[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40515-40516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16193]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 13-071]


Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy Act System of Records

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of records.

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SUMMARY: Each Federal agency is required by the Privacy Act of 1974 to 
publish a description of the systems of records it maintains containing 
personal information when a system is substantially revised, deleted, 
or created. In this notice, NASA provides the required information for 
a new system of records related to NASA's Astronaut Candidate Selection 
System. This new system will help streamline and expedite NASA's 
selection of astronauts, in accordance with requirements set forth in 
14 CFR part 1214, Subpart 1214.11, NASA Astronaut Candidate Recruitment 
and Selection Program.

DATES: Submit comments on or before 60 calendar days from the date of 
this publication.

ADDRESSES: Patti F. Stockman, NASA Privacy Act Officer, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-
0001, 202-358-4787, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NASA Privacy Act Officer, Patti F. 
Stockman, 202-358-4787, [email protected].
NASA 10ACSR

SYSTEM NAME:
    Astronaut Candidate Selection Records.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Location 5, as set forth in Appendix A.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    This system maintains information on persons who have applied to 
the agency for consideration as candidates for and recipients of 
training associated with

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NASA Astronaut and Human Space Flight Programs.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Records in this system include identifying information for the 
individuals in employment applications and resumes and records of 
specialized training, honors and awards. The system also contains 
relevant human resource correspondence, records an individual's 
qualifications for participation in a specialized program, evaluations 
of candidates, and final NASA determinations of candidates' 
qualification for the program.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    51 U.S.C. 20113; 44 U.S.C. 3101; 5 U.S.C. 3301, 3307, 3308, 3311, 
3312, and 3325.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES:
    NASA standard routine uses, as set forth in Appendix B.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Stored on a secure server as electronic records.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Records are retrieved from the system by any one or a combination 
of name, Discipline Area, or unique identification number.

SAFEGUARDS:
    Records are maintained within a secure, electronic database and 
protected in accordance with the requirements and procedures of the 
NASA regulations at 14 CFR 1212.605, utilizing database servers with 
self-encrypting ``data-at-rest'' technologies, located in secured, 
monitored, restricted access rooms. An approved security plan for this 
system has been established in accordance with OMB Circular A-130, 
Management of Federal Information Resources. Only key authorized 
employees with appropriately configured system roles can access the 
system through approved authentication methods, and only from 
workstations within the NASA Intranet or via a secure VPN connection 
that requires two-factor authentication.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    No records are authorized for disposal at this time, but will be 
transferred to NARA after 7 years of creation in accordance with 
Disposition Authority DAA-0255-2013-0001, once approved by the National 
Archives and Records Administration and incorporated into NASA Records 
Retention Schedules as Schedule 8, Item 35.

SYSTEM MANAGERS AND ADDRESSES:
    Astronaut Candidate Program Manager, Location 5, as set forth in 
Appendix A.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Individuals interested in inquiring about their records should 
notify the System Manager at the address given above.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
    Individuals who wish to gain access to their records should submit 
their request in writing to the system manager.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    The NASA regulations pertaining to access to records and for 
contesting contents and appealing initial determinations by individual 
concerned are set forth in 14 CFR 1212.4.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Civil servant application information is received by the NASA 
Astronaut Candidate Selection System from applicants themselves via an 
electronic interface with the NASA Enterprise Application Competency 
Center (NEACC) that receives a portion of all records from the 
USAJobs.gov Web site, operated by the United States Office of Personnel 
Management (OPM), and into which applicants enter their own application 
data. Candidate Qualification input is received directly from 
individuals used as references who have direct knowledge of applicant 
capabilities. In certain circumstances, updates to this information may 
be submitted by the individual on whom the record is maintained and/or 
the NASA Personnel Office(s).

    Dated: June 28, 2013.
Richard J. Keegan, Jr.,
NASA Chief Information Officer (Acting).
[FR Doc. 2013-16193 Filed 7-3-13; 8:45 am]
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