[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49763-49764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19932]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2014-OS-0122]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Defense, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to alter a System of Records.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to alter a 
system of records, DWHS P49, entitled ``Reasonable Accommodation 
Program Records'' in its inventory of record systems subject to the 
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This system is used to document 
requests for reasonable accommodation(s) (regardless of type of 
accommodation) and the outcome of such requests for employees of 
Washington Headquarters Services/Human Resources Directorate serviced 
components with known physical and mental impairments and applicants 
for employment with Washington Headquarters Services/Human Resources 
Directorate serviced components.

DATES: Comments will be accepted on or before September 22, 2014. This 
proposed action will be effective the date following the end of the 
comment period 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. Cindy Allard, Chief, OSD/JS 
Privacy Office, Freedom of Information Directorate, Washington 
Headquarters Service, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155, 
or by phone at (571) 372-0461.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of the Secretary of Defense 
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 
or at the Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Office Web site at http://dpclo.defense.gov/.
    The proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on July 16, 2014, 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: August 19, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
DWHS P49

System name:
    Reasonable Accommodation Program Records (December 9, 2011, 76 FR 
76956).

Changes:
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System location:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Human Resources Directorate, Labor 
and Management Employee Relations Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 
Alexandria, VA 20350-3200.''
* * * * *

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``29 U.S.C. 791, Employment of 
Individuals with Disabilities; 42 U.S.C. Chapter 126, Equal Opportunity 
for Individuals with Disabilities; 29 CFR Part 1630, Regulations to 
Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act; E.O. 13163, Increasing the Opportunities for 
Individuals with Disabilities to be Employed in the Federal Government; 
E.O. 13164, Requiring Federal Agencies to Establish Procedures to 
Facilitate the Provision of Reasonable Accommodation; DoD Directive 
1020.1, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and 
Activities Assisted or Conducted by the Department of Defense; and 
Director of Administration and Management Administrative Instruction 
114, Reasonable Accommodation Program for Individuals with 
Disabilities.''
* * * * *

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories 
of users and the purposes of such uses:
    Delete entry and replace with ``In addition to those disclosures 
generally

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permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as 
amended, the records contained herein 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 that appear at the beginning of the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) compilation of systems of 
records notices may apply to this system.''
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Retention and disposal:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Applicant records are destroyed 
three years after superseded or when no longer needed.
    Employee records are destroyed three years after separation from 
the agency or all appeals are concluded whichever is later.''

System manager(s) and address:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Assistant Director, Labor and 
Management Employee Relations Division, Human Resources Directorate, 
Washington Headquarters Services, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, 
VA 20350-3200.''

Notification procedures:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals seeking to determine 
whether this system of records contains information about themselves 
should address written inquiries to Assistant Director, Labor and 
Management Employee Relations Division, Human Resources Directorate, 
Washington Headquarters Services, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, 
VA 20350-3200.
    Signed, written requests must contain individual's name and 
address.''

Record access procedures:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals seeking to access 
records about themselves contained in this system of records should 
address written inquiries to the Office of the Secretary of Defense/
Joint Staff Freedom of Information Act Requester Service Center, Office 
of Freedom of Information; 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington DC 20301-
1155.
    Signed, written requests must contain the name and number of this 
System of Records Notice, the individual's name and address.''

Contesting record procedures:
    Delete entry and replace with ``The OSD rules for accessing 
records, for contesting contents and appealing initial agency 
determinations are published in Office of the Secretary of Defense 
Administrative Instruction 81; 32 CFR part 311; or may be obtained from 
the system manager.''
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