[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 32 (Thursday, February 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7669-7671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3513]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID USA-2009-0003]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to alter a system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is proposing to alter 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 March 23, 2009 unless 
comments are received that would result in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Department of the Army, 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, (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 proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on February 11, 2009, 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: February 12, 2009.
Morgan E. Frazier,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
A0025-2 SAIS DoD

System name:
    Defense Biometric Services (October 15, 2008, 73 FR 61093).

Changes:
* * * * *

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals covered include, but 
are

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not limited to, members of the U.S. Armed Forces, DoD civilian and 
contractor personnel, military reserve personnel, Army and Air National 
Guard personnel, foreign national partners, and other individuals (who 
are U.S. citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence) 
requiring or requesting employment by DoD and/or access to DoD or DoD 
controlled information systems and/or DoD or DoD contractor operated or 
controlled installations and facilities.''

Categories of records in the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Biometrics images; biometric 
templates; supporting documents; identifying biographic information 
including, but not limited to, name, Social Security Number (SSN), date 
of birth, place of birth, height, weight, eye color, hair color, race, 
globally unique identifier, organization, telephone number, office 
symbol, clearance, gender, and similar relevant information; and 
information from and electronic images of international, federal, 
tribal, or state issued individual identity documents.''

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``10 U.S.C. 113, Secretary of 
Defense; 10 U.S.C. 3013, Secretary of the Army; 10 U.S.C. 5013, 
Secretary of the Navy; 10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air Force; E.O. 
12333, United States Intelligence Activities; E.O. 13467, Reforming 
Processes Related to Suitability for Government Employment, Fitness for 
Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for Access to Classified National 
Security Information; National Defense Authorization Act of 2008, 
Section 1069; DoDD 8521.01E, Department of Defense Biometrics; DoDD 
8500.1, Information Assurance; AR 25-2, Information Assurance and E.O. 
9397 (SSN).''
* * * * *

Retrievability:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Name, Social Security Number (SSN), 
biometric template, fingerprints, face, iris, DNA and other biometric 
data.''
* * * * *

Retention and disposal:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Data is destroyed when superseded 
or when no longer needed for operational purposes, whichever is later 
by shredding, pulping, degaussing or erasing.''

System manager(s) and address:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Director, Biometrics Task Force, 
1901 South Bell Street, Suite 900, Arlington, Virginia 22202-4512.''

Notification procedure:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals seeking to determine 
whether information about themselves is contained in this system should 
address written inquiries to Director, Biometrics Task Force, 1901 
South Bell Street, Suite 900, Arlington, Virginia 22202-4512.
    For verification purposes, individual should provide full name, 
Social Security Number (SSN), sufficient details to permit locating 
pertinent records and signature.''

Record access procedures:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals seeking access to 
information about themselves contained in this system should address 
written inquiries to Director, Biometrics Task Force, 1901 South Bell 
Street, Suite 900, Arlington, Virginia 22202-4512.
    For verification purposes, individual should provide full name, 
Social Security Number (SSN), sufficient details to permit locating 
pertinent records and signature.''
* * * * *
A0025-2 SAIS DoD

System name:
    Defense Biometric Services.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Individuals covered include, but are not limited to, members of the 
U.S. Armed Forces, DoD civilian and contractor personnel, military 
reserve personnel, Army and Air National Guard personnel, foreign 
national partners, and other individuals (who are U.S. citizens or 
aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence) requiring or 
requesting employment by DoD and/or access to DoD or DoD controlled 
information systems and/or DoD or DoD contractor operated or controlled 
installations and facilities.

Categories of records in the system:
    Biometrics images; biometric templates; supporting documents; 
identifying biographic information including, but not limited to, name, 
Social Security Number (SSN), date of birth, place of birth, height, 
weight, eye color, hair color, race, globally unique identifier, 
organization, telephone number, office symbol, clearance, gender, and 
similar relevant information; and information from and electronic 
images of international, federal, tribal, or state issued individual 
identity documents.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    10 U.S.C. 113, Secretary of Defense; 10 U.S.C. 3013, Secretary of 
the Army; 10 U.S.C. 5013, Secretary of the Navy; 10 U.S.C. 8013, 
Secretary of the Air Force; E.O. 12333, United States Intelligence 
Activities; E.O. 13467, Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for 
Government Employment, Fitness for Contractor Employees, and 
Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information; 
National Defense Authorization Act of 2008, Section 1069; DoDD 
8521.01E, Department of Defense Biometrics; DoDD 8500.1, Information 
Assurance; AR 25-2, Information Assurance and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

Purpose(s):
    To control logical and physical access to Department of Defense 
(DoD) and DoD controlled information systems and DoD or DoD contractor 
operated or controlled installations and facilities and to support the 
DoD physical and logical security, force protection, identity 
management, personnel recovery, and information assurance programs, by 
identifying an individual or verifying/authenticating the identity of 
an individual through the use of biometrics (i.e., measurable 
physiological or behavioral characteristics) for purposes of protecting 
U.S./Coalition/allied government and/or U.S./Coalition/allied national 
security areas of responsibility and information.
    Information assurance purposes include the administration of 
passwords and identification numbers for operators/users of data in 
automated media; identifying data processing and communication 
customers authorized access to or disclosure from data residing in 
information processing and/or communication activities; and determining 
the propriety of individual access into the physical data residing in 
automated media.

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:
    To Federal, State, tribal, local, or foreign agencies, for the 
purposes of law enforcement, counterterrorism, immigration management 
and control, and homeland security as authorized by U.S. Law or 
Executive Order, or for the

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purpose of protecting the territory, people, and interests of the 
United States of America against breaches of security related to DoD 
controlled information or facilities, and against terrorist activities.
    The DoD ``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 in file folders and electronic storage media.

Retrievability:
    Name, Social Security Number (SSN), biometric template, 
fingerprints, face, iris, DNA and other biometric data.

Safeguards:
    Computerized records maintained in a controlled area are accessible 
only to authorized personnel. Records are maintained in a controlled 
facility. Physical entry is restricted by the use of locks, guards, and 
is accessible only to authorized personnel. Physical and electronic 
access is restricted to designated individuals having a need therefore 
in the performance of official duties and who are properly screened and 
cleared for need-to-know.

Retention and disposal:
    Data is destroyed when superseded or when no longer needed for 
operational purposes, whichever is later by shredding, pulping, 
degaussing or erasing.

System manager(s) and address:
    Director, Biometrics Task Force, 1901 South Bell Street, Suite 900, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-4512.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to Director, Biometrics Task Force, 1901 South Bell Street, Suite 900, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-4512.
    For verification purposes, individual should provide full name, 
Social Security Number (SSN), sufficient details to permit locating 
pertinent records and signature.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to Director, 
Biometrics Task Force, 1901 South Bell Street, Suite 900, Arlington, 
Virginia 22202-4512.
    For verification purposes, individual should provide full name, 
Social Security Number (SSN), sufficient details to permit locating 
pertinent records 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, DoD security offices, system managers, 
computer facility managers, automated interfaces for user codes on file 
at Department of Defense sites.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.

[FR Doc. E9-3513 Filed 2-18-09; 8:45 am]
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