[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74019-74021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30042]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2010-OS-0156]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: National Security Agency/Central Security Service, DoD.

ACTION: Notice To Alter a System of Records.

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SUMMARY: The National Security Agency/Central Security Service 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: This proposed action will be effective without further notice on 
December 30, 2010 unless comments are received which result in a 
contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and/
Regulatory Information Number (RIN) and title, by any of the following 
methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, Room 3C843, 
1160 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this 
Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other 
submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions 
available for public viewing on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any 
personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Security Agency/Central 
Security Service, Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Office, 
9800 Savage Road, Suite 6248, Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755-6248, Ms. 
Anne Hill at (301) 688-6527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Security Agency/Central 
Security Service system 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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT address above.
    The proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a of the 
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on November 17, 2010, 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 18, 2010.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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System Name:
    Operations Files (January 3, 2002, 67 FR 309).
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Changes:
System Name:
    Change system name to ``Operations Files.''
* * * * *

Categories of records in the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Records include individual's name, 
Social Security Number (SSN); employee identification number; 
administrative information; biographic information; intelligence 
requirements, analysis and reporting; information

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systems security analysis and reporting; operational records; articles; 
public-source data; and other published information on individuals and 
events of interest to NSA/CSS; actual or purported compromises of 
classified intelligence; countermeasures in connection therewith; and 
identification of classified source documents and distribution 
thereof.''

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``National Security Agency Act of 
1959, as amended (Pub. L. 86-36) (codified at 50 U.S.C. 402 note); E.O. 
12333, as amended, United States Intelligence Activities; E.O. 13526, 
Classified National Security Information; National Security Directive 
42, National Policy for the Security of National Security 
Telecommunications and Information Systems; and E.O. 9397 (SSN), as 
amended.''
* * * * *

Storage:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Paper records in file folders and 
electronic storage media.''

Retrievability:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Information is retrieved by 
individual's name, Social Security Number (SSN), and/or employee 
identification number.''
* * * * *

Safeguards:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Buildings are secured by a series 
of guarded pedestrian gates and checkpoints. Access to facilities is 
limited to security-cleared personnel and escorted visitors only. 
Within the facilities themselves, access to paper and computer 
printouts is controlled by limited-access facilities and lockable 
containers. Access to electronic means is computer password 
protected.''

Retention and Disposal:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Intelligence Reports: Permanent, 
transfer to the NSA/CSS Records Center when 5 years old and transfer to 
the National Archives and Records Administration when 50 years old.
    Intelligence Products: Permanent, transfer to the NSA/CSS Records 
Center when 5 years old and transfer to the National Archives and 
Records Administration when 50 years old.
    Intelligence Collection Records: Temporary, transfer to NSA/CSS 
Records Center annually, review every 5 years for destruction.
    Production records: Temporary, review every 5 years for 
destruction.
    Records are destroyed by pulping, burning, shredding, or erasure or 
destruction of magnet media.''
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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 the National Security Agency/Central 
Security Service, Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Office, 9800 
Savage Road, Suite 6248, Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755-6248.
    Written inquiries should contain the individual's full name, 
address and telephone number.''

Record access procedures:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals seeking access to 
information about themselves contained in this system should address 
written inquiries to the National Security Agency/Central Security 
Service, Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Office, 9800 Savage 
Road, Suite 6248, Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755-6248.
    Written inquiries should contain the individual's full name, 
address and telephone number.''

Contesting record procedures:
    Delete entry and replace with ``The NSA/CSS rules for contesting 
contents and appealing initial determinations are published at 32 CFR 
part 322 or may be obtained by written request addressed to the 
National Security Agency/Central Security Service, Freedom of 
Information Act/Privacy Act Office, 9800 Savage Road, Suite 6248, Ft. 
George G. Meade, MD 20755-6248.''
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System name:
    Operations Records.

System location:
    National Security Agency/Central Security Service, Ft. George G. 
Meade, MD 20755-6000.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Individuals identified in foreign intelligence, 
counterintelligence, or information system security reports and 
supportive materials, including individuals involved in matters of 
foreign intelligence interest, information systems security interest, 
the compromise of classified information, or terrorism.

Categories of records in the system:
    Records include individual's name, Social Security Number (SSN), 
employee identification number; administrative information; biographic 
information; intelligence requirements, analysis and reporting; 
information systems security analysis and reporting; operational 
records; articles, public-source data, and other published information 
on individuals and events of interest to NSA/CSS; actual or purported 
compromises of classified intelligence; countermeasures in connection 
therewith; and identification of classified source documents and 
distribution thereof.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    National Security Agency Act of 1959, as amended (Pub. L. 86-36) 
(codified at 50 U.S.C. 402 note); E.O. 12333, as amended, United States 
Intelligence Activities; E.O. 13526, Classified National Security 
Information; National Security Directive 42, National Policy for the 
Security of National Security Telecommunications and Information 
Systems; and E.O. 9397 (SSN), as amended.

Purpose(s):
    To maintain records on foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, 
and information systems security matters relating to the mission of the 
National Security Agency.

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 of 1974, these records 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 U.S. Government agencies, and in some instances foreign 
government agencies or their representatives, to provide foreign 
intelligence, counterintelligence, information systems security 
information, and other information.
    To U.S. Government officials regarding compromises of classified 
information including the document(s) apparently compromised, 
implications of disclosure of intelligence sources and methods, 
investigative data on compromises, and statistical and substantive 
analysis of the data.
    To any U.S. Government organization in order to facilitate any 
security, employment, detail, liaison, or contractual decision by any 
U.S. Government organization.
    Records may further be disclosed to agencies involved in the 
protection of

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intelligence sources and methods to facilitate such protection and to 
support intelligence analysis and reporting.
    The DoD `Blanket Routine Uses' published at the beginning of the 
NSA/CSS' 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:
    Paper records in file folders and electronic storage media.

Retrievability:
    Information is retrieved by individual's name, Social Security 
Number (SSN), and/or employee identification number.

Safeguards:
    Buildings are secured by a series of guarded pedestrian gates and 
checkpoints. Access to facilities is limited to security-cleared 
personnel and escorted visitors only. Within the facilities themselves, 
access to paper and computer printouts are controlled by limited-access 
facilities and lockable containers. Access to electronic means is 
controlled by computer password protection.

Retention and disposal:
    Intelligence Reports: Permanent, transfer to the NSA/CSS Records 
Center when 5 years old and transfer to the National Archives and 
Records Administration when 50 years old.
    Intelligence Products: Permanent, transfer to the NSA/CSS Records 
Center when 5 years old and transfer to the National Archives and 
Records Administration when 50 years old.
    Intelligence Collection Records: Temporary, transfer to NSA/CSS 
Records Center annually, review every 5 years for destruction. 
Production records: Temporary, review every 5 years for destruction.
    Records are destroyed by pulping, burning, shredding, or erasure or 
destruction of magnet media.

System manager(s) and address:
    Director, National Security Agency/Central Security Service, Ft. 
George G. Meade, MD 20755-6000.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the National Security Agency/Central Security Service, Freedom of 
Information Act/Privacy Act Office, 9800 Savage Road, Suite 6248, Ft. 
George G. Meade, MD 20755-6248.
    Written inquiries should contain the individual's full name, 
address and telephone number.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the 
National Security Agency/Central Security Service, Freedom of 
Information Act/Privacy Act Office, 9800 Savage Road, Suite 6248, Ft. 
George G. Meade, MD 20755-6248.
    Written inquiries should contain the individual's full name, 
address and telephone number.

Contesting record procedures:
    The NSA/CSS rules for contesting contents and appealing initial 
determinations are published at 32 CFR part 322 or may be obtained by 
written request addressed to the National Security Agency/Central 
Security Service, Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Office, 9800 
Savage Road, Suite 6248, Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755-6248.

Record source categories:
    Individuals themselves; U.S. agencies and organizations; media, 
including periodicals, newspapers, and broadcast transcripts; public 
and classified reporting; intelligence source documents; investigative 
reports; and correspondence.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    Information specifically authorized to be classified under E.O. 
12958, as implemented by DoD 5200.1-R, may be exempt pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552a(k)(1).
    Investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes, other 
than material within the scope of subsection 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), may 
be exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). However, if an individual is 
denied any right, privilege, or benefit for which he would otherwise be 
entitled by Federal law or for which he would otherwise be eligible, as 
a result of the maintenance of the information, the individual will be 
provided access to the information exempt to the extent that disclosure 
would reveal the identity of a confidential source. NOTE: When claimed, 
this exemption allows limited protection of investigative reports 
maintained in a system of records used in personnel or administrative 
actions.
    Investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of 
determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for federal 
civilian employment, military service, federal contracts, or access to 
classified information may be exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5), 
but only to the extent that such material would reveal the identity of 
a confidential source.
    An exemption rule for this record system has been promulgated 
according to the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(1), (2), and (3), (c) 
and (e) and published in 32 CFR part 322. For additional information 
contact the system manager.

[FR Doc. 2010-30042 Filed 11-29-10; 8:45 am]
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