# Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** July 7, 1997
- **Citation:** 62 FR 36266

## Text

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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