altered system report.

    Dated: July 8, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
A0027-50 DAJA

System name:
    Foreign Jurisdiction Case Files (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10002).

Changes:
System location:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Office of the Judge Advocate 
General, Headquarters, Department of the Army, International and 
Operational Law Division, Washington, DC 20310-2210. (Copy of record 
will exist for shorter periods in Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at 
the command where case originated.)''

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Members of the U.S. Army; civilians 
employed by, serving with, or accompanying the U.S. Army abroad; and 
dependents of such individuals who have been subject to the exercise of 
civil or criminal jurisdiction by foreign courts or foreign 
administrative agencies and/or sentenced to unsuspended confinement.''
* * * * *

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``10 U.S.C. 3013; Department of 
Defense Directive 5525.1; Army Regulation 27-50, Status of Forces 
Policies, Procedures, and Information; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).''
* * * * *

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 DoD as a routine use 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
    The `Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of the Army's 
compilation of systems of records notices also apply to this system.
    Delete second paragraph ``Information from this system of records 
may be disclosed to law students participating in a volunteer legal 
support program approved by the Judge Advocate General of the Army.''
* * * * *

Storage:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Paper records and electronic 
storage media.''
* * * * *

Safeguards:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Records are maintained in a secure 
controlled area and are accessible only to authorized personnel. 
Physical and electronic access is restricted to designated individuals 
having a need therefore in the performance of official duties. 
Buildings are equipped with alarms, cameras, and monitored 
continuously.''

Retention and disposal:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Permanent. Keep in CFA until no 
longer needed for conducting business, then retire to Records Holding 
Area/Army Electronic Archives (RHA/AEA). The RHA/AEA will transfer to 
the National Archives when record is 20 years old.''
* * * * *
A0027-50 DAJA

System name:
    Foreign Jurisdiction Case Files.

System location:
    Office of the Judge Advocate General, Headquarters, Department of 
the Army, International and Operational Law Division, Washington, DC 
20310-2210. (Copy of record will exist for shorter periods in Office of 
the Staff Judge Advocate at the command where case originated.)

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Members of the U.S. Army; civilians employed by, serving with, or 
accompanying the U.S. Army abroad; and dependents of such individuals 
who have been subject to the exercise of civil or criminal jurisdiction 
by foreign courts or foreign administrative agencies and/or sentenced 
to unsuspended confinement.

Categories of records in the system:
    Individual case reports concerning the exercise of jurisdiction by 
foreign tribunals, trial observer reports, requests for provision of 
counsel, records of trials, requests for local authorities to refrain 
from exercising their jurisdiction; communications with other lawyers, 
officials within the Department of the Army and/or Defense, diplomatic 
missions; other selected relevant documents.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    10 U.S.C. 3013; Department of Defense Directive 5525.1; Army 
Regulation 27-50, Status of Forces Policies, Procedures, and 
Information; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

Purpose(s):
    To monitor development and status of each individual case to ensure 
that all rights and protection to which U.S. personnel abroad and their 
dependents are entitled under pertinent international agreements are 
accorded such personnel; to obtain information to answer queries 
regarding the status and disposition of individual cases involving the 
exercise of civil or criminal jurisdiction by foreign courts or foreign 
administrative agencies to render management and statistical reports.

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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 DoD as a routine use 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
    The `Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of the Army's 
compilation of systems of records notices also apply to this system.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    Paper records and electronic storage media.

Retrievability:
    By individual's surname.

Safeguards:
    Records are maintained in a secure controlled area and are 
accessible only to authorized personnel. Physical and electronic access 
is restricted to designated individuals having a need therefore in the 
performance of official duties. Buildings are equipped with alarms, 
cameras, and monitored continuously.

Retention and disposal:
    Permanent. Keep in CFA until no longer needed for conducting 
business, then retire to Records Holding Area/Army Electronic Archives 
(RHA/AEA). The RHA/AEA will transfer to the National Archives when 
record is 20 years old.

System manager(s) and address:
    The Judge Advocate General, Headquarters, Department of the Army, 
Washington, DC 20310-2210.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to either the Judge Advocate General, Headquarters, Department of the 
Army, Washington, DC 20310-2210 or the Staff Judge Advocate of the 
installation or Command where legal assistance was sought. Official 
mailing addresses can be obtained by writing the system manager.
    Individual should provide full name, current address and telephone 
number or case number and office symbol appearing on official 
correspondence concerning the matter, any other identifying information 
and signature.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to either the 
Judge Advocate General, Headquarters, Department of the Army, 
Washington, DC 20310-2210 or the Staff Judge Advocate of the 
installation or Command where legal assistance was sought. Official 
mailing addresses can be obtained by writing the system manager.
    Individual should provide full name, current address and telephone 
number, case number or office symbol appearing on official 
correspondence concerning the matter, any other identifying information 
and signature.

Contesting record procedures:
    The Army's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents 
and appealing initial agency determinations are contained in Army 
Regulation 340-21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained from the system 
manager.

Record source categories:
    From the individual, his/her attorney, foreign government agencies, 
Department of State, law enforcement jurisdictions, relevant Army 
records and reports.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.

[FR Doc. E8-15929 Filed 7-11-08; 8:45 am]
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