SYSTEM NAME:

Navy College Management Information System  (June 04, 2007,  72 FR 30790)

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center, 6490 Saufley Field Road, Pensacola, FL 32509-5241.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Navy and Marine Corps military personnel and Coast Guard Civil Service and service members who receive tuition assistance (TA); dependents of Marine Corp service members OCONUS who receive tuition assistance (TA); Navy service members who participate in the Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE); Navy service members who participate in the  Seaman To Admiral 21st Century Program (STA21), The Advanced Enlisted Voucher Program (AEV) and the Graduate Education Voucher program (GEV); and, Navy, Marine Corps, Adult Family Members (AFM) of service members and Civil Service employees who participate in the Academic Skills Program.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Individual's application for tuition assistance; personnel data; counseling notes and education plans; degree, course completion and grade reports from academic institutions and contract training providers; authorization for disbursement; and agency approval/disapproval.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

PURPOSE(S):

To maintain information on participants in the tuition assistance (TA), Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE), Academic Skills programs, the Seaman to Admiral 21st Century Program (STA21), the Advanced Enlisted Voucher Program (AEV) and the Graduate Education Voucher program (GEV); to provide information to education counselors for the purpose of determining TA eligibility; education and degree plans; and course selection and eligibility; to provide information to fiscal and accounting personnel for the purpose of financial management and funds disbursement; to provide supervisory and management personnel access to the individual's degree and course completion records via the Electronic Training Jacket produced by the Navy Training Management and Planning System (NTMPS) for the purpose of personnel evaluation; determining special program eligibility, and duty assignments; and to provide degree and course completion information to NTMPS and EMF in the form of an electronic extract.

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 U.S. Coast Guard Voluntary Education Program Office for the purpose of education counseling, financial management, and funds disbursement.

The DoD 'Blanket Routine Uses' set forth 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:

Paper records in file folders and electronic storage media.

RETRIEVABILITY:

By individual's name, Social Security Number (SSN), and branch of service.

SAFEGUARDS:

Paper copies of tuition applications are maintained in file cabinets under the control of authorized personnel during working hours; the office space in which the file cabinets are located is locked outside official working hours. Automated records are password protected.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Paper and/or electronic copies of the individual's signed Tuition Assistance applications are retained at the originating NCO for three years and then shredded or burned. Copies of tuition assistance authorizations for officers are maintained in their official personnel record for two years following the completion of courses paid by tuition assistance. All other records are maintained in electronic format within NCMIS indefinitely.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Commanding Officer, Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center, 6490 Saufley Field Road, Pensacola, FL 32509-5241.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine whether information about them is contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Commanding Officer, Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center, 6490 Saufley Field Road, Pensacola, FL 32509-5241.

Individuals should provide their full name, Social Security Number(SSN), branch of service, and signature.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to information about them contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Commanding Officer, Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center, 6490 Saufley Field Road, Pensacola, FL 32509-5241.

Individuals should provide their full name, Social Security Number (SSN), branch of service, and signature.

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:

Subject individual, Corporate Enterprise and Training Activity Resource System (CETARS) Standard Training Activity Support System (STASS), Navy Personnel Command, Application for Tuition, the Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel systems extracts, Assistance Form (NAVMC 10883), education counselors, educational institutions, Tuition Assistance Authorization Form (NAVEDTRA 1560/5), and Academic contractor.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

FEDERAL REGISTER HISTORY: