[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66869-66870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26753]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[Docket ID: USAF-2008-0032]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to add a system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Air Force 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: The proposed action will be effective on December 12, 2008 
unless comments are received that would result in a contrary 
determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Air Force Privacy Act Officer, Office 
of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, SAF/XCX, 1800 
Air Force Pentagon, Suite 220, Washington, DC 20330-1800.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kenneth Brodie at (703) 696-7557.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Air Force's notices 
for systems of records 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 systems reports, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of 
the Privacy Act, were submitted on October 24, 2008, to the House 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Senate Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I to 
OMB Circular No. A-130, `Federal Agency Responsibilities for 
Maintaining Records About Individuals,' dated February 8, 1996, 
(February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).

    Dated: November 3, 2008.
Morgan E. Frazier,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
F011 ACC B

System name:
    Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Records.

System location:
    Department of Air Force, 552d Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, 552d 
Air Control Group (552 ACG), 7575 Sentry Blvd, Suite 117, Tinker AFB, 
OK 73145-9037.
    Official mailing addresses are published as an appendix to the Air 
Force's compilation of systems of records notices.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Air Force active duty military personnel, Air Force civilian 
employees, Air Force contractors, Air Force Reserve and those foreign 
military personnel who are attached to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for 
flying support.

Categories of records in the system:
    Personnel records related to an individual's ancillary training, 
qualifications, and schedules. Data fields contained in the records 
include: full name, e-mail address, Social Security Number (SSN), work 
phone, location, organization, job series, and grade.

Authority for Maintenance of the System:
    5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; 10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary 
of the Air Force; AFI 11-202V2 ACC Sup Aircrew Standardization/
Evaluation Program; AFI 11-401 Aviation Management; ACCI 11-464 
Training Records and Performance Evaluation in Formal Flying Training 
Programs; and EO 9397 (SSN).

Purpose(s):
    To manage and administer Air Force aviation and non-flying 
operations. This includes aircrew training and evaluation, flight 
schedule functions, flying safety and related functions needed to 
attain and maintain combat or mission readiness, ancillary training, 
scheduling functions, mobility/deployment requirements tracking.
    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 DoD `Blanket Routine Uses' published at the beginning of the 
Air Force's 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 and/or Social Security Number (SSN).

Safeguards:
    AMS provides detailed and specific access levels and permissions to 
ensure that only authorized users have access to read and or write 
information, or perform other operations with the system. Access will 
be granted using the Common Access Card (CAC) or username/password 
security model. A combination of physical, personnel, and system-
enforced security mechanisms control access. All accesses, whether 
procedural or system-enforced, are adjudicated based on each person's 
authorized ``need-to-know.''

Retention and disposal:
    Maintained until superseded, obsolete, or no longer needed. Destroy 
paper records by tearing, pulping, burning, shredding, or macerating. 
Destroy computer records by overwriting or degaussing.

System Manager and address:
    Chief, Maintenance Data Systems Analysis Section, Department of Air 
Force, 552d Air Control Group (552 ACG), ATTN: AMS PGM, 7575 Sentry 
Blvd, Suite 117, Tinker AFB, OK 73127-9037.

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Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records 
contains information about themselves should address written inquiries 
to Department of Air Force, 552d Air Control Group (552 ACG), ATTN: AMS 
PGM, 7575 Sentry Blvd, Suite 117, Tinker AFB, OK 73127-9037.
    Individuals may also contact the system manager at each unit 
utilizing AMS or the Host Database Manager. Official mailing addresses 
are published as an appendix to the Air Force's compilation of systems 
of records notices.
    In order to obtain records that are in AMS's files, a requester 
must submit a written request to 552d Air Control Group (552 ACG). 
Individuals wishing to file a request with 552 ACG must address their 
request in writing to 552d Air Control Group (552 ACG), Attn: AMS 
Program Manager, 7575 Sentry Blvd, Ste 117, Tinker AFB, OK 73145-2713.
    Written requests must contain specific information about each 
record sought, such as the date, title or name, author, recipient and 
subject matter of the record.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to 552d Air 
Control Group (552 ACG), ATTN: AMS PGM, 7575 Sentry Blvd, Suite 117, 
Tinker AFB, OK 73127-9037.
    Individuals may also contact the system manager at each unit 
utilizing AMS or the Host Database Manager. Official mailing addresses 
are published as an appendix to the Air Force's compilation of systems 
of records notices.
    In order to obtain records that are in AMS's files, a requester 
must submit a written request to 552d Air Control Group (552 ACG). 
Individuals wishing to file a request with 552 ACG must address their 
request in writing to 552d Air Control Group (552 ACG), Attn: AMS 
Program Manager, 7575 Sentry Blvd, Ste 117, Tinker AFB, OK 73145-2713.
    Written requests must contain specific information about each 
record sought, such as the date, title or name, author, recipient and 
subject matter of the record.

Contesting records procedures:
    The Air Force rules for accessing records and for contesting 
contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in 
Air Force Instruction 37-132; 32 CFR part 806b; or may be obtained from 
the system manager.

Record source categories:
    Automated system interfaces and source documents. AMS has an 
interface with the Air Force Resource Management System (AFORMS).

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.

 [FR Doc. E8-26753 Filed 11-10-08; 8:45 am]
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