Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice to amend and delete systems of records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is amending systems of records

notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the

Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

DATES: This proposed actions will be effective without further notice

on August 6, 1997, unless comments are received which result in a

contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Privacy Act Officer, Records Management Division, U.S. Army

Publishing and Records Management Center, ATTN: SAIS-PRP-DR, Stop C55,

Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5576.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pat Turner at (703) 806-3389 or

DSN 656-3389.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Army 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 above.

The specific changes to the records systems being amended are set

forth below followed by the notices, as amended, published in their

entirety. The proposed amendments are not within the purview of

subsection (r) of the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended,

which requires the submission of a new or altered system report.

Dated: June 30, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

DELETION

A0350-37 TRADOC

System name:

Skill Qualification Test (SQT) (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10103).

Reason:

This program was discontinued on July 31, 1990. Records have been

destroyed.

AMENDMENTS

A0195-2a USACIDC

System name:

Source Register (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10086).

Changes:

* * * * *

System manager(s) and address:

Delete entry and replace with `Commander, Headquarters, U.S. Army

Criminal Investigation Command, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort

Belvoir, VA 22060-5506.'

* * * * *

A0195-2a USACIDC

System name:

Source Register.

System location:

Primary location: Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation

Command, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506.

Segments of the system exist at subordinate elements of the U.S.

Army Criminal Investigation Command which exercise local administrative

and technical control of sources. Official mailing addresses are

published as an appendix to the Army's compilation of systems of

records notices.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:

All individuals, civilian or military, who are used as sources by

the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command.

Categories of records in the system:

Files contain cross indexed code numbers, name, race, military

occupational specialty, sex, date and place of birth, home of record,

educational level, area of utilization, civilian employment, handler,

letters, vouchers, personal history, performance, citizenship, marital

status, physical description, criminal history, expertise, talents,

actions taken, and other related personal data.

Authority for maintenance of the system:

10 U.S.C. 3013.

Purpose(s):

To monitor performance and reliability; to check utilization of

sources; to maintain an accounting of expenditures connected with the

sources; to answer Congressional inquiries concerning misuse or

mistreatment of sources or those who allege they are not sources; to

document fear-of-life transfers for military sources.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories

of users and the purposes of such uses:

In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained

therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

Information may be disclosed to foreign countries under the

provisions of Status of Forces Agreements or Treaties.

The `Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of the Army's

compilation of systems of records notices also apply to this system.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,

and disposing of records in the system:

Storage:

Card files, computer/magnetic tapes, disks, and paper printouts.

Retrievability:

By individual's name, code number, or Military Occupational

Specialty (MOS).

Safeguards:

All information is stored in locked containers within secured

buildings; information is accessible only by designated officials

having need therefore in the performance of official duties.

Retention and disposal:

Records concerning Level I Drug Suppression Team sources are

maintained for 10 years after termination of source's service. At

Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, information

concerning other sources is retained for 10 years after termination of

source's service. At other locations of U.S. Army Criminal

Investigation Command, source files and cross-index cards are retained

for 3 years after termination of source's service; master source cards

are retained until no longer needed to control or facilitate work.

Destruction is by shredding. Retention period for automated records

varies according to Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation

Command and field element, but total retention does not exceed 10

years.

System manager(s) and address:

Commander, Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command,

6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506.

Notification procedure:

Individuals seeking to determine whether information about

themselves

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is contained in this system should address written inquiries to the

Commander, Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, 6010

6th Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506.

For verification purposes, individual should provide the full name,

date of birth, current address, and signature.

Record access procedures:

Individual seeking access to information about themselves contained

in this system should address written inquiries to the Commander,

Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, 6010 6th

Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506.

For verification purposes, individual should provide the full name,

date and place of birth, current address, and signature.

Contesting record procedures:

The Army's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents

and appealing initial agency determinations are contained in Army

Regulation 340-21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained from the system

manager.

Record source categories:

From the military personnel records if the source is military, or

the civilian personnel records if source is a civilian employee.

Exemptions claimed for the system:

Parts of this system may be exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2)

if the information is compiled and maintained by a component of the

agency which performs as its principle function any activity pertaining

to the enforcement of criminal laws.

An exemption rule for this system has been promulgated in

accordance with requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(1), (2), and (3), (c)

and (e) and published in 32 CFR part 505. For additional information

contact the system manager.

A0195-2b USACIDC

System name:

Criminal Investigation and Crime Laboratory Files (February 22,

1993, 58 FR 10087).

Changes:

* * * * *

System location:

Delete entry and replace with `Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal

Investigation Command, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA

22060-5506.

Segments exist at subordinate U.S. Army Criminal Investigation

Command elements. Addresses may be obtained from the Commander, U.S.

Army Criminal Investigation Command, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465,

Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506.

An automated index of cases is maintained at the U.S. Army Crime

Records Center, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, 6010 6th

Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5585 and at the Defense

Investigative Service, PO Box 1211, Baltimore, MD 21203-2111.'

* * * * *

System manager(s) and address:

Delete entry and replace with `Commander, Headquarters, U.S. Army

Criminal Investigation Command, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort

Belvoir, VA 22060-5506.'

* * * * *

A0195-2b USACIDC

System name:

Criminal Investigation and Crime Laboratory Files.

System location:

Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, 6010 6th

Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506.

Segments exist at subordinate U.S. Army Criminal Investigation

Command elements. Addresses may be obtained from the Commander, U.S.

Army Criminal Investigation Command, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465,

Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506.

An automated index of cases is maintained at the U.S. Army Crime

Records Center, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, 6010 6th

Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5585 and at the Defense

Investigative Service, PO Box 1211, Baltimore, MD 21203-2111.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:

Any individual, civilian or military, involved in or suspected of

being involved in or reporting possible criminal activity affecting the

interests, property, and/or personnel of the U.S. Army.

Categories of records in the system:

Name, Social Security Number, rank, date and place of birth,

chronology of events; reports of investigation containing statements of

witnesses, subject and agents; laboratory reports, documentary

evidence, physical evidence, summary and administrative data pertaining

to preparation and distribution of the report; basis for allegations;

Serious or Sensitive Incident Reports, modus operandi and other

investigative information from Federal, State, and local investigative

agencies and departments; similar relevant documents. Indices contain

codes for the type of crime, location of investigation, year and date

of offense, names and personal identifiers of persons who have been

subjects of electronic surveillance, suspects, subjects and victims of

crimes, report number which allows access to records noted above;

agencies, firms, Army and Defense Department organizations which were

the subjects or victims of criminal investigations; and disposition and

suspense of offenders listed in criminal investigative case files,

witness identification data.

Authority for maintenance of the system:

10 U.S.C. 3013 and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

Purpose(s):

To conduct criminal investigations and crime prevention activities;

to accomplish management studies involving the analysis, compilation of

statistics, quality control, etc., to ensure that completed

investigations are legally sufficient and result in overall improvement

in techniques, training and professionalism.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories

of users and the purposes of such uses:

In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained

therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

Information concerning criminal or possible criminal activity is

disclosed to Federal, State, local and/or foreign law enforcement

agencies in accomplishing and enforcing criminal laws; analyzing modus

operandi, and detecting organized criminal activity. Information may

also be disclosed to foreign countries under the provisions of the

Status of Forces Agreements, or Treaties.

The `Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of the Army's

compilation of systems of records notices also apply to this system.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,

and disposing of records in the system:

Storage:

Paper records in file folders; card files and indices; automated

indices; computer magnetic tapes, disks, and printouts;

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Retrievability:

By name or other identifier of individual.

Safeguards:

Access is limited to designated authorized individuals having

official need for the information in the performance of their duties.

Buildings housing records are protected by security guards.

Retention and disposal:

At Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command

(USACIDC), criminal investigative case files are retained for 40 years

after final action, except that at USACIDC subordinate elements, such

files are retained from 1 to 5 years depending on the level of such

unit and the data involved. Laboratory reports at the USACIDC

laboratory are destroyed after 5 years. Destruction is by shredding.

System manager(s) and address:

Commander, Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command,

6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506.

Notification procedure:

Individuals seeking to determine whether information about

themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries

to the Director, U.S. Army Crime Records Center, U.S. Army Criminal

Investigation Command, ATTN: CICR-FP, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465,

Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5585.

For verification purposes, individual should provide the full name,

date and place of birth, current address, telephone numbers, and

signature.

Record access procedures:

Individual seeking access to information about themselves contained

in this system should address written inquiries to the Director, U.S.

Army Crime Records Center, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command,

ATTN: CICR-FP, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-

5585.

For verification purposes, individual should provide the full name,

date and place of birth, current address, telephone numbers, and

signature.

Record source categories:

The Army's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents

and appealing initial agency determinations are contained in Army

Regulation 340-21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained from the system

manager.

Record source categories:

Suspects, witnesses, victims, USACIDC special agents and other

personnel, informants; various Department of Defense, federal, state,

and local investigative agencies; departments or agencies of foreign

governments; and any other individual or organization which may supply

pertinent information.

Exemptions claimed for the system:

Parts of this system may be exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2)

if the information is compiled and maintained by a component of the

agency which performs as its principle function any activity pertaining

to the enforcement of criminal laws.

An exemption rule for this system has been promulgated in

accordance with requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(1), (2), and (3), (c)

and (e) and published in 32 CFR part 505. For additional information

contact the system manager.

A0195-4 USACIDC

System name:

U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Fund Vouchers (February 22, 1993,

58 FR 10088).

Changes:

* * * * *

System manager(s) and address:

Delete entry and replace with `Commander, Headquarters, U.S. Army

Criminal Investigation Command, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort

Belvoir, VA 22060-5506'.

* * * * *

A0195-4 USACIDC

System name:

U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Fund Vouchers.

System location:

Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, 6010 6th

Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506.

Segments of the system are located at U.S. Army Criminal

Investigation Command subordinate elements; addresses for these may be

obtained from the Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation

Command, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:

Special agents of U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command

(USACIDC) or military police investigator of U.S. Army who have made

expenditures or have requested reimbursement from USACIDC limitation

.0015 contingency funds authorized by Army Regulation 37-47,

Contingency Funds of the Secretary of the Army.

Categories of records in the system:

Individual's name, grade, reason for such expenditure, receipts (or

certificates when receipts are unavailable), relevant documents.

Authority for maintenance of the system:

10 U.S.C. 3013.

Purpose(s):

To maintain proper accounting of the USACIDC .0015 contingency

funds.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories

of users and the purposes of such uses:

In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained

therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

The `Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of the Army's

compilation of systems of records notices also apply to this system.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,

and disposing of records in the system:

Storage:

Paper records in file folders, computer magnetic tapes, and hard

copy printouts.

Retrievability:

By individual's name at USACIDC subordinate elements; by voucher

number at Headquarters, USACIDC. Automated data is retrieved through

routine and specially created programs to meet various management

requirements.

Safeguards:

Access is limited to designated authorized individuals having

official need for the information in the performance of their duties.

Buildings housing records are protected by security guards.

Retention and disposal:

Individual voucher, voucher register, subvoucher and supporting

documents maintained at Headquarters, USACIDC are destroyed 1 year

after inspection and clearance by Secretary of the Army; at other

USACIDC subordinate elements, 1 year after inspection and clearance by

Comptroller, USACIDC. Automated data are erased after a hard copy of

the register is produced. Disposal of manual records is by shredding or

burning.

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System manager(s) and address:

Commander, Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command,

6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506.

Notification procedure:

Individuals seeking to determine whether information about

themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries

to the Director, U.S. Army Crime Records Center, U.S. Army Criminal

Investigation Command, ATTN: CICR-FP, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465,

Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5585.

For verification purposes, individual should provide the full name,

date and place of birth, current address, telephone numbers, and

signature.

Record access procedures:

Individual seeking access to information about themselves contained

in this system should address written inquiries to the Director, U.S.

Army Crime Records Center, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command,

ATTN: CICR-FP, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-

5585.

For verification purposes, individual should provide the full name,

date and place of birth, current address, telephone numbers, and

signature.

Contesting record procedures:

The Army's rules for accessing records, contesting contents and

appealing initial agency determinations are contained in Army

Regulation 340-21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained from the system

manager.

Record source categories:

From the individual, source, or the statement of third parties

pertaining to the expenditure.

Exemptions claimed for the system:

None.

A0195-6 USACIDC

System name:

Criminal Investigation Accreditation and Polygraph Examiner

Evaluation Files (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10088).

Changes:

* * * * *

System manager(s) and address:

Delete entry and replace with `Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal

Investigation Command, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA

22060-5506.'

* * * * *

A0195-6 USACIDC

System name:

Criminal Investigation Accreditation and Polygraph Examiner

Evaluation Files.

System location:

Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, 6010 6th

Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506. Information

concerning polygraph examiners is located at the Director, U.S. Army

Crime Records Center, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, ATTN:

CICR-FP, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-

5585.and subsequently at the Washington National Records Center, GSA,

Suitland, MD 20746-2042.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:

Applicants for entry into the USACIDC program as an apprentice

special agent, a polygraph examiner, for supervisory credentials, for

the USACIDC officer specialty program or warrant officer appointments;

or for laboratory technician credentials.

Categories of records in the system:

Individual's application, statement of personal history, personal

identifiers, photographs, fingerprint cards, qualifications record,

biography, information pertaining to assignment capability or

limitation, letters of recommendation, educational institutional

documents, character investigation data, reclassification actions,

reassignment orders, commander's inquiry data, reports of

investigation, reasons for withdrawal from program, reason for denying

application, date of acceptance into program, date appointed, date of

accreditation, badge number, credential number, polygraph certificate

number, agent sequence number, assignment, date assigned, marital

status, and other data pertinent to the accreditation function,

physical profile, date of last physical, assignment preference,

transfer restrictions, job title, security clearance data, date of last

background investigation, foreign language proficiency, special

qualifications, service agreement, spouse's place of birth and

citizenship, agent's place of birth, private licenses, hobbies, and

last 10 assignments.

Polygraph examiner performance and evaluation data maintained at

the Crime Records Center (CRC) include individual's name, personal

history statement, certificate number, polygraph examination history,

year of polygraph report, report of investigation or CRC cross

reference number, type of examination, and monitor's comments.

Authority for maintenance of the system:

10 U.S.C. 3013 and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

Purpose(s):

To determine applicant's acceptance into or rejection from the

USACIDC program; continuing eligibility, placement or standing therein;

and to manage and evaluate polygraph examination performance.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories

of users and the purposes of such uses:

In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained

therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

The `Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of the Army's

compilation of systems of records notices also apply to this system.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,

and disposing of records in the system:

Storage:

Paper records in file folders, cards, magnetic tapes, disks, and

paper printouts.

Retrievability:

By individual's surname, agent sequence number, Social Security

Number, badge/credential number, and polygraph certificate number.

Safeguards:

All records are maintained in buildings protected by security

guards or a locked wire enclosure; information is accessed only by

designated individuals having official need therefor in the performance

of assigned duties.

Retention and disposal:

Records of accepted applicants are retained until the individual

retires, is released from active duty, or is removed from the USACIDC

program; at that time, files are places in inactive storage at HQ

USACIDC for 2 additional years and then stored at the Washington

National Records Center for an additional 8 years before being

destroyed by shredding. Records of rejected applicants are retained at

HQ USACIDC for 1 year, then destroyed by shredding or burning.

Information on Criminal Investigation Program Data Cards is maintained

permanently. Information in automated media is retained for 90 days

following termination of investigator's active

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status. Polygraph examination report information is retained for 3

years following closure or completion of the pertinent investigative

report. Records of approved polygraph examiner certifications are

retained at the CRC for 10 years after the examiner retires or is

released from active duty, then destroyed by shredding or burning.

Records of disapproved polygraph examiner certifications are retained

at the CRC for 1 year, then destroyed by shredding or burning.

System manager(s) and address:

Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, 6010 6th

Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506.

Notification procedure:

Individuals seeking to determine whether information about

themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries

to the Director, U.S. Army Crime Records Center, U.S. Army Criminal

Investigation Command, ATTN: CICR-FP, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465,

Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5585.

For verification purposes, individual should provide the full name,

Social Security Number, date and place of birth, current address,

telephone numbers, date of application to the program, sufficient

details to locate the record, and signature.

Record access procedure:

Individual seeking access to information about themselves contained

in this system should address written inquiries to the Director, U.S.

Army Crime Records Center, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command,

ATTN: CICR-FP, 6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-

5585.

For verification purposes, individual should provide the full name,

Social Security Number, date and place of birth, current address,

telephone numbers date of application to the program, sufficient

details to locate the record, and signature.

Contesting record procedures:

The Army's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents

and appealing initial agency determinations are contained in Army

Regulation 340-21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained from the system

manager.

Record source categories:

From the individual, individual's previous or present employers,

financial institutions, relatives and former spouses, educational

institutions, trade or fraternal organizations, neighbors past and

present, work associates, social acquaintances, churches, public

records, law enforcement and investigative agencies, Army records and

reports.

Exemptions claimed for the system:

Investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes may be

exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). However, if an individual is

denied any right, privilege, or benefit for which he would otherwise be

entitled by Federal law or for which he would otherwise be eligible, as

a result of the maintenance of the information, the individual will be

provided access to the information except to the extent that disclosure

would reveal the identity of a confidential source.

Investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of

determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for federal

civilian employment, military service, federal contracts, or access to

classified information may be exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5),

but only to the extent that such material would reveal the identity of

a confidential source.

Evaluation material used to determine potential for promotion in

the Military Services may be exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(7),

but only to the extent that the disclosure of such material would

reveal the identify of a confidential source.

An exemption rule for this system has been promulgated in

accordance with requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(1), (2), and (3), (c)

and (e) and published in 32 CFR part 505. For additional information

contact the system manager.

A0210-190TAPC

System name:

Individual Gravesite Reservation Files (February 2, 1996, 61 FR

3915).

Changes:

* * * * *

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Add `U.S.' before `Soldiers'.

* * * * *

A0210-190TAPC

System name:

Individual Gravesite Reservation Files.

System location:

Commander, Military District of Washington, Fort Lesley J. McNair,

Washington, DC 20319-5000;

U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, DC

20011-4999; and

Commander, U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, Alexandria, VA 22331-

0482 for selective Army post cemeteries.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:

Active and former Armed Forces personnel and their dependents who

reserved grave plots in either Arlington National Cemetery Soldiers'

Home National Cemetery, or Army post cemeteries prior to 1961.

Categories of records in the system:

Gravesite reservations (DA Forms 2122, 2123); reservist's name,

address, number and section of grave reserved, military service, or

relationship to service member.

Authority for maintenance of the system:

10 U.S.C. 3013.

Purpose(s):

To maintain records of individuals holding gravesite reservations

in Army national or post cemeteries made prior to 1961; to conduct

periodic surveys to determine validity of such reservations; to respond

to inquiries.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories

of users and the purposes of such uses:

In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained

therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

The `Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of the Army's

compilation of systems of records notices also apply to this system.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,

and disposing of records in the system:

Storage:

Paper records in file folders; cards.

Retrievability:

By individual's surname.

Safeguards:

Records are maintained in areas accessible only to authorized

personnel having official need therefor in the performance of their

duties.

Retention and disposal:

Destroyed when gravesite reservation is used or canceled.

System manager(s) and address:

Commander, Military District of Washington, Fort Lesley J. McNair,

Washington, DC 20319-5000; U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National

Cemetery, Washington, DC 20011-4999; Commander, U.S. Total Army

Personnel

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Command, Alexandria, VA 22331-0482 for selective Army post cemeteries.

Notification procedure:

Individuals seeking to determine whether information about

themselves is contained in this records system should address written

inquiries to the appropriate system manager.

Individual should provide sufficient details to permit locating

pertinent records and signature.

Record access procedures:

Individuals seeking access to information about themselves

contained in this system should address written inquiries to the

appropriate system manager.

Individual should provide sufficient details to permit locating

pertinent records and signature.

Contesting record procedures:

The Army's rules for accessing records, contesting contents, and

appealing initial agency determinations are contained in Army

Regulation 340-21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained from the system

manager.

Record source categories:

From the reservist, his/her representative or next-of-kin; Army

records and reports.

Exemptions claimed for the system:

None.

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