[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4889-4890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01640]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2014-OS-0013]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Defense Information Systems Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to add a new System of Records.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Information Systems Agency proposes to add a new 
system of records in its inventory of record systems subject to the 
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. The new system K890.16, Enterprise 
Mission Assurance Support Service (EMASS), will automate the DoD 
certification and accreditation process.

DATES: This proposed action will be effective on March 3, 2014 unless 
comments are received which result in a contrary determination. 
Comments will be accepted on or before March 3, 2014.

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: Jeanette Weathers-Jenkins, 6916 Cooper 
Avenue, Fort Meade, MD 20755-7901.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Information Systems Agency 
notices for systems of records 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 system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on March 18, 2013, to 
the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Senate 
Committee on 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: January 23, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
K890.16

System name:
    Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (EMASS).

System location:
    Defense Information Systems Agency, Defense Enterprise Computing 
Centers (DECC), 3990 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43213-1130.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    DoD government employees, military personnel and DoD contractors.

Categories of records in the system:
    Full name, organization, office phone number, title, position, 
grade, current DISA identification badge, grade, work email address, 
information technology (IT) position category, and clearance level.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulation; DoD Directive 5105.19, 
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA); and DoDI 8510.01, Department 
of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation 
Process (DIACAP).

Purpose(s):
    The system automates the DoD certification and accreditation 
process. Information collected on individuals is to determine role 
based access and whether or not a person has the correct qualifications 
to perform certification and accreditation within the DoD organization 
that is utilizing the system.

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, as amended, 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:
    The DoD Blanket Routine Uses set forth at the beginning of the 
DISA's compilation of systems of records notices may apply to this 
system.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    Electronic storage media.

Retrievability:
    Retrieved by name.

Safeguards:
    Access to EMASS is an encrypted Public Key-Enabled and requires 
authorization from the organization system administrator. The system is 
a role based access application and administrators have the rights to 
assign. Information is stored within the database that resides within a 
DISA Enclave. The DISA enclave has a number of security measures in 
place to protect the database from unauthorized access from outside the 
.mil. Backup tapes are stored in a locked safe and information is also 
backed up daily.

Retention and disposal:
    Disposition pending (until the National Archives and Records 
Administration approves retention and disposal schedule, records will 
be treated as permanent).

System manager(s) and address:
    EMASS Program Manager, Defense Information Systems Agency, Program 
Executive Office-Mission Assurance (PEO-MA) Room IA5, 6914 Cooper Ave, 
Fort Meade, MD 20755-0549.

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Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system of records should address 
written inquiries to the Defense Information Systems Agency, PEO-MA 
IA5, and 6914 Cooper Ave, Fort Meade, MD 20755-0549.
    The full name of the requesting individual will be required to 
determine if the system contains a record about him or her.
    The requester may also visit the system manager listed. The 
requester must present a copy of their current DISA identification 
badge or a copy of driver's license as proof of identity.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system of records should address written inquiries to 
the Defense Information Systems Agency, PEO-MA IA5, 6914 Cooper Ave, 
Fort Meade, MD 20755-0549.
    The full name of the requesting individual will be required to 
determine if the system contains a record about him or her.
    The requester may also visit the system manager listed. The 
requester must present a copy of their current DISA identification 
badge or a copy of driver's license as proof of identity.
    DISAs rules for accessing records, for contesting content and 
appealing initial agency determinations are published in DISA 
Instruction 210-225-2; 32 CFR part 316; or may be obtained from the 
systems manager.

Contesting record procedures:
    DISAs rules for accessing records, for contesting content and 
appealing initial agency determinations are published in DISA 
Instruction 210-225-2; 32 CFR part 316; or may be obtained from the 
systems manager.

Record source categories:
    From the individual.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.

[FR Doc. 2014-01640 Filed 1-29-14; 8:45 am]
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