[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35638-35639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15260]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2015-0021]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to amend a system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army proposes to amend a system of 
records, A0070-45 DASG, entitled ``Medical Scientific Research Data 
Files''. This is now a closed system; no new records will be added. 
Records were used to create a database of immunological or vaccinal 
data for research purposes to answer inquiries and provide data on 
health issues of individuals who participated in research conducted or 
sponsored by U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious 
Diseases, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, and U.S. 
Army Chemical Research, Development, and Engineering Center.

DATES: Comments will be accepted on or before July 22, 2015. This 
proposed action will be effective on the day 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: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
9010.
    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. Tracy Rogers, Department of the 
Army, Privacy Office, U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification 
Agency, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Room 144, Alexandria, VA 
22315-3827 or by phone at 703-428-7499.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Army systems of 
records notices 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 Division Web site at http://dpcld.defense.gov/.
    The proposed changes to the record system being amended are set 
forth below. The proposed amendment is not within the purview of 
subsection (r) of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, 
which requires the submission of a new or altered system report.

    Dated: June 17, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
A0070-45 DASG

System name:
    Medical Scientific Research Data Files (April 4, 2003, 68 FR 16484)

Changes:
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System name:
    Delete entry and replace with ``CLOSED--Medical Scientific Research 
Data Files.''

System location:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Primary location: U.S. Army Medical 
Research and Development Command, 504 Scott Street, Fort Detrick, MD 
21701-5009.
    Secondary location: U.S. Army Chemical Research, Development, and 
Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5423.''

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``This is a closed system--no new 
records will be added. Volunteers who participated in the Sandfly Fever 
(Clinical Research Data) studies at the U.S. Army Medical Research 
Institute of Infectious Diseases; individuals who participated in 
research sponsored by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development 
Command and the U.S. Army Chemical Research, Developments, and 
Engineering Center; and individuals at Fort Detrick who had been 
immunized with a biological product or who fell under the Occupational 
Health and Safety Act or Radiologic Safety Program.''
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Authority for maintenance of the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``10 U.S.C. 3013, Secretary of the 
Army; 10 U.S.C., Chapter 55, Medical and Dental Care; Army Regulation 
70-25, Use of Volunteers as Subjects of Research; Army Regulation 70-
45, Scientific and Technical Information Program; Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration Act of 1970; and E.O. 9397 (SSN), as 
amended.''

Purpose(s):
    Delete entry and replace with ``Records were used to create a 
database of immunological or vaccinal data for research purposes to 
answer inquiries and provide data on health issues of individuals who 
participated in

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research conducted or sponsored by U.S. Army Medical Research Institute 
of Infectious Diseases, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development 
Command, and U.S. Army Chemical Research, Development, and Engineering 
Center.
    To provide individual participants with newly acquired information 
that may impact their health; to maintain and manage scheduling of 
health screening tests immunizations, physicals, safety and 
immunogenicity and other special procedures for a given vaccine or 
biosurveillance program, radiologic safety program and occupational 
health safety program.''

Routine uses for 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:
    To the Department of Veteran Affairs to assist in making 
determinations relative to claims for service connected disabilities; 
and other such benefits.
    The DoD Blanket Routine Uses set forth at the beginning of the 
Army'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.

    Note: This system of records contains individually identifiable 
health information. The DoD Health Information Privacy Regulation 
(DoD 6025.18-R) issued pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability 
and Accountability Act of 1996, applies to most such health 
information. DoD 6025.18-R may place additional procedural 
requirements on the uses and disclosures of such information beyond 
those found in the Privacy Act of 1974 or mentioned in this system 
of records notice.''

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Storage:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Electronic storage media and paper 
records.''
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Safeguards:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Records are maintained in buildings 
which are locked when unattended and are accessed only by authorized 
personnel having an official need-to-know. DoD Components and approved 
users ensure that electronic and paper records collected and used are 
maintained in controlled areas accessible only to authorized personnel. 
Physical security differs from site to site, but the automated records 
must be maintained in controlled areas accessible only by authorized 
personnel. Access to computerized data is restricted by use of common 
access cards (CACs) and is accessible only by users with an authorized 
account. The system and electronic backups are maintained in controlled 
facilities that employ physical restrictions and safeguards such as 
security guards, identification badges, key cards, and locks.''

Retention and disposal:
    Delete entry and replace with ``The records are kept until no 
longer needed for conducting business, then retired to the Records 
Holding Area and/or Army Electronic Archive (RHA/AEA). The RHA/AEA will 
destroy records when the record is 75 years old.''

System manager(s) and address:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Commander, U.S. Army Medical 
Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), 1425 Porter 
Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5011 for special immunization records 
and research records that have been conducted at the facility.
    Office of The Surgeon General, Headquarters, Department of Army, 
5109 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3258 for all other records 
maintained in this system of records.''

Notification procedure:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals seeking to determine 
whether information about themselves is contained in this system of 
records should address written inquiries to the Commander, USAMRIID 
1425 Porter Street Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5011.
    For verification purposes the individual should provide full name, 
SSN, military status, and any other information verifiable from the 
record itself.
    For personal visits, the individual should provide a state or 
Federal picture identification card.
    In addition, the requester must provide a notarized statement or an 
unsworn declaration made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the 
following format:
    If executed outside the United States: `I declare (or certify, 
verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United 
States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
    Executed on (date). (Signature).'
    If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, 
or commonwealths: `I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under 
penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 
(date). (Signature).' ''

Record access procedures:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals seeking access to 
information about themselves contained in this system of records should 
address written inquiries to the Commander, USAMRIID 1425 Porter Street 
Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5011.
    For verification purposes the individual should provide full name, 
SSN, military status, and any other information verifiable from the 
record itself.
    For personal visits, the individual should provide a state or 
Federal picture identification card.
    In addition, the requester must provide a notarized statement or an 
unsworn declaration made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the 
following format:
    If executed outside the United States: `I declare (or certify, 
verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United 
States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 
(date). (Signature).'
    If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, 
or commonwealths: `I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under 
penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 
(date). (Signature).' ''
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[FR Doc. 2015-15260 Filed 6-19-15; 8:45 am]
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