[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34373-34379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15242]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2019-HQ-0024]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of a modified System of Records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army proposes to modify a System of 
Records Notice (SORN), Army Personnel Systems (APS), A0600-8-104 AHRC. 
This system of records is comprised of Human Resources (HR) information 
required to manage a Soldier's career from initial accession through 
separation, and for life for retirees. Currently APS records are 
managed by 36 information technology (IT) systems that are linked to 
seven System of Records Notices (SORNs). In a cost saving effort to 
eliminate redundant functions and discordant IT systems, the Army is 
transitioning HR and military pay records for Soldiers to the 
Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A).

DATES: This notice is effective upon publication; however, comments on 
the Routine Uses will be accepted on or before August 19, 2019. The 
Routine Uses are effective are effective at the close of the comment 
period.

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.

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     Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the 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: Ms. Tracy Rogers, Department of the 
Army, U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, 
ATTENTION: Army Privacy and Civil Liberties Office, 9301 Chapek Road 
(Building 1458), Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5605, or by calling 571-515-
0248.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently the APS is a virtual network of 
disparate IT systems and electronic record sets that collectively 
document personnel actions over the course of a Soldier's military 
service. As the Army's new enterprise personnel and pay system, IPPS-A 
will organize, collect, and maintain fragmented HR records in a single 
IT system. These records are currently maintained in 44 IT systems of 
which 36 are linked to seven existing HR SORNs (including this notice). 
The IPPS-A will fully subsume the 36 systems and partially subsume 
records from eight additional HR and military pay systems. The system 
provides a single record of service for each Soldier. It will provide 
Combatant Commanders real-time accurate force strength and readiness, 
better tracking of personnel into and out of theaters of operations, 
and will enhance mission planning and support. IPPS-A is designed to 
fully integrate military personnel and pay capabilities for the Active 
Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserves. When fully deployed, 
Soldiers will have access to view segments of their APS records via 
IPPS-A and initiate select personnel actions. In addition, IPPS-A will 
provide new functionality which will enable HR professionals to manage 
military pay actions for Soldiers. Through the initiative known as the 
Military Pay (MilPay) Transition, the scope of the APS will expand to 
include data from the Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) 
required to administer military pay actions. IPPS-A's ability to 
combine personnel and pay functions (e.g., a promotion or call to 
Active Duty) will address current inefficiencies caused by complex 
interfaces among outdated and disparate HR systems. As a result, IPPS-A 
will leave fewer opportunities for error and will become the 
authoritative and comprehensive source of Army personnel and pay 
functions. When fully implemented, IPPS-A will provide a secure, web-
based integrated personnel and pay system to support the Army's 
peacetime and wartime readiness requirements for human resource 
management.
    This notice merges six other existing Army HR SORNs: A0600-8 AHRC, 
Individual Ready, Standby, and Retired Reserve Personnel Information 
System; A0600-8-23 AHRC, Standard Installation/Division Personnel 
System; A0600-8a PEO EIS, Integrated Personnel and Pay System--Army 
Records; A0614-200 AHRC, Classification and Reclassification of 
Soldiers; A0680-31a AHRC, Officer Personnel Management Information 
System; A0680-31b AHRC Enlisted Personnel Management Information 
System. These SORNs were thoroughly reviewed and the information has 
been properly incorporated in this notice. The six notices identified 
for consolidation will be rescinded after this notice goes into effect. 
The DoD is publishing the notice in its entirety to comply with current 
standards and formatting requirements prescribed in OMB Circular A-108, 
``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and 
Publication Under the Privacy Act.''
    The Department of the Army's notices for system of records subject 
to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, have been published in the 
Federal Register and are available from the address in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section or from the Defense Privacy, Civil 
Liberties, and Transparency Division website at https://dpcld.defense.gov/.
    The proposed systems reports, as required by the Privacy Act, as 
amended, were submitted on May 7, 2019, 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 OMB Circular No. A-108, ``Federal Agency 
Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and Publication Under the 
Privacy Act,'' December 23, 2016 (December 23, 2016, 81 FR 94424).

    Dated: July 12, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Army Personnel Systems (APS), A0600-8-104 AHRC.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Primary location: U.S. Army Human Resources Command, 1600 Spearhead 
Division Avenue, Fort Knox, KY 40122-5500. Secondary locations: U.S. 
Army Reserve Command G-1, 4710 Knox Street, Fort Bragg, NC 28310-5010.
    Army National Guard Readiness Center, 111 South George Mason Drive, 
Arlington, VA 22204-1382. General Officer Management Office, Office of 
the Chief of Staff, Army, 200 Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0200. Fort 
Hood Garrison, Directorate of Human Resources, 18010 Battalion Ave, Ft. 
Hood, TX 76544.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Director of Military Personnel Management, Army G1, U.S. Army Human 
Resources Command, 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, AHRC-PDV, Fort Knox, 
KY 40122-5500. Project Manager, Integrated Personnel and Pay System-
Army (IPPS-A), IPPS-A Product Management Office (PMO), U.S. Army 
Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems, James Polk 
Building, 2521 South Clark Street Arlington, VA 22202.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, General Military Law, Part II, Personnel 
(Chapters 31-41, 43, 45, 47-51, 53, 55-61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75-
77, 79, 80, 87-88) and Part III, Training and education (Chapters 101-
107, 109-112); 10 U.S.C. 7013, Secretary of the Army; 10 U.S.C. 
Subtitle B, Army, Part II, Personnel (Chapters 711, 713, 715, 719, 721, 
723, 725, 729, 733, 735, 737, 741, 743, 745, 749) and Part III, 
Training (Chapters 751, 753, 757); 10 U.S.C. Subtitle E, Reserve 
Components, Part II, Personnel Generally (Chapters 1201-1225), Part 
III, Promotion and Retention of Officers on the Reserve Active Status 
List, (Chapters 1401-1411), and Part IV, Training for Reserve 
Components and Educational Assistance Programs (Chapters 1601-1611); 18 
U.S.C. 3771, Crime victims' rights; 37 U.S.C., Pay and Allowances Of 
the Uniformed Services; Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 1030.01, 
Victim and Witness Assistance; DoDD 1200.7, Screening the Ready 
Reserve;

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DoDD 1300.22, Mortuary Affairs Policy; Department of Defense 
Instruction (DoDI) 1235.12, Accessing the Reserve Components (RC); DoDI 
1300.15, Military Funeral Support; DoDI 1300.18, Department of Defense 
(DoD) Personnel Casualty Matters, Policies, and Procedures; DoDI 
1300.19, DoD Joint Officer Management (JOM) Program; DoDI 1304.30, 
Enlisted Personnel Management Plan (EPMP) Procedures; DoDI 1310.01, 
Rank and Seniority of Commissioned Officers; DoDI 1320.04, Military 
Officer Actions Requiring Presidential, Secretary of Defense, Or Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Approval or Senate 
Confirmation; DoDI 1320.14, Commissioned Officer Promotion Program 
Procedures; DoDI 1332.18, Disability Evaluation System (DES); DoDI 
1332.35, Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for Military Personnel; 
DoDI 1336.05, Automated Extract of Active Duty Military Personnel 
Records; DoDI 1336.08, Military Human Resource Records Life Cycle 
Management; DoD 1352.01, Management of Regular and Reserve Retired 
Military Members; DoD 7000.14-R, Department of Defense Financial 
Management Regulation (DoD FMR); DoDI 7730.54, Reserve Components 
Common Personnel Data System (RCCPDS); Army Regulation (AR) 37-104-4, 
Military Pay and Allowances Policy; AR 55-46, Travel Overseas; AR 55-
355, Military Traffic Management Regulation; AR 135-133, Ready Reserve 
Screening, Qualification Records System, and Change of Address 
Reporting; AR 135-155, Promotion of Commissioned Officers and Warrant 
Officers Other Than General Officers; AR 140-1, Mission, Organization, 
and Training; AR-140-9, Entry on Active Duty or Active Duty for 
Training (ROTC Officers); AR 140-10, Assignments, Attachments, Details, 
and Transfers; AR 140-50, Officer Candidate School, Army Reserve; AR 
140-111, U.S. Army Reserve Reenlistment Program; AR 140-145, Individual 
Mobilization Augmentation Program; AR 600-8, Military Human Resources 
Management; AR 600-8-6, Personnel Accounting and Strength Reporting; AR 
600-8-7, Retirement Services Program; AR 600-8-10; Leaves and Passes; 
AR 600-8-14, Identification Cards for Members of the Uniformed 
Services, their Family Members and Other Eligible Personnel; AR 600-8-
19, Enlisted Promotions and Reductions; AR 600-8-22, Military Awards; 
AR 600-8-24, Officer Transfers and Discharges; AR 600-8-29, Officer 
Promotions; AR 600-37, Unfavorable Information; AR 600-43, 
Conscientious Objection; AR 600-81, Soldier for Life--Transition 
Assistance Program; AR 600-85, The Army Substance Abuse Program; AR 
600-101, Personnel Processing (In-, Out-, Soldier Readiness, and 
Deployment Cycle); AR 600-8-104, Army Military Human Resource Records 
Management; AR 600-8-111, Wartime Replacement Operations; AR 601-10, 
Management and recall to Active Duty of retired Soldiers of the Army in 
Support of Mobilization and Peacetime Operations; AR 601-100, 
Appointment of Commissioned and Warrant Officers in the Regular Army; 
AR 601-210, Regular Army and Reserve Components Enlistment Program; AR 
601-280, Army Retention Program; AR 608-18, The Family Advocacy 
Program; AR 608-75, Exceptional Family Member Program; AR 614-30, 
Overseas Service; AR 614-100, Officer Assignment Policies, Details, and 
Transfers; AR 614-200, Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management; 
AR 621-5, Army Continuing Education System; AR 623-3, Evaluation 
Reporting System; AR 630-10, Absent Without Leave, Desertion, and 
Administration of Personnel Involved in Court Proceedings; AR 635-40, 
Disability Evaluation for Retention, Retirement, or Separation; AR 635-
200, Active Duty Enlisted Separations; AR 638-2, Army Mortuary Affairs 
Program; AR 638-8, Army Casualty Program; AR 640-30, Official Army 
Photographs; AR 930-4, Army Emergency Relief; and Executive Order 9397 
(SSN).

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    The APS provides human resources capabilities in support of 
peacetime and wartime readiness requirements for the Army. The records 
in APS are created and maintained to manage the Soldier's career, 
administer benefits, historically document military service, and to 
safeguard the Soldier's rights while in service of the nation. Army 
leaders and commanders rely on APS information to make recommendations 
and document decisions pertaining to advancements, job classification, 
retention, assignments, recognition, disciplinary actions, and other 
personnel actions. The Army Human Resources Command and Army personnel 
offices at all echelons of command use the information in this system 
of records to manage all aspects of an individual's Army career to 
include: Accession, retention, job classification, benefits, duty 
assignments, deployments, career progression, performance evaluations, 
military training, separation or retirement, and military awards and 
decorations. Further, with implementation of the Military Pay 
Transition, APS will include management of Soldier's pay entitlements, 
allowances, and recording of indebtedness to the Federal government.
    The Army will leverage the capabilities of the Integrated Personnel 
and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A) to perform most automated personnel 
functions. As the Army's enterprise information technology system for 
human resource management, IPPS-A will be the primary repository for 
APS data. IPPS-A provides a platform to streamline human resource 
business processes, assess manpower trends, administer readiness 
functions, and perform longitudinal statistical analyses necessary for 
force management. When fully implemented, IPPS-A will provide a secure, 
web-based integrated personnel and pay system to support the Army's 
peacetime and wartime readiness requirements.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    All members of the United States Army to include: Active Army, 
National Guard, Reserve, Military Technicians (Title 5 and Title 32), 
U.S. Military Academy Cadets, and Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
contracted cadets, Officer Candidates, and Enlisted basic trainees; all 
former members of the United States Army who were separated by 
discharge, retirement, death, or other termination of military status.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Personally identifying data to include: Full name and other names 
used; Social Security Number (SSN) or individual tax payer 
identification number (ITIN); DoD Identification (DoD ID) number; 
gender; date and place of birth; race and ethnic origin; height, 
weight, eye color; blood type; official and identification photographs; 
government issued passport number; driver's license number; and Army 
Knowledge Online (AKO) login;
    Other personal data to include: Marital status; citizenship and 
immigration status; religious preference; home and mobile telephone 
number; home and mailing address; state of permanent residence; 
personal email address; languages spoken; emergency contact 
information; and survivor beneficiary information (amounts of coverage; 
dates of beginning and ending eligibility);
    Dependent family member data to include: Family members' full name 
and other names used; SSN or ITIN; DoD ID number; gender; date and 
place of birth; marital status; citizenship and immigration status; 
dependent

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eligibility and enrollment forms; government issued passport number; 
home, mobile and work telephone number; and home and work address. For 
spouses who are members of the uniformed services, military personnel 
data to include: Service, rank/grade; organization and unit of 
assignment; personnel category code; assignment preferences and duty 
status;
    Duty and employment data to include: Pay grade and rank; military 
occupational specialty and skill qualification identifier; official 
duty title; security clearance level and investigation type; unit of 
assignment; duty phone number and address; military or civilian 
supervisor's name and contact information; official and AKO email 
addresses. Civil service occupational series, civilian pay plan, and 
grade for Military Technicians;
    Military personnel data to include: Performance reports; promotion 
selection data; officer commissioning and appointment documents; 
warrant officer appointments; enlisted accession and reenlistment 
documents; job classification documentation; aptitude test results; 
skill and special qualifications; military service computation dates; 
duty assignment history and projections; duty command of assignment; 
effective date of duty assignment; deployment information; expiration 
of term of service; retirement and separation documentation; field/
application for active duty; Guard and Reserve activations and 
retirement points; discharge and separation reviews; application for 
correction of military records; personnel and medical board 
determinations; background investigation data; moral and personnel 
waivers; special duty applications; enlistment bonus contracts; 
language/foreign language qualifications; benefits eligibility and 
enrollments; awards and decorations; adverse actions and misconduct 
determinations; Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) actions 
summarizing court martial; conscientious objector reports; Absent 
Without Leave (AWOL) and deserter reports; and other related personnel 
orders and military service information.
    Education data to include: Civilian education information 
pertaining to education level, transcripts, professional 
certifications, and licenses. Military education information pertaining 
to courses attended, attendance dates and completion status, and 
special recognitions;
    Medical readiness data to include: Casualty incident reports; 
physical health assessment data; physical profile qualification and 
limitations; physical fitness testing results; disability 
determinations; substance abuse referrals; and behavioral health 
profiles.
    Pay and compensation data to include: Earnings and allowances; 
special pay and bonuses; travel authorizations and vouchers; payroll 
deductions; allotments; garnishments; indebtedness and tax levy 
documentation; savings bond information; Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) 
enrollment; payroll computations, payroll balances and history; direct 
deposit information (financial institution name, routing number, 
account number); leave requests and balances; and substantiating 
documents that establish, support, reduce, or cancel entitlements.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    The individual; supervisors and commanders; third parties when 
information furnished relates to the individual's military service; the 
individual's Official Military Personnel File, military medical 
records, and other official Army records. Personnel, pay, and benefit 
data is also received from records maintained by DoD and Uniformed 
Service agencies to include: The Defense Manpower Data Center, Defense 
Finance and Accounting Service, Defense Health Agency, and Defense POW/
MIA Accounting Agency. Information may also be provided by education 
and financial institutions, law enforcement agencies, the American Red 
Cross, the Office of Personnel Management, Department of Veteran 
Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Treasury, and 
other Federal, state and local agencies.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 
Section 552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the records 
contained in this system may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD 
as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Section 552a(b)(3) as follows:
    a. To the Office of the President of the United States of America 
for the purpose of exchanging required information relating to White 
House Fellows, regular Army promotions, aides, and related support 
functions staffed by Army members.
    b. To officials and employees of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 
of the United States House of Representatives for the purpose of the 
performance of their official duties related to the verification of the 
active duty military service of Members of Congress. Access is limited 
to those portions of the member's record required to verify time in 
service.
    c. To the Department of State for the purpose of documenting 
persona non grata status, attach[eacute] assignments, and related 
administration of personnel assigned and performing duty with the 
Department of State.
    d. To the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
Department of Homeland Security, for the purposes of making alien 
admission and naturalization inquiries; and facilitating the 
verification of individuals who may be eligible for expedited 
naturalization (Pub. L. 108-136, Section 1701, and E.O. 13269, 
Expedited Naturalization).
    e. To the Social Security Administration for the purpose of 
substantiating applicant's credit for social security compensation, to 
report earned wages by members for the Federal Insurance Contribution 
Act (FICA), accounting or tax audits, and death notices.
    f. To the Department of Treasury for the purpose of providing 
information on check issues and electronic funds transfers.
    g. To the Department of Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service for 
the purpose of facilitating distribution of pay for personnel in 
trainee status using EZpay and to provide deployed personnel with the 
option to utilize EagleCash.
    h. To the Internal Revenue Service for the purpose of reporting 
taxable earnings and taxes withheld, accounting, and tax audits, and to 
compute or resolve tax liability or tax levies.
    i. To the National Finance Center, Office of Thrift Savings Plan 
(TSP), for the purpose of starting, changing, or stopping of 
contributions to the individual's TSP as well as how the individual 
wants the investments to be made in the various TSP Funds.
    j. To State Agencies for the purpose of supporting State Veteran 
Affairs activities.
    k. To the Social Security Administration, Office of Disability and 
Insurance Security Programs, for the purpose of expediting disability 
processing of wounded military service members and veterans.
    l. To the Department of Labor for the purpose of determinining 
eligibility for unemployment compensation for former Service members 
who have applied for unemployment through state or territory government 
benefit offices.
    m. To officials and employees of the Department of Health and Human 
Services for the purpose of the performance of their official duties 
related to eligibility, notification, and

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assistance in obtaining benefits for which members, former members, or 
retirees may be eligible.
    n. To the Selective Service System for the purpose of facilitating 
compliance of members and former members of the Armed Forces, both 
active and reserve, with the provisions of the Selective Service 
registration regulations (50 U.S.C. Chapter 49).
    o. To the American Red Cross for the purpose of providing emergency 
notification and financial relief to members of the Armed Forces, 
retirees, family members or survivors.
    p. To military relief societies (Army Emergency Relief, Navy-Marine 
Corps Relief Society, Air Force Aid Society, and Coast Guard Mutual 
Assistance, Inc.) for the purpose of providing financial assistance and 
other relief-related services to military personnel and their 
dependents.
    q. To consumer reporting agencies for the purpose of disclosures 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(12) as defined in the Fair Credit 
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f)) or the Federal Claims Collection Act 
of 1966 (31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3)). The purpose of this disclosure is to 
aid in the collection of outstanding debts owed to the Federal 
government, typically to provide an incentive for debtors to repay 
delinquent Federal government debts by making these debts part of their 
credit records. Disclosure is limited to information necessary to 
establish the identity of the individual, including name, address, and 
taxpayer identification number (Social Security Number); the amount, 
status, and history of the claim; and the agency or program under which 
the claim arose for the sole purpose of allowing the consumer reporting 
agency to prepare a commercial credit report.
    r. To federal and state licensing authorities and civilian 
certification boards, committees and/or ecclesiastical endorsing 
organizations for the purposes of professional credentialing (licensing 
and certification) of lawyers, chaplains, health professionals, and 
other certifications identified by the Department of Defense.
    s. To Federal agencies, their contractors and grantees, and to 
private organizations, such as the National Academy of Sciences, for 
the purposes of conducting personnel and/or health-related research in 
the interest of the Federal government and the public. When not 
considered mandatory, the names and other identifying data will be 
eliminated from records used for such research studies.
    t. To the widow or widower, dependent, or next-of-kin of deceased 
members for the purpose of settling the affairs of the deceased member. 
The individuals will have to verify relationship by providing a birth 
certificate, marriage license, death certificate, or court document as 
requested/required to prove identity.
    u. To contractors, grantees, experts, consultants, students, and 
others performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative 
agreement, or other assignment for the federal government when 
necessary to accomplish an agency function related to this system of 
records.
    v. To designated officers and employees of Federal, State, local, 
territorial or tribal, international, or foreign agencies maintaining 
civil, criminal, enforcement, or other pertinent information, such as 
current licenses, if necessary to obtain information relevant and 
necessary to a DoD Component decision concerning the hiring or 
retention of an employee, the issuance of a security clearance, the 
letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other 
benefit.
    w. To designated officers and employees of Federal, State, local, 
territorial, tribal, international, or foreign agencies in connection 
with the hiring or retention of an employee, the conduct of a 
suitability or security investigation, the letting of a contract, or 
the issuance of a license, grant or other benefit by the requesting 
agency, to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to 
the requesting agency's decision on the matter and the Department deems 
appropriate.
    x. To contractors whose employees require suitability 
determinations, security clearances, and/or access to classified 
national security information, for the purpose of ensuring that the 
employer is appropriately informed about information that relates to 
and/or may impact a particular employee or employee applicant's 
suitability or eligibility to be granted a security clearance and/or 
access to classified national security information.
    y. To a former DoD employee for the purpose of responding to an 
official inquiry by a Federal, State, local, territorial or tribal 
entity or professional licensing authority, in accordance with 
applicable DoD regulations; or for the purpose of facilitating 
communications with a former employee that may be necessary for 
personnel-related or other official purposes where the DoD requires 
information and/or consultation assistance from the former employee 
regarding a matter within that person's former area of responsibility.
    z. To foreign or international law enforcement, security, or 
investigatory 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.
    aa. To State and local taxing authorities with which the Secretary 
of the Treasury has entered into agreements under 5 U.S.C. 5516, 5517, 
or 5520 and only to those state and local taxing authorities for which 
an employee or military member is or was subject to tax, regardless of 
whether tax is or was withheld. The information to be disclosed is 
information normally contained in Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 
W-2.
    bb. To any person, organization or governmental entity (e.g., local 
governments, first responders, American Red Cross, etc.), in order to 
notify them of or respond to a serious and imminent terrorist or 
homeland security threat or natural or manmade disaster as is necessary 
and relevant for the purpose of guarding against or responding to such 
threat or disaster.
    cc. To such recipients and under such circumstances and procedures 
as are mandated by Federal statute or treaty.
    dd. To the appropriate Federal, State, local, territorial, tribal, 
foreign, or international law enforcement authority or other 
appropriate entity where a record, either alone or in conjunction with 
other information, indicates a violation or potential violation of law, 
whether criminal, civil, or regulatory in nature.
    ee. To any component of the Department of Justice for the purpose 
of representing the DoD, or its components, officers, employees, or 
members in pending or potential litigation to which the record is 
pertinent.
    ff. In an appropriate proceeding before a court, grand jury, or 
administrative or adjudicative body or official, when the DoD or other 
Agency representing the DoD determines that the records are relevant 
and necessary to the proceeding; or in an appropriate proceeding before 
an administrative or adjudicative body when the adjudicator determines 
the records to be relevant to the proceeding.
    gg. To the National Archives and Records Administration for the 
purpose of records management inspections conducted under the authority 
of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
    hh. To a Member of Congress or staff acting upon the Member's 
behalf when the Member or staff requests the information on behalf of, 
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request of, the individual who is the subject of the record.
    ii. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) the DoD 
suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of 
records; (2) the DoD has determined that as a result of the suspected 
or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, the DoD 
(including its information systems, programs, and operations), the 
Federal Government, or national security; and (3) the disclosure made 
to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to 
assist in connection with the DoD's efforts to respond to the suspected 
or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
    jj. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when the DoD 
determines that information from this system of records is reasonably 
necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in (1) responding to 
a suspected or confirmed breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or 
remedying the risk of harm to individuals, the recipient agency or 
entity (including its information systems, programs and operations), 
the Federal Government, or national security, resulting from a 
suspected or confirmed breach.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Records are maintained in paper and electronic storage media, in 
accordance with the safeguards as stated below.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    Records are retrieved primarily by use of the individual's name, 
SSN, DoD ID number, and/or date of birth.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    All records in the APS are maintained in accordance with Army 
records maintenance and disposition schedules and the requirements of 
the National Archives and Records Administration. The retention periods 
for information in this system of records varies from temporary to 
permanent.
    Personnel-type orders are maintained by the Army office of records 
for two years, then transferred to the Washington National Records 
Center and destroyed after 54 years.
    Approved military award case files that are related to wartime and/
or combat activities are treated as permanent and offered to the 
National Archives and Records Administration 20 years after the close 
of the conflict to which they relate.
    Military pay records, due to the Military Pay Transition, the 
disposition is pending until the National Archives and Records 
Administration has approved the retention and disposition schedule, 
treat as permanent. Individuals with pay dates prior to 1 January 2019 
should refer to Defense Finance and Accounting Service system of 
records notices T7340, Defense Joint Military Pay System-Active 
Component and T7344, Defense Joint Military Pay System-Reserve 
Component.
    Certain items not considered rights and interests records are 
maintained in the current filing area until no longer needed, but no 
longer than six years. Upon expiration, documents are purged and 
destroyed.
    Certain items that evidences benefits or significant personnel 
actions are filed in the individual's Official Military Personnel 
Record for permanent retention (see Army system of records notice 
A0600-8-104b AHRC, Official Military Personnel Record).
    Records are disposed of according to the provisions of 44 U.S.C., 
Chapter 33, Disposal of Records and DoD Manual 5200.01, Volume 4, DoD 
Information Security Program: Controlled Unclassified Information 
(CUI).

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    Paper and electronic records are protected in accordance with 
policies in DoD Manual 5200.01, Volume 4, DoD Information Security 
Program: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Electronic records 
are also protected in accordance with policies in DoDI 8510.01, DoD 
Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT). 
Records are stored in secured buildings, physical access requires 
identification and is limited to individuals having an official 
requirement for entry. System data are encrypted, and access to data 
and data storage is controlled and limited to authorized personnel who 
are properly trained, screened, and cleared for need-to-know, and 
access is further restricted by requiring use of a Common Access Card 
and PIN and/or strong passwords that are changed periodically according 
to DoD and Army security policies.
    In-depth physical, technical, and administrative controls have been 
established to safeguard electronic data. Users are required to 
successfully undergo and complete a National Agency Check with 
Inquiries along with a credit check. Role-based access to the system is 
managed by the HRC access control procedures and policies. All aspects 
of privacy, security, configuration, operations, data retention, and 
disposal are documented to ensure privacy and security are consistently 
enforced and maintained.

RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking access to records about them contained in this 
system should contact their supporting military personnel division or 
address written inquiries to the commander of the organization to which 
the service member is assigned as follows:
    For information on active duty, retired and non-unit reserve 
personnel contact the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Attn: AHRC-
PDR-H, 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, Fort Knox, KY 40122-5500.
    For information on reserve personnel assigned to Troop Program 
Units contact U.S. Army Reserve Command G-1, 4710 Knox Street, Fort 
Bragg, NC 28310-5010.
    For information on Army National Guard personnel contact the 
National Guard Bureau, Army National Guard Readiness Center, 111 South 
George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22204-1382.
    For information on General Officers contact the General Officer 
Management Office, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army, 200 Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20310-0200.
    For information on discharged and deceased personnel contact the 
National Personnel Records Center, 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 
63138-1002.
    Individuals should provide the full name, SSN, DoD ID number or 
service identification number if applicable, current address, telephone 
number, and signature.
    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 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).''
    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).''

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    The Army's rules for accessing records, contesting contents, and 
appealing initial agency determinations are contained in 32 CFR part 
310 or may be obtained from the system manager.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking access to records about them contained in this 
system

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should contact their supporting military personnel division or address 
written inquiries to the commander of the organization to which the 
service member is assigned as follows:
    For information on active duty, retired and non-unit reserve 
personnel, contact the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Attn: AHRC-
PDR-H, 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, Fort Knox, KY 40122-5500.
    For information on reserve personnel assigned to Troop Program 
Units contact U.S. Army Reserve Command G-1, 4710 Knox Street, Fort 
Bragg, NC 28310-5010.
    For information on Army National Guard personnel contact the 
National Guard Bureau, Army National Guard Readiness Center, 111 South 
George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22204-1382.
    For information on General Officers contact the General Officer 
Management Office, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army, 200 Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20310-0200.
    For information on discharged and deceased personnel contact the 
National Personnel Records Center, 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 
63138-1002. Individuals should provide the full name, SSN, DoD ID 
number or service identification number if applicable, current address, 
telephone number, and signature.
    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 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).''
    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).''

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

HISTORY:
    July 30, 2013, 78 FR 45914; January 6, 2004, 69 FR 790; December 8, 
2000, 65 FR 77002; December 19, 1997, 62 FR 66606; February 22, 1993, 
58 FR 10166.

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