SYSTEM NAME:

JAG Corps Officer Personnel Information  (February 08, 2000,  65 FR 6184)

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Office of the Judge Advocate General (Code 61), Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374-5066.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Active Duty Officers in the Judge Advocate General's Corps, Law Education and Excess Leave Programs.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Name, grade, designator, date of birth, Social Security Number, date of rank, pay entry base data, active duty service date, active commission base date, year and month of graduation from Naval Justice School, service date, lineal number, year group, current billet, future billets that are finalized, sub-specialty code, number of primary and secondary dependents, spouse's name, projected loss date and reason for loss, projected rotation date, law school and year of graduation from law school, state bar membership and year admitted, officer's preference for duty assignment and postgraduate education.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

10 U.S.C. 806 and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

PURPOSE(S):

To manage the officers of the Navy JAG Corps, as the Judge Advocate General is statutorily required to make recommendation on the assignment of all active duty JAG Corps officers; to determine qualifications of an officer to receive a JAG Corps designation and to be certified as a trial or defense counsel; to determine the rotation dates and release from active duty dates of JAG Corps officers as well as the date new officers will be available for duty; to prepare JAG Corps strength plans for submission to OPNAV; and to obtain an officer's preference for duty assignment as well as eligibility for consideration for postgraduate education and overseas assignments. Certain information is promulgated to all active duty JAG Corps officers in a semi-annual publication known as the Directory of Navy Judge Advocates. The information is promulgated in the directory for general informational purposes within the JAG Corps, including provision of position (billet) availability information to officers contemplating rotation.

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

Certain information (not including Social Security Number and date of birth) is promulgated to active-duty JAG Corps officers in an annual publication known as the Directory of Navy Judge Advocates. The information is promulgated for general informational purposes within the JAG Corps, including provision of position (billet) availability information to officers contemplating rotation and as a social roster for official and nonofficial functions.

The 'Blanket Routine Uses' that appear at the beginning of the Navy'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:

Data is maintained on personal computers and paper records filed in file folders in storage devices.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Name.

SAFEGUARDS:

Data is maintained on personal computers and paper records filed in file folders in storage devices.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Upon release from active duty, records are kept three years and then destroyed. Upon retirement from active duty, records are maintained indefinitely.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Code 61), Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374-5066.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records contains information about themselves should address written inquiries to the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Code 61), Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374-5066.

Written requests must be signed by the requesting individual. For personal visits, the requesting individual should be able to provide some acceptable identification, e.g. Armed Forces identification card, driver's license, etc.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to records about themselves contained in this system of records should address written inquiries to the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Code 61), Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374-5066. Personnel visits may be made to the JAG Personnel Office, Washington Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374-5066.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The Navy's rules for accessing records and contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5211.5; 32 CFR part 701; or may be obtained from the system manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Individual; orders to active duty and subsequent transfer orders; and computer strips provided by the Navy Personnel Command on all active duty officers.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

FEDERAL REGISTER HISTORY: