[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3238-3239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1239]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2012-OS-0008]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Notice To Amend a System of Records.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency is proposing to amend a system of 
records in 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 February 22, 2012 
unless comments are received which result in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 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, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive East Tower, 2nd Floor, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number 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: Ms. Jody Sinkler, DLA FOIA/Privacy Act 
Office, Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: DGA, 8725 John J. 
Kingman Road, Suite 1644, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221, or by phone at 
(703) 767-5045.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Logistics Agency's system of 
record 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 in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The proposed 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 new or 
altered systems reports.

    Dated: January 18, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
S170.05

System name:
    Claims and Litigation Files (October 23, 2008, 73 FR 63139).

Changes:
* * * * *

System location:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Office of the General Counsel, 
Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, 
Suite 1644, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221, and the General Counsel 
Offices at the Defense Logistics Agency Primary Level Field Activities. 
Addresses may be obtained from the System manager below.''
* * * * *

Safeguards:
    Add sentence to end of paragraph ``All users of the records must 
complete Information Assurance Awareness and DoD PII Training 
annually.''
* * * * *

System manager(s) and address:
    Delete entry and replace with ``General Counsel, Headquarters, 
Defense Logistics Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1644, Fort 
Belvoir, VA 22060-6221 and the General Counsel at the Defense Logistics 
Agency Primary Level Field Activity.''

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 DLA FOIA/Privacy Act Office, 
Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: DGA, 8725 John J. Kingman 
Road, Suite 1644, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221.
    Inquiry should include name of claimant/litigant, year of incident, 
and should contain court case number in order to ensure proper 
retrieval in those situations where a single litigant has more than one 
case with the Agency.''

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 DLA FOIA/Privacy Act Office, Headquarters, 
Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: DGA, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 
1644, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221.
    Inquiry should include name of claimant/litigant, year of incident, 
and should contain court case number in order to ensure proper 
retrieval in those situations where a single litigant has more than one 
case with the Agency.''

Contesting record procedures:
    Delete entry and replace with ``The DLA rules for accessing 
records, for contesting contents, and appealing initial agency 
determinations are contained in 32 CFR part 323, or may be obtained 
from the DLA FOIA/Privacy Act Office, Headquarters, Defense Logistics 
Agency, ATTN: DGA, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1644, Fort Belvoir, 
VA 22060-6221.''
* * * * *
S170.05

System name:
    Claims and Litigation Files.

System location:
    Office of the General Counsel, Headquarters, Defense Logistics 
Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1644, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-
6221, and the General Counsel Offices at the Defense Logistics Agency 
Primary Level Field Activities. Addresses may be obtained from the 
System manager below.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Individuals or entities who have filed claims or litigation against 
the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) or against whom DLA has initiated 
such actions. The system may also include claims and litigation filed 
against or on behalf of other federal agencies that are serviced by or 
receive legal support from DLA.

Categories of records in the system:
    Records collected and maintained include record subject's name, 
home or business address, telephone numbers, details of the claim or 
litigation, and settlement, resolution, or disposition documents.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; 10 U.S.C. 133, Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; 10 
U.S.C. 2386, Copyrights, patents, designs, etc.; acquisition; 28 U.S.C. 
514, Legal services on pending claims in departments and agencies; 28 
U.S.C. 1498, Patents and copyright Cases; 31 U.S.C. chapter 37, Claims; 
and 35 U.S.C. chapter 28, Infringement of patent.

Purpose(s):
    Records are used to represent DLA in claims and litigation.

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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 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 Federal, state, and local agencies authorized to investigate, 
audit, act on, negotiate, adjudicate, represent, or settle claims or 
issues arising from litigation.
    To agencies, entities, or individuals who have or are expected to 
have information concerning the claims or litigation at issue.
    To the Internal Revenue Service for address verification or for 
matters under their jurisdiction.
    To Federal, state, and local government agencies or other parties 
involved in approving, licensing, auditing, or otherwise having an 
identified interest in intellectual property issues.
    To defense contractors who have an identified interest in 
intellectual property at issue.
    The DoD ``Blanket Routine Uses'' apply to this system of records.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    Records may be stored on paper and on electronic storage media.

Retrievability:
    Records are retrieved by record subject's name.

Safeguards:
    Records are maintained in areas accessible only to DLA personnel 
who must use the records to perform their duties. The computer files 
are password protected with access restricted to authorized users. 
Records are secured in locked or guarded buildings, locked offices, or 
locked cabinets during non-duty hours. All users of the records must 
complete Information Assurance Awareness and DoD PII Training annually.

Retention and disposal:
    Claim records are destroyed 6 years and 3 months after final 
settlement. Litigation files are destroyed 6 years after case closing 
except that patent infringement litigation files are destroyed after 26 
years and copyright infringement files are destroyed after 56 years.

System manager(s) and address:
    General Counsel, Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, 8725 John 
J. Kingman Road, Suite 1644, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221 and the 
General Counsel at the Defense Logistics Agency Primary Level Field 
Activity.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the DLA FOIA/Privacy Act Office, Headquarters, Defense Logistics 
Agency, ATTN: DGA, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1644, Fort Belvoir, 
VA 22060-6221.
    Inquiry should include name of claimant/litigant, year of incident, 
and should contain court case number in order to ensure proper 
retrieval in those situations where a single litigant has more than one 
case with the Agency.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the DLA 
FOIA/Privacy Act Office, Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: 
DGA, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1644, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-
6221.
    Inquiry should include name of claimant/litigant, year of incident, 
and should contain court case number in order to ensure proper 
retrieval in those situations where a single litigant has more than one 
case with the Agency.

Contesting record procedures:
    The DLA rules for accessing records, for contesting contents, and 
appealing initial agency determinations are contained in 32 CFR part 
323, or may be obtained from the DLA FOIA/Privacy Act Office, 
Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: DGA, 8725 John J. Kingman 
Road, Suite 1644, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221.

Record Source Categories:
    Claimants, litigants, investigators, and through legal discovery 
under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.

[FR Doc. 2012-1239 Filed 1-20-12; 8:45 am]
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