SYSTEM NAME:

Faculty Professional Files  (February 22, 1993,  58 FR 10750)

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Superintendent, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943-5100.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Faculty personnel employed by the Naval Postgraduate School and individuals applying for positions.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Faculty academic promotion/tenure case evaluation files and faculty professional status and accomplishment file.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations.

PURPOSE(S):

Promotion/tenure case evaluation files are used by Department Chairmen, Deans, and the Superintendent to determine the ranking, promotion tenure reappointment and evaluation of faculty personnel. Faculty professional status and accomplishment files constitute official record of employment.

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' that appear at the beginning of the Navy's compilation of systems of records notices apply to this system.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

File folders.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Name.

SAFEGUARDS:

During working hours, records are secured within locked file drawers within departmental offices to which only authorized personnel have access. After working hours, records are kept within locked file drawers within secured offices located within a locked building which is part of a naval facility to which entry is restricted.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Faculty academic promotion/tenure case evaluation files are destroyed upon personnel action completion. Faculty professional status and accomplishment files are retained in a permanent file.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Provost, Naval Postgraduate School (Code 01), 1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943-5001.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records contains information about themselves should address written inquiries to the Provost, Naval Postgraduate School (Code 01), 1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943-5001.

Requests should contain full name and address of the individual concerned and should be signed.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to records about themselves in this system of records should address written inquiries to the Provost, Naval Postgraduate School (Code 01), 1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943-5001.

Requests should contain full name and address of the individual concerned and should be signed.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The Navy's rules for accessing records, and for 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:

Information in this system comes from previous employers, educational background, correspondence, peer evaluations, supervisory evaluations and student evaluations of teaching.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

Parts of this system may be exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5), as applicable.

An exemption rule for this system has been promulgated in accordance with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(1), (2) and (3), (c) and (e) and published in 32 CFR part 701, subpart G. For additional information contact the system manager.

FEDERAL REGISTER HISTORY: