[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52033-52037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20741]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

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Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Notice of a New System of 
Records

AGENCY: Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of creation of a new system of records.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as 
amended, the Department of the Interior is issuing a public notice of 
its intent to create the Department of the Interior Insider Threat 
Program system of records. The Department of the Interior Office of Law 
Enforcement and Security will use the system to facilitate management 
of insider threat investigations and activities associated with 
counterintelligence complaints, inquiries and investigations; identify 
potential threats to Department of the Interior resources and 
information assets; track referrals of potential insider threats to 
internal and external partners; and provide statistical reports and 
meet other insider threat reporting requirements. This newly 
established system will be included in the Department of the Interior's 
inventory of record systems.

DATES: Comments must be received by October 14, 2014. This new system 
will be effective October 14, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Any person interested in commenting on this amendment may do 
so by: Submitting comments in writing to the Departmental Privacy Act 
Officer, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 5547 MIB, Washington, DC 20240; 
hand-delivering comments to the Departmental Privacy Act Officer, 1849 
C Street NW., Mail Stop 5547 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 or emailing 
comments to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief, National Security Programs,

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Office of Law Enforcement and Security, Intelligence Division, 1849 C 
Street NW., MIB-3409, Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: 202-208-6206.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Department of the Interior (DOI) has created a Department-wide 
system, known as the Insider Threat Program system of records, to 
manage insider threat matters within DOI. The Insider Threat Program 
was mandated by Presidential Executive Order 13587, issued October 7, 
2011, which required Federal agencies to establish an insider threat 
detection and prevention program to ensure the security of classified 
networks and the responsible sharing and safeguarding of classified 
information consistent with appropriate protections for privacy and 
civil liberties. Insider threats include attempted or actual espionage, 
subversion, sabotage, terrorism or extremist activities directed 
against the Department of the Interior and its personnel, facilities, 
resources, and activities; unauthorized use of or intrusion into 
automated information systems; unauthorized disclosure of classified, 
controlled unclassified, sensitive, or proprietary information or 
technology; indicators of potential insider threats or other incidents 
that may indicate activities of an insider threat. The Insider Threat 
Program system may include information from any DOI bureau, office, 
program, record or source, and includes records from information 
security, personnel security, and systems security for both internal 
and external security threats.
    In a notice of proposed rulemaking, which is published separately 
in the Federal Register, the Department of the Interior is proposing to 
exempt records maintained in this system from certain provisions of the 
Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) and (k)(2).
    The system will be effective as proposed at the end of the comment 
period (the comment period will end 40 days after the publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register), unless comments are received 
which would require a contrary determination. DOI will publish a 
revised notice if changes are made based upon a review of the comments 
received.

II. Privacy Act

    The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, embodies fair information 
practice principles in a statutory framework governing the means by 
which Federal Agencies collect, maintain, use, and disseminate 
individuals' personal information. The Privacy Act applies to records 
about individuals that are maintained in a ``system of records.'' A 
``system of records'' is a group of any records under the control of an 
agency for which information is retrieved by the name of an individual 
or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particulars 
assigned to the individual. The Privacy Act defines an individual as a 
United States citizen or lawful permanent resident. As a matter of 
policy, DOI extends administrative Privacy Act protections to all 
individuals. Individuals may request access to their own records that 
are maintained in a system of records in the possession or under the 
control of DOI by complying with DOI Privacy Act regulations at 43 CFR 
part 2.
    The Privacy Act requires each agency to publish in the Federal 
Register a description denoting the type and character of each system 
of records that the agency maintains and the routine uses of each 
system to make agency recordkeeping practices transparent, notify 
individuals regarding the uses of their records, and assist individuals 
to more easily find such records within the agency. Below is the 
description of the Department of the Interior Insider Threat Program 
system of records.
    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), DOI has provided a report of 
this system of records to the Office of Management and Budget and to 
Congress.

III. Public Disclosure

    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Dated: August 26, 2014.
Teri Barnett,
DOI Privacy Act Officer.

SYSTEM NAME:

Insider Threat Program, DOI-50

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Classified and unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Office of Law Enforcement and Security, U.S. Department of the 
Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    The categories of individuals covered in the system include current 
and former DOI employees, potential employees, and contractors; other 
officials or employees of Federal, state, tribal, territorial, and 
local law enforcement organizations; complainants, informants, suspects 
and witnesses; persons with access to DOI facilities and 
infrastructure; members of the general public, including individuals 
and/or groups of individuals involved with insider threat matters, 
complaints or incidents involving classified systems or classified 
information; individuals being investigated as potential insider 
threats; individuals identified as the result of an administrative, 
security or investigative function who could pose a threat to DOI 
operations, data, personnel, facilities and systems; and foreign 
visitors or foreign contacts that become involved in the Foreign 
Visitors Program, or insider threat matters.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    This system may contain information from DOI bureaus, offices, 
programs, databases, records or sources, including incident reports, 
investigatory records, personnel security records, facility access 
records, network security records, security violations, travel records, 
foreign visitor records, foreign contact reports, financial disclosure 
reports, personnel records, medical records, information on 
complainants, informants, suspects, and witnesses, and records 
involving potential insider threats or activities directed against the 
Department of the Interior and its personnel, facilities, and 
resources. These records may contain the following information: Names, 
Social Security numbers, dates of birth, place of birth, security 
clearance, home addresses, work addresses, personal and official phone 
numbers, personal and official email addresses, other contact 
information, driver license numbers, vehicle identification numbers, 
license plate numbers, ethnicity and race, tribal identification 
numbers or other tribal enrollment data, work history, educational 
history, affiliations, information on family members, dependents, 
relatives and other personal associations, passport numbers, gender, 
fingerprints, hair and eye color, biometric data, and any other 
physical or distinguishing attributes of an individual. Investigation 
records and incident reports may include additional information such as 
photos, video, sketches, medical reports, and network use records, 
identification badge data,

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facility and access control records, email and text messages. Records 
may also include information concerning potential insider threat 
activity, counterintelligence complaints, investigative referrals, 
results of incident investigations, case number, forms, nondisclosure 
agreements, consent forms, documents, reports, and correspondence 
received, generated or maintained in the course of managing insider 
threat activities and conducting investigations related to the 
protection of DOI resources and information assets against potential 
insider threats.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, Public 
Law 108-458; Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2010, Public Law 
111-259; Title 28 U.S.C. 535, Investigation of Crimes Involving 
Government Officers and Employees; Limitations; Title 50 U.S.C. 402a, 
Coordination of Counterintelligence Activities; Executive Order 10450, 
Security Requirements for Government Employment, April 17, 1953; 
Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities (as 
amended); Executive Order 12829, National Industrial Security Program; 
Executive Order 12968, Access to Classified Information, August 2, 
1995; Executive Order 13467, Reforming Processes Related to Suitability 
for Government Employment, Fitness for Contractor Employees, and 
Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information, 
June 30, 2008; Executive Order 13488, Granting Reciprocity on Excepted 
Service and Federal Contractor Employee Fitness and Reinvestigating 
Individuals in Positions of Public Trust, January 16, 2009; Executive 
Order 13526, Classified National Security Information; Executive Order 
13587, Structural Reforms to Improve the Security of Classified 
Networks and the Responsible Sharing and Safeguarding of Classified 
Information, October 7, 2011; and Presidential Memorandum National 
Insider Threat Policy and Minimum Standards for Executive Branch 
Insider Threat Programs, November 21, 2012.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    The primary purpose of the Insider Threat Program system of records 
is to manage insider threat matters; facilitate insider threat 
investigations and activities associated with counterintelligence 
complaints, inquiries and investigations; identify potential threats to 
Department of the Interior resources and information assets; track 
referrals of potential insider threats to internal and external 
partners; and provide statistical reports and meet other insider threat 
reporting requirements.
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a portion of the records or 
information contained in this system may be disclosed outside DOI as a 
routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
    (1)(a) To any of the following entities or individuals, when the 
circumstances set forth in paragraph (b) are met:
    (i) The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ);
    (ii) A court or an adjudicative or other administrative body;
    (iii) A party in litigation before a court or an adjudicative or 
other administrative body; or
    (iv) Any DOI employee acting in his or her individual capacity if 
DOI or DOJ has agreed to represent that employee or pay for private 
representation of the employee;
    (b) When:
    (i) One of the following is a party to the proceeding or has an 
interest in the proceeding:
    (A) DOI or any component of DOI;
    (B) Any other Federal agency appearing before the Office of 
Hearings and Appeals;
    (C) Any DOI employee acting in his or her official capacity;
    (D) Any DOI employee acting in his or her individual capacity if 
DOI or DOJ has agreed to represent that employee or pay for private 
representation of the employee;
    (E) The United States, when DOJ determines that DOI is likely to be 
affected by the proceeding; and
    (ii) DOI deems the disclosure to be:
    (A) Relevant and necessary to the proceeding; and
    (B) Compatible with the purpose for which the records were 
compiled.
    (2) To a congressional office in response to a written inquiry that 
an individual covered by the system, or the heir of such individual if 
the covered individual is deceased, has made to the office, to the 
extent the records have not been exempted from disclosure pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) and (k)(2).
    (3) To the Executive Office of the President in response to an 
inquiry from that office made at the request of the subject of a record 
or a third party on that person's behalf, or for a purpose compatible 
for which the records are collected or maintained, to the extent the 
records have not been exempted from disclosure pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552a(j)(2) and (k)(2).
    (4) To any criminal, civil, or regulatory law enforcement authority 
(whether Federal, State, territorial, local, tribal or foreign) when a 
record, either alone or in conjunction with other information, 
indicates a violation or potential violation of law--criminal, civil, 
or regulatory in nature, and the disclosure is compatible with the 
purpose for which the records were compiled.
    (5) To an official of another Federal agency to provide information 
needed in the performance of official duties related to reconciling or 
reconstructing data files or to enable that agency to respond to an 
inquiry by the individual to whom the record pertains.
    (6) To Federal, State, territorial, local, tribal, or foreign 
agencies that have requested information relevant or necessary to the 
hiring, firing or retention of an employee or contractor, or the 
issuance of a security clearance, license, contract, grant or other 
benefit, when the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which 
the records were compiled.
    (7) To representatives of the National Archives and Records 
Administration to conduct records management inspections under the 
authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
    (8) To State and local governments and tribal organizations to 
provide information needed in response to court order and/or discovery 
purposes related to litigation, when the disclosure is compatible with 
the purpose for which the records were compiled.
    (9) To an expert, consultant, or contractor (including employees of 
the contractor) of DOI that performs services requiring access to these 
records on DOI's behalf to carry out the purposes of the system.
    (10) To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when:
    (a) It is suspected or confirmed that the security or 
confidentiality of information in the system of records has been 
compromised; and
    (b) The Department has determined that as a result of the suspected 
or confirmed compromise there is a risk of harm to economic or property 
interest, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security or integrity 
of this system or other systems or programs (whether maintained by the 
Department or another agency or entity) that rely upon the compromised 
information; and
    (c) The disclosure is made to such agencies, entities and persons 
who are reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the 
Department's

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efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and 
prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
    (11) To the Office of Management and Budget during the coordination 
and clearance process in connection with legislative affairs as 
mandated by OMB Circular A-19.
    (12) To the Department of the Treasury to recover debts owed to the 
United States.
    (13) To the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, and other Federal, 
State and local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of referring 
potential insider threats and information exchange on insider threat 
activity.
    (14) To agency contractors, grantees, or volunteers for DOI or 
other Federal Departments who have been engaged to assist the 
Government in the performance of a contract, grant, cooperative 
agreement, or other activity related to this system of records and who 
need to have access to the records in order to perform the activity.
    (15) To any criminal, civil, or regulatory authority (whether 
Federal, State, territorial, local, or tribal) for the purpose of 
providing background search information on individuals for legally 
authorized purposes, including but not limited to background checks on 
individuals residing in a home with a minor or individuals seeking 
employment opportunities requiring background checks.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
    None.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Electronic records are maintained in password-protected systems 
that are compliant with the Federal Information Security Management 
Act, and paper records are maintained in file cabinets. Access is 
limited to authorized personnel who have a need to access the records 
in the performance of their official duties.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Multiple fields allow retrieval of individual record information 
including first and last name, Social Security number, date of birth, 
phone number, and other types of information by key word search.

SAFEGUARDS:
    The records contained in this system are safeguarded in accordance 
with 43 CFR 2.226 and other applicable security and privacy rules and 
policies. During normal hours of operation, paper records are 
maintained in locked filed cabinets under the control of authorized 
personnel. Computerized records systems follow the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology privacy and security standards as developed 
to comply with the Privacy Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-579), Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), Federal Information Security 
Management Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-347), and the Federal Information 
Processing Standards 199, Standards for Security Categorization of 
Federal Information and Information Systems. Computer servers in which 
electronic records are stored are located in secured Department of the 
Interior facilities with physical, technical and administrative levels 
of security to prevent unauthorized access to the DOI network and 
information assets. Security controls include encryption, firewalls, 
audit logs, and network system security monitoring.
    Electronic data is protected through user identification, 
passwords, database permissions and software controls. Access to 
records in the system is limited to authorized personnel who have a 
need to access the records in the performance of their official duties, 
and each user's access is restricted to only the functions and data 
necessary to perform that person's job responsibilities. System 
administrators and authorized users are trained and required to follow 
established internal security protocols and must complete all security, 
privacy, and records management training and sign the DOI Rules of 
Behavior.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    A records retention schedule for the Insider Threat Program has 
been developed and submitted to the National Archives and Records 
Administration (NARA) for approval. Pending approval by NARA, these 
records will be treated as permanent. The proposed records disposition 
is temporary, and records will be destroyed when no longer needed for 
agency business. Approved disposition methods include shredding or 
pulping paper records, and degaussing or erasing electronic records in 
accordance with 384 Department Manual 1 and NARA guidelines.

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
    Chief, National Security Programs, Office of Law Enforcement and 
Security, Intelligence Division, 1849 C Street NW., MIB-3409, 
Washington, DC 20240.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    The Department of the Interior is proposing to exempt portions of 
this system from the notification procedures of the Privacy Act 
pursuant to sections (j)(2) and (k)(2). An individual requesting 
notification of the existence of records on himself or herself should 
send a signed, written inquiry to the System Manager identified above. 
The request envelope and letter should both be clearly marked ``PRIVACY 
ACT INQUIRY.'' A request for notification must meet the requirements of 
43 CFR 2.235.

RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    The Department of the Interior is proposing to exempt portions of 
this system from the access procedures of the Privacy Act pursuant to 
sections (j)(2) and (k)(2). An individual requesting records on himself 
or herself should send a signed, written inquiry to the System Manager 
identified above. The request should describe the records sought as 
specifically as possible. The request envelope and letter should both 
be clearly marked ``PRIVACY ACT REQUEST FOR ACCESS.'' A request for 
access must meet the requirements of 43 CFR 2.238.

CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES:
    The Department of the Interior is proposing to exempt portions of 
this system from the amendment procedures of the Privacy Act pursuant 
to sections (j)(2) and (k)(2). An individual requesting corrections or 
the removal of material from his or her records should send a signed, 
written request to the System Manager identified above. A request for 
corrections or removal must meet the requirements of 43 CFR 2.246.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Sources of information in the system include Department, bureau, 
office and program officials, employees, contractors, and other 
individuals who are associated with or represent the DOI; officials 
from other Federal, Tribal, State, and local government organizations; 
relevant DOI records, databases and files, including personnel security 
files, facility access records, security incidents or violation files, 
network security records, investigatory records, visitor records, 
travel records, foreign visitor or contact reports, and financial 
disclosure reports; and complainants, informants, suspects, and 
witnesses.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    This system contains classified and unclassified intelligence and 
law enforcement investigatory records

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related to counterintelligence and insider threat activities that are 
exempt from certain provisions of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) 
and (k)(2). Pursuant to the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) and 
(k)(2), the Department of the Interior has exempted portions of this 
system from the following subsections of the Privacy Act: (c)(3), 
(c)(4), (d), (e)(1) through (e)(3), (e)(4)(G) through (e)(4)(I), 
(e)(5), (e)(8), (e)(12), (f), and (g). In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 
553(b), (c) and (e), the Department of the Interior has promulgated 
rules, which have been published separately in today's Federal 
Register.

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