[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23850-23852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10573]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Notice of modification to existing systems of records.

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SUMMARY: The United States Postal Service[supreg] (Postal Service) is 
proposing to modify certain Customer Privacy Act Systems of Records to 
support the administration of United States customs, export control, 
and export statistics laws with regards to mailpieces exported from the 
United States.

DATES: These revisions will become effective without further notice on 
June 23, 2017 unless comments received on or before that date result in 
a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to the Privacy and 
Records Office, United States Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., 
Room 1P830, Washington, DC 20260-1101. Copies of all written comments 
will be available at this address for public inspection and 
photocopying between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janine Castorina, Chief Privacy and 
Records Management Officer, Privacy and Records Office, 202-268-3069 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is in accordance with the 
Privacy Act requirement that agencies publish their systems of records 
in the Federal Register when there is a revision, change, or addition, 
or when the agency establishes a new system of records. The Postal 
ServiceTM has determined that two Customer Privacy Act 
Systems of Records (SORs) should be revised to modify categories of 
records in the system, purposes, and routine uses of records in the 
system.
    The Postal Service is proposing minor modifications to SORs 810.200 
and 900.000. Certain of the SORs' stated categories of records in the 
system, purposes, and routine uses, as currently written, suggest that 
certain information is collected and shared only for enforcement of 
U.S. customs, export control, and export statistics laws, and not 
necessarily for other activities that relate to the administration of 
those laws. Compliance, licensing, and other agency personnel besides 
law enforcement personnel may legitimately access information from 
these SORs in order to make informed decisions that help the Postal 
Service provide effective customer service and maintain mail security. 
Therefore, the SORs are being revised to more clearly indicate the 
appropriate range of these legitimate disclosures. In addition, routine 
uses for disclosure to customs authorities and foreign postal operators 
are being revised to clarify the purposes for such disclosures. SOR 
810.200 is also being revised to clarify the applicability of various 
routine uses and more closely align purposes between the two SORs.
    Finally, administrative updates pertaining to the system manager 
for SORs 810.200 and 900.000 have been made.
    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11), interested persons are invited to 
submit written data, views, or arguments on this proposal. A report of 
the proposed modifications has been sent to Congress and to the Office 
of Management and Budget for their evaluations. The Postal Service does 
not expect this amended system of records to have any adverse effect on 
individual privacy rights.
    Accordingly, for the reasons stated, the Postal Service proposes 
changes in the existing system of records as follows:
USPS 810.200

SYSTEM NAME:
    www.usps.com Ordering, Payment, and Fulfillment
* * * * *

PURPOSE:
* * * * *
    [Change items 6 and 7 to read as follows:]
    6. To satisfy reporting requirements for customs purposes.
    7. To support the administration and enforcement of U.S. customs, 
export control, and export statistics laws.
* * * * *

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS 
AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    [Change to read as follows:]
    Standard routine uses 1. through 7., 10., and 11. apply. In 
addition:
    a. Customs declaration records may be disclosed to domestic and 
foreign customs agencies and postal operators, as well as intermediary 
companies involved in electronic data exchanges, for the purpose of 
facilitating carriage, security protocols, foreign or domestic customs 
processing, payment to operators, or delivery.
    b. Records may be disclosed to the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control, the Bureau of Industry and Security, Customs and Border 
Protection, and other government authorities for the purpose of 
administering and enforcing export control laws, rules, and policies, 
including 50 U.S.C. 1702.
    c. Customs declaration records may be disclosed to the U.S. Census 
Bureau for export statistical purposes pursuant to 13 U.S.C. 301-307.
* * * * *

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    [Change to read as follows:]
    1. Records related to mailing online and online tracking or 
confirmation services supporting a customer order are retained for up 
to 30 days from completion of fulfillment of the order, unless retained 
longer by request of the customer.
    2. Records related to shipping services and domestic and 
international labels are retained up to 90 days.
    3. Delivery Confirmation and return receipt records are retained 
for 6 months.
    4. Signature Confirmation records are retained for 1 year.
    5. ACH records are retained for up to 2 years.
    6. Customs declaration records stored in electronic data systems 
are retained 5 years, and then purged according to the requirement of 
domestic and foreign customs services. Other hard-copy customs 
declaration records are retained 30 days.
    7. Other records related to shipping services and domestic and 
international labels are retained up to 90 days.
    8. Other customer records are retained for 3 years after the 
customer relationship ends.
    9. Online user information may be retained for 12 months.
* * * * *

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    [Change to read as follows:]
    Chief Customer and Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, 
United States Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 
20260.
* * * * *
USPS 900.000

SYSTEM NAME:
USPS International Services
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CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    [Change to read as follows:]
    1. Customer information: Customer name, customer IDs, customer 
signature, date and place of birth, signed certification regarding 
sender or recipient identity, and contact information.
* * * * *
    3. Information pertaining to mailings: Information supplied through 
customs declaration forms: Contents, product information, quantity, 
order number, volume, destination, weight, country of origin, value, 
price, Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) Tariff 
number, product classification information, license or certificate 
number, Automated Export System (AES) internal transaction

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number or exemption, signature, date, postage and fees, insurance 
information, type of mailing, and applicable citation or legend 
required by the Foreign Trade Regulations.
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PURPOSE(S):
* * * * *
    [Delete item 5, and change item 4 to read as follows:]
    4. To support the administration and enforcement of U.S. customs, 
export control, and export statistics laws.
* * * * *

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS 
AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
* * * * *
    [Change a. and b. to read as follows:]
    a. Customs declaration records may be disclosed to domestic and 
foreign customs agencies and postal operators, as well as intermediary 
companies involved in electronic data exchanges, for the purpose of 
facilitating carriage, security protocols, foreign or domestic customs 
processing, payment to operators, or delivery.
    b. Records may be disclosed to the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control, the Bureau of Industry and Security, Customs and Border 
Protection, and other government authorities for the purpose of 
administering and enforcing export control laws, rules, and policies, 
including 50 U.S.C. 1702.
* * * * *

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    [Change to read as follows:]
    Chief Customer and Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, 
United States Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 
20260.
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Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-10573 Filed 5-23-17; 8:45 am]
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