[Privacy Act Issuances (2001)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION COMMISSION
System name: Navajo and Hopi Relocation Commission Records
System.
System location: Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission, 2717
N. Steves Boulevard, Building A, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001.
Categories of individuals covered by the system: (1) Those members
of the Navajo Tribe residing in that portion of the Joint Use Area of
Arizona which has been partitioned to the Hopi Tribe.
(2) Those members of the Hopi Tribe residing in that portion of
the Joint Use Area of Arizona which has been partitioned to the
Navajo Tribe.
(3) Persons who apply to the Commission for relocation benefits.
(4) Persons who apply to the Commission for Life Estate Leases.
Categories of records in the system: (1) Relocation applications
(2) Census information
(3) Inventories of livestock and property improvements,
(4) Appraisal of improvements, and
(5) Life estate applications.
Authority for maintenance of the system: 25 U.S.C. 640(d), 25
U.S.C. 361, et seq.
Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including
categories of users and the purposes of such uses: The primary uses
of the records are to determine: (a) Those individuals who are
entitled to relocation benefits, (b) the amount of benefits to which
individuals are entitled, (c) where relocations may occur, and (d)
those individuals who are eligible for Life Estate Leases and the
location of such Life Estate Lease parcels. Disclosures outside the
Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission may be made to: (a)
Tribal Governments for use in adjudicating disputes and in
determining the configuration of Life Estate Lease parcels, (b) to
United States Courts concerned with the partition of the Joint Use
Area, (c) to the Department of Justice when related to litigation or
contemplated litigation, (d) to appropriate Federal, State, Local, or
Foreign Agency responsible for investigating or prosecuting
violations or for enforcing or implementing a statute, rule,
regulation, order, or license of information indicating a violation
or potential violation of a statute, regulation, rule, order, or
license, (e) reports to the United States Congress, and (f)
publication of rosters to assist potential relocatees in determining
their application and eligibility status.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,
retaining, and disposing of records in the system:
Storage: Manual: Letter files.
Retrievability: Indexed by name of individual, retrieved by manual
search.
Safeguards: In accordance with 43 CFR 2.51.
Retention and disposal: Records will be disposed of when the
Commission is discharged pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 640d-11(i).
System manager(s) and address: Executive Director, Navajo and Hopi
Indian Relocation Commission, 2717 North Steves Boulevard, Building
A, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001.
Notification procedure: To determine whether records in this system
are maintained on an individual, the individual must contact the
System Manager.
Record access procedures: For access to an individual's records,
the individual must contact the System Manager and describe as
specifically as possible the records sought and, if copies are
desired, indicate the maximum copy fee the individual is willing to
pay.
Contesting record procedures: A petition for amendment shall be
addressed to the System Manager and must meet the requirements of 43
CFR 2.71.
Record source categories:
(1) Information obtained from individuals who apply for
relocation benefits.
(2) Information obtained from other United States governmental
agencies concerning individuals who may or may not be entitled to
relocation benefits.
(3) Information obtained from surveys taken on the Joint Use
Area.
(4) Information obtained from the Navajo Tribe or the Hopi Tribe
concerning its members entitled to relocation benefits.
(5) Information obtained from Chapter Officials of the Navajo
Tribe concerning members of their chapter who may be entitled to
relocation benefits.