[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6501-6502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02219]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2015-OS-0011]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Defense Contract Audit Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to alter a System of Records.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) proposes to amend a 
system of records notice, RDCAA 240.3, entitled ``Legal Opinions'' in 
its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 
1974, as amended. This system is used to maintain a historical 
reference for matters of legal precedence within DCAA to ensure 
consistency of action and the legal sufficiency of personnel actions.

DATES: Comments will be accepted on or before March 9, 2015. 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: Mr. Keith Mastromichalis, DCAA FOIA/
Privacy Act Management Analyst, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2135, 
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6219, Telephone number: (703) 767-1022.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Contract Audit Agency system of 
records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, have 
been published in the Federal Register and are available from the 
address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT or from the Defense Privacy 
and Civil Liberties Division Web site at http://dpcld.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 January 16, 2015, 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).


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    Dated: January 30, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
RDCAA 240.3

System name:
    Legal Opinions (January 3, 2011, 76 FR 115)

Changes:
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Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Any DCAA employee who is involved 
in personnel-related issues that require a legal opinion or legal 
representation for resolution.''

Categories of records in the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Full name of the individual, 
current address and telephone number. Office of the General Counsel 
files contain documents and background material related to: fraud 
investigations; personnel matters, including grievances and matters 
within the jurisdiction of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of Special Counsel, and Federal 
Labor Relations Authority; and security violations. Files contain 
copies of interoffice memoranda, statements of witnesses, reports of 
interviews and hearings, investigative materials, litigation reports, 
pleadings, correspondence, notes, Agency determinations, decision 
documents, and materials developed during, or in anticipation of, 
litigation.''
* * * * *

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 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 
DCAA's compilation of systems of records notices may apply to this 
system. The complete list of DoD blanket routine uses can be found 
online at: http://dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNsIndex/
BlanketRoutineUses.aspx.''

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Paper records and/or electronic 
storage media.''

Retrievability:
    Delete entry and replace with ``By individual's name, subject, and 
case number.''

Safeguards:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Under staff supervision during duty 
hours; security guards are provided during non-duty hours. Access to 
facilities is limited to security-cleared personnel and escorted 
visitors only. Files are stored in lockable containers and on 
electronic media made available only to individuals specifically 
authorized to access (e.g., access is controlled by computer accounts 
and passwords).''
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System manager(s) and address:
    Delete entry and replace with ``General Counsel, Headquarters, 
Defense Contract Audit Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2135, 
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6219.''
* * * * *

Contesting record procedures:
    Delete entry and replace with ``DCAA's rules for accessing records, 
for contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are 
published in DCAA Instruction 5410.10; 32 CFR part 317; or may be 
obtained from the system manager.''
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