[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12368-12369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04053]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Postal Service\TM\.

ACTION: Notice of modification to existing system of records.

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SUMMARY: The United States Postal Service[supreg] is proposing to 
modify a General Privacy Act System of Records. These updates are being 
made due to changes to a Web site developed for retired postal 
employees.

DATES: The revision will become effective without further notice on 
March 25, 2013, unless comments received on or before that date result 
in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to the Records Office, 
United States Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Room 9431, 
Washington, DC 20260-2201. Copies of all written comments will be 
available at this address for public inspection and photocopying 
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Eyre, Manager, Records Office, 
202-268-2608.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is in accordance with the 
Privacy Act requirement that agencies publish

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their amended systems of records in the Federal Register when there is 
a revision, change, or addition. The Postal Service\TM\ has reviewed 
this system of records and has determined that this General Privacy Act 
System of Records should be revised to modify Categories of Records in 
the System, Purpose(s), and Retention and Disposal.

I. Background

    The U.S. Postal Service has a Web site called keepingposted.org 
available for retired USPS employees who want to stay connected with 
postal news, events and people. This site also provides links to other 
retirement resources and services.

II. Rationale for Changes to USPS Privacy Act Systems of Records

    The Postal Service wants to contact postal retirees to make them 
aware they can find on the Keeping Posted Web site up-to-date news and 
information about the organization, messages to retirees from the 
Postmaster General, as well as continuing federal retiree benefit 
information.

III. Description of Changes to Systems of Records

    The Postal Service is modifying one system of records listed below. 
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11), interested persons are invited to 
submit written data, views, or arguments on this proposal. A report of 
the proposed modifications has been sent to Congress and to the Office 
of Management and Budget for their evaluation. The Postal Service does 
not expect this amended notice to have any adverse effect on individual 
privacy rights. The affected system is as follows:
USPS 100.000

SYSTEM NAME:
    General Personnel Records
    Accordingly, for the reasons stated, the Postal Service proposes 
changes in the existing system of records as follows:
USPS 100.000

SYSTEM NAME:
    General Personnel Records

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM
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    1. Employee, former employee, and family member information: 
Name(s), Social Security Number(s), Employee Identification Number, 
date(s) of birth, place(s) of birth, marital status, postal assignment 
information, work contact information, home address(es) and phone 
number(s), finance number(s), duty location, and pay location.
* * * * *

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    9. Email Addresses: personal email address(es) for retired 
employees are retained in a separate database and file from other 
current and former employee information.

PURPOSE(S):
* * * * *

[ADD NEW TEXT]
    6. To provide federal benefit information to retired employees.
* * * * *

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
* * * * *

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    7. Records to provide federal benefit information to retired 
employees are retained 10 years. The record may be purged at the 
request of the retired employee.

Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
[FR Doc. 2013-04053 Filed 2-21-13; 8:45 am]
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