SYSTEM NAME:

Courts-Martial Information  (January 08, 2001,  66 FR 1321)

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Administrative Support Division (Code 40), Navy-Marine Corps Appellate Review Activity, Office of the Judge Advocate General, 716 Sicard Street SE, Suite 1000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5047.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Navy and Marine Corps personnel tried by general courts-martial and by special courts-martial when the special courts-martial sentence, as finally approved, includes a punitive discharge.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Courts-martial information on special courts-martial if sentence, as finally approved, includes a punitive discharge and all general courts-martial including name, Social Security Number, pleas, convening authority action, supervisory authority action, and Court of Military Review action. Information is available from 1970 through 1986 only.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; 42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq., Victim's Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 as implemented by DoD Instruction 1030.2, Victim and Witness Assistance Procedures; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

PURPOSE(S):

To collect data on general and bad conduct discharge special courts-martials.

To provide information and support to victims and witnesses in compliance with the Victim and Witness Assistance Program, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program, and the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990.

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

To governmental, public and private organizations and individuals, as required.

To victims and witnesses to comply with the Victim and Witness Assistance Program, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program, and the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990.

The DoD 'Blanket Routine Uses' that appear at the beginning of the Navy's compilation of systems of records also apply to this system.

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

STORAGE:

Index card file.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Index cards are filed by year appellate review of the case was completed and alphabetically by last name within a given year.

SAFEGUARDS:

Office is located in a secure building which is guarded 24 hours a day. Admission is allowed only to personnel on official business and authorized visitors.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Indefinite.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Assistant Judge Advocate General (Military Justice), Office of the Judge Advocate General, 716 Sicard Street SE, Suite 1000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5047.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine whether this system contains information about themselves should address written inquiries to the Division Director, Administrative Support Division, Navy and Marine Corps Appellate Review Activity, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy, 716 Sicard Street SE, Suite 1000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5047.

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

Personal visits may be made to the Administrative Support Division, Navy and Marine Corps Appellate Review Activity, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy, 716 Sicard Street SE, Suite 1000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5047. Individuals making such visits should be able to provide acceptable identification, e.g., Armed Forces identification card, driver's license, etc.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to information about themselves contained in this system of records should address written inquiries to the Division Director, Administrative Support Division, Navy and Marine Corps Appellate Review Activity, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy, 716 Sicard Street SE, Suite 1000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5047.

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

Personal visits may be made to the Administrative Support Division, Navy and Marine Corps Appellate Review Activity, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy, 716 Sicard Street SE, Suite 1000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5047. Individuals making such visits should be able to provide acceptable identification, e.g., Armed Forces identification card, driver's license, etc.

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:

Navy Judge Advocate General Form 5813/1.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

FEDERAL REGISTER HISTORY: