[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8320-8321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04093]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2019-OS-0017]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Washington Headquarters Services, DoD.

ACTION: Rescindment of a System of Records Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to rescind 
System of Records Notice, Correspondence and Task Management System 
(CATMS), DWHS E06. This information system tracks communications with 
the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and coordinates 
correspondence and staff packages, and does not meet the standard for a 
Privacy Act system of records.

DATES: Comments will be accepted on or before April 8, 2019. This 
proposed action will be effective on the date following the end of the 
comment period unless comments are received which result in a contrary 
determination. A review of this system was conducted on April 4, 2017, 
and during this review it was determined that the system does not meet 
the standard for a Privacy Act system of records. Records are retrieved 
by alphanumeric reference numbers, not by individual name or other 
personal identifier.

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 Chief Management 
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, 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: Submit general questions about the 
rescinded system to Mrs. Luz D. Ortiz, Chief, Records, Privacy and 
Declassification Division (RPDD), 1155

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Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155, or by phone at (571) 372-
0478.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Based on a recent review, it was determined 
that the Department of Defense (DoD) CATMS system used for tracking 
actions taken and responses from the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
to the President, White House, other Cabinet officials, Congress, state 
and local officials, corporate officials, members of the Defense 
Department, and the public does not constitute a Privacy Act system of 
records. The records within CATMS are about packages being processed 
and/or coordinated within DoD rather than individuals. While some of 
these packages within CATMS might include information that may 
reference individuals, the packages are not retrieved or retrievable by 
an individual's name or other personal identifier. Instead, CATMS 
records are retrieved by action or task identification number.
    The Office of the Secretary 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, Civil 
Liberties, and Transparency Division website at http://defense.gov/privacy.
    The proposed systems reports, as required by the Privacy Act of 
1974, as amended, were submitted on October 19, 2018, 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 Section 6 to OMB Circular No. 
A-108, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and 
Publication under the Privacy Act,'' revised December 23, 2016 
(December 23, 2016, 81 FR 94424).

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Correspondence and Task Management System (CATMS), DWHS E06.

HISTORY:
    August 19, 2009, 74 FR 41870; September 13, 2012, 77 FR 56629; 
April 9, 2014, 79 FR 19583.

    Dated: March 1, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-04093 Filed 3-6-19; 8:45 am]
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