[Privacy Act Issuances (2003)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

ZADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

   TABLE OF CONTENTS

       ACIR--1 Audience mailing list.
       ACIR--2 Financial accounts.
       ACIR--3 Official personnel files.

   ACIR--1

   System name: Audience Mailing List--ACIR

     System location: The system is maintained by a contractor at his 
   place of business. Since the contractor may change from time-to-time, 
   the system is administered by:
       Assistant to the Executive Director, Advisory Commission on 
   Intergovernmental Relations, 726 Jackson Place, NW, Washington, DC 
   20575
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: The system 
   contains individuals and organizations representing the executive and 
   legislative sectors of all levels of government, community civic and 
   business leaders, members of the academic community, and other 
   individuals (both foreign and domestic) interested in government.
     Categories of records in the system: Name of individual or 
   organization, title, address. The individual is provided with 
   functional codes up to five out of a possible 999 choices, five 
   interest codes from a possible 99, and one publication (Privacy Act) 
   code. Each entity is also assigned an identification number.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: The Advisory Commission on 
   Intergovernmental Relations Act. 42 U.S.C. 4271.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: To mail commission 
   reports, announcements, recommendations, as well as other information 
   on government and intergovernmental relations produced by the 
   Commission and others.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: The information in the system of records is maintained on 
   keypunch cards and optical scanning sheets until entered into the 
   master magnetic tape.
     Retrievability: An individual report may be retrieved only by 
   specific identification number assigned at the time it is placed in 
   the system.
     Safeguards: The physical master tapes are kept in locked, fireproof 
   cabinets, in limited access facilities, in a guarded bank building. 
   Access to the master tape for routine uses is restricted to the 
   system manager and his assistant (two people) and requires 1043 OCR 
   Keypunch-encoded information in proper sequential presentation.
     Retention and disposal: The records are maintained until the 
   recipient no longer classifies as important for ACIR retention. 
   Updating is handled biennially at the minimum and is ongoing 
   regularly. Disposal is handled by electronic erasure. All paperwork 
   is destroyed when the record is entered into the master file.
     System manager(s) and address: Assistant to the Executive Director, 
   Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 726 Jackson 
   Place, NW, Washington, DC 20575.
     Notification procedure: Same as the above. See Commission access 
   regulations.
     Record access procedures: Same as the above. See Commission access 
   regulations.
     Contesting record procedures: Same as the above. See Commission 
   access regulations.
     Record source categories: The individual record is created from 
   individual responses, public and organizational directories, other 
   mailing lists, and information obtained in the day-to-day operation 
   of the Commission. The individual is notified at least biennially 
   that he is on the system and has the right to be removed or to limit 
   the use of his record by the Commission.
     Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: None.

   ACIR--2

   System name: Financial Accounts--ACIR.

     System location: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental 
   Relations, 726 Jackson Place, NW, Washington, DC 20575
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: Anyone having or 
   entering into financial transactions with the Commission including 
   employees, other individuals, and organizations.
     Categories of records in the system: Contains all information 
   regarding the financial transactions of the individual or 
   organization with the commission, including records of payments to or 
   from said organizations and individuals, as well as those records 
   that have a bearing on the amount of the transactions.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: The Advisory Commission on 
   Intergovernmental Relations Act. 42 U.S.C. 4271.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: To check the 
   validity of current financial transactions, an internal operation 
   only.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: In 8-1/2 by 11 inch manila files, in fireproof file 
   cabinets, in federally protected, secured building.
     Retrievability: Indexed by name and by financial transaction 
   number.
     Safeguards: Federally secured building.
     Retention and disposal: All records are maintained for three years 
   in the ACIR offices, two years in the ACIR offices, two years in the 
   ACIR warehouse or GSA Archives, and then they are destroyed.
     System manager(s) and address: Accountant, Advisory Commission on 
   Intergovernmental Relations, 726 Jackson Place, NW, Washington, DC 
   20575
     Notification procedure: Assistant to the Executive Director, 
   (address is same as above). See Commission access regulations.
     Record access procedures: Same as above. See Commission access 
   regulations.
     Contesting record procedures: Same as above. See Commission access 
   regulations.
     Record source categories: The individual or organization upon whom 
   the record is maintained.
     Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: None.

   ACIR--3

   System name: Official Personnel Files--ACIR.

     System location: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental 
   Relations, 726 Jackson Place, NW, Washington, DC 20575
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: Present and former 
   members of the Commission and present and former employees of the 
   Commission.
     Categories of records in the system: General personnel information, 
   including, among other data, applications, suggestions, position 
   descriptions, request for and notification of personnel action, 
   employee performance ratings and promotion appraisals, time and 
   attendance records, security clearances, titles, salary, employment 
   history, home address, age, marital status, SSN, home telephone 
   number, resume, and letters of recommendation. System contains copies 
   of Civil Service Commission and GSA personnel forms including SF 50, 
   Notification of Personnel Action; SF 52, Request for Personnel 
   Action; SF 171, Personnel Qualification Statement; etc.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: The Advisory Commission on 
   Intergovernmental Relations Act, 42 U.S.C. 4271.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: A record from this 
   system of records may be disclosed as a ``routine use'' to a federal, 
   state or local agency maintaining civil, criminal or other relevant 
   enforcement information or other pertinent information, such as 
   current licenses, if necessary to obtain information relevant to an 
   agency 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.
       A record from this system of records may be disclosed to an 
   authorized appeal grievance examiner, formal complaints examiner, 
   equal employment opportunity investigator, arbitrator or other duly 
   authorized official engaged in investigation or settlement or a 
   grievance, complaint, or appeal filed by an employee. A record of 
   this system of records may be disclosed to the United States Civil 
   Service Commission in accordance with the agency's responsibility for 
   evaluation and oversight of federal personnel management.
       A record from this system of records may be disclosed to officers 
   and employees of a federal agency for purposes of audit.
       A record from this system of records may be disclosed to a 
   federal agency, in response to its request, in connection with the 
   hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a security 
   clearance, the reporting of an investigation of an employee, 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 in the 
   matter.
       In the event that a system of records maintained by this agency 
   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 particular program 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 appropriate agency, whether federal, state, local or foreign, 
   charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such 
   violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, or 
   rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto.
       Records also are released to GAO for audits; to the IRS for 
   investigation; and to private attorneys pursuant to a power of 
   attorney.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: Paper and microfilm.
     Retrievability: Social Security Number and name.
     Safeguards: Stored in guarded building; released to authorized 
   personnel.
     Retention and disposal: Retained indefinitely. Disposition of 
   records shall be in accordance with the HB GSA Records Maintenance 
   and Disposition System (OAD P 1820.2).
     System manager(s) and address: Administrative Officer, Advisory 
   Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 726 Jackson Place, NW, 
   Washington, DC 20575.
     Notification procedure: See Commission access regulations.
     Record access procedures: See Commission access regulations.
     Contesting record procedures: See Commission access regulations.
     Record source categories: The subject individual and the 
   Commission.
     Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: None.