[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36279-36281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13225]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2016-OS-0066]


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

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records, DPA 02, entitled ``AFNConnect (AFNC)''. This system is used to 
document the eligibility and continued validation of authorized Outside 
the Contiguous United States (OCONUS) individuals who register an 
America Forces Network (AFN) satellite decoder and/or subscribe to AFN 
Over the Top (OTT) Live Streaming and Video on Demand (VOD) Services. 
AFNConnect, AFN OTT Live Streaming, and VOD services provide U.S. 
military commanders worldwide a means to communicate internal 
information to OCONUS users. Records may also be used as a management 
tool for statistical analysis, tracking, reporting, evaluating program 
effectiveness, and conducting research.

DATES: Comments will be accepted on or before July 6, 2016. 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: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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: Mrs. Luz D. Ortiz, Chief, Records, 
Privacy and Declassification Division (RPD2), 1155 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-1155, or by phone at (571) 372-0478.

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 Division Web site at 
http://dpcld.defense.gov/. The proposed systems reports, as required by 
5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act, as amended, were submitted on May 
17, 2016, to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4 of 
Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A-130, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities 
for Maintaining Records About Individuals,'' revised November 28, 2000 
(December 12, 2000 65 FR 77677).

    Dated: June 1, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
DPA 02

System name:
    AFNConnect (AFNC) (October 27, 2015, 80 FR 65722)

Changes:
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Eligible military personnel 
(including retirees and reservists), DoD civilian employees, full time 
direct hire Department of State (DoS) employees, DoD contractors, and 
their Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) family members, to 
include widows, maintaining an American Forces Network (AFN) satellite 
decoder and/or accessing AFN Over the Top (OTT) Live Streaming and 
Video on Demand (VOD) services.''

Purpose(s):
    Delete entry and replace with ``To document the eligibility and 
continued validation of authorized OCONUS individuals who register an 
AFN satellite decoder and/or subscribe to AFN OTT Live Streaming and 
VOD Services. AFNConnect, AFN OTT Live Streaming, and VOD Services 
provide U.S. military commanders worldwide a means to communicate 
internal information to OCONUS users. Records may also be used as a 
management tool for statistical analysis, tracking, reporting, 
evaluating program effectiveness, and conducting research.''

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, 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:
    To the Department of State to verify authorized personnel's use of 
an AFN satellite decoder and/or AFN Over the Top (OTT) Live Streaming, 
and Video on Demand (VOD) services.
    Law Enforcement Routine Use: If a system of records maintained by a 
DoD Component to carry out its functions indicates a violation or 
potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in 
nature, and whether arising by general statute or by regulation, rule, 
or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant records in the system of 
records may be referred, as a routine use, to the agency concerned, 
whether federal, state, local, or foreign, charged with the 
responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such violation or 
charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, rule, regulation, 
or order issued pursuant thereto.

Disclosures Required by International Agreements Routine Use:
    A record from a system of records maintained by a DoD Component may 
be disclosed to foreign law enforcement, security, investigatory, or 
administrative authorities to comply with requirements imposed by, or 
to claim rights conferred in, international agreements and arrangements 
including those regulating the stationing and status in foreign 
countries of DoD military and civilian personnel.
    Congressional Inquiries Disclosure Routine Use: Disclosure from a 
system of records maintained by a DoD Component may be made to a 
congressional office from the record of an individual in response to an 
inquiry from the congressional office made at the request of that 
individual.
    Disclosure to the Department of Justice for Litigation Routine Use: 
A record from a system of records maintained by a DoD Component may be 
disclosed as a routine use to any component of the Department of 
Justice for the purpose of representing the Department of Defense, or 
any officer, employee or member of the Department in pending or 
potential litigation to which the record is pertinent.
    Disclosure of Information to the National Archives and Records 
Administration Routine Use: A record from a system of records 
maintained by a DoD Component may be disclosed as a routine use to the 
National Archives and Records Administration for the purpose of records 
management inspections conducted under authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 
2906.
    Data Breach Remediation Purposes Routine Use: A record from a 
system of records maintained by a Component

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may be disclosed to appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when 
(1) The Component suspects or has confirmed that the security or 
confidentiality of the information in the system of records has been 
compromised; (2) the Component has determined that as a result of the 
suspected or confirmed compromise there is a risk of harm to economic 
or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security 
or integrity of this system or other systems or programs (whether 
maintained by the Component or another agency or entity) that rely upon 
the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to such 
agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in 
connection with the Components efforts to respond to the suspected or 
confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
    The DoD Blanket Routine Uses set forth at the beginning of the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) 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.''

Safeguards:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Records are accessible only to 
personnel on a need-to-know basis to perform their duties. All records 
are maintained on a protected network. Access to the network where 
records are maintained requires a valid Common Access Card (CAC). 
Electronic files and databases are password protected with access 
restricted to authorized users and networks. Access to physical 
hardware (i.e. webservers, database servers) is controlled via 
electronic key lock and is monitored by closed circuit TV (CCTV). All 
data transferred via web technologies is protected via industry 
standard Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption.''

[FR Doc. 2016-13225 Filed 6-3-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 5001-06-P