[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20249-20250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08091]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Notice of modification to existing systems of records.

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SUMMARY: The United States Postal Service[supreg] is proposing to 
modify one General Privacy Act Systems of Records. These updates are 
being made to facilitate the implementation of a complex, self-service 
password and to account for the collection of additional data elements 
including challenge questions, challenge answers, and optional email 
addresses to be used in the password reset process.

DATES: These revisions will become effective without further notice on 
May 12, 2014 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 20260-1101. 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: Matthew J. Connolly, Chief Privacy 
Officer, Privacy and Records Office, 202-268-8582 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is in accordance with the 
Privacy Act requirement that agencies publish their amended systems of 
records in the Federal Register when there is a revision, change, or 
addition. The Postal ServiceTM has reviewed these systems of 
records and has determined that this General Privacy Act System of 
Records should be revised to modify categories of records in the system 
and purpose(s).

I. Background

    Currently, Postal Service employees use their Postal Service-issued 
Employee Identification Number (EIN) and personal identification number 
(PIN) to access data pertaining to them in postal information systems 
such as PostalEASE, LiteBlue and other sites that they use EINs and 
PINs to access. To improve protection of employee privacy by 
strengthening the authentication process for accessing postal 
information systems, the Postal Service intends to implement a new, 
complex, self-service password to replace the existing self-service 
PIN.

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

    The system of records 500.000, Property Management Records, is 
being modified to account for the collection of an employee's challenge 
questions, challenge answers, and optionally, email addresses. These 
elements will be provided by the employee, collected during the initial 
establishment of the password, and will be used to authenticate the 
user in any subsequent requests by the user to reset his or her 
password.

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

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notice to have any adverse effect on individual privacy rights. The 
affected systems are as follows:
USPS 500.000

SYSTEM NAME:
    Property Management Records
    Accordingly, for the reasons stated, the Postal Service proposes 
changes in the existing systems of records as follows:
USPS 500.000

SYSTEM NAME:
    Property Management Records

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
* * * * *
    [ADD TEXT]

    4. Identity verification information: Question, answer, and email 
address.
* * * * *
    [RENUMBER REMAINING TEXT]

PURPOSE:
* * * * *
    [ADD TEXT]

    4. To authenticate user identity for the purpose of accessing USPS 
information systems.
* * * * *
    [RENUMBER REMAINING TEXT]
* * * * *

Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
[FR Doc. 2014-08091 Filed 4-10-14; 8:45 am]
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