SYSTEM NAME:

Recreational Use and Expenditure Survey on or Adjacent to Navigable Waters  (February 22, 1993,  58 FR 10002)

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Office of the Chief of Engineers, Headquarters, Department of the Army, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000 and the Engineer Division and District Offices. 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:

Voluntary participants in recreational use and expenditure surveys on or adjacent to navigable waters.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Individual's name, address, telephone number, county, survey ID, recreation activities, quantities of and expenditures for durable goods such as boating, fishing, hunting, and camping equipment, and ancillary support facilities such as boat lifts; expenditures for nondurable goods such as food, lodging, fishing, boating, hunting services and other expenses.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

16 U.S.C. 460d, 33 U.S.C. 652 and 42 U.S.C. 1962.

PURPOSE(S):

To identify and evaluate recreation use and expenditures for impact assessment in environmental assessments, and environmental impact statements. Evaluations will be made for both existing and proposed projects.

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 cabinets and on magnetic tape or optical systems.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Records are retrieved by response number or by the participant's name.

SAFEGUARDS:

Records are maintained in areas accessible only to authorized persons having official need therefor. Records are housed in buildings protected by security guards or locked when not in use. Information in automated media is further protected by physical security devices: Access to or update of information in the system is protected through a system of passwords thereby preserving integrity of data.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records are destroyed two years after termination of the study.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Office of the Chief of Engineers, Headquarters, Department of the Army, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000. Official mailing addresses are published as an appendix to the Army's compilation of systems of records notices.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records contains information about themselves should address written inquiries to the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Headquarters, Department of the Army, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000.

Individual must provide full name, present address and telephone number, response number, specifics concerning the type of survey, if known, and the request must be signed.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to information about themselves contained in this system should write to the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Headquarters, Department of the Army, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000.

Individual must provide full name, present address and telephone number, response number, specifics concerning the type of survey, if known, and the request must be signed.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The Army's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are contained in the Army Regulation 340-21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained from the system manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information is obtained from the individual and Army records and/or reports.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

FEDERAL REGISTER HISTORY: