SYSTEM NAME:
Privacy Act Request/Amendment Files and Tracking System (June 13, 2013, 78 FR 35607)
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Organizational elements of the Department of the Navy. Official mailing addresses are published in the Standard Navy Distribution List (SNDL).
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, P.O. Box 64028, Camp H.M. Smith, HI 96861-4028.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Individuals who request information concerning themselves which is in the custody of the Department of the Navy or who request access to or amendment of such records in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Letters, memoranda, legal opinions, messages, and miscellaneous documents relating to an individual's request for access to or amendment of records concerning that person, including letters authorizing release to another individual, letters of denial, appeals, statements of disagreements, and related documents accumulated in processing requests received under the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.
Personal information may include: Name, home and/or work address, home and/or work phone number, fax number, home and/or work email address; proof of identity; year request filed; serial number of response letter; case file number and copies of responsive records. Privacy requests may contain unsolicited personal information.
Collection of unsolicited personal information under this notice is only authorized in connection with requests for records maintained in other systems of records for the collection and maintenance of the specified PII.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 552a, The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended; 10 U.S.C. 5013, Secretary of the Navy; 10 U.S.C. 5041, Headquarters, Marine Corps; Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5211.5, Department of the Navy Privacy Act Program.
PURPOSE(S):
To track, process, and coordinate individual requests for access and amendment of personal records; to process appeals on denials of requests for access or amendment to personal records; to compile information for reports, and to ensure timely response to requesters.
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 of 1974, as amended, these records 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 DoD Blanket Routine Uses set forth at the beginning of the Navy's compilation of system of records notices may apply to this system.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Paper and/or electronic storage media.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Name; year request filed; serial number of response letter; or case file number.
SAFEGUARDS:
Records are accessed by custodian of the record system and by persons responsible for servicing the record system in performance of their official duties. Records are stored in locked cabinets or rooms. Computerized databases are password protected and only accessed by individuals who have a need to know.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Granted requests, responses to requests for non-existent records, responses to requesters who provide inadequate descriptions and responses to requesters who fail to pay agency reproduction fees that are not appealed are destroyed 2 years after date of reply; requests which are denied and are appealed are destroyed after 5 years; requests which are amended are retained for 4 years after agencies agreement to amend; requests for amendment which are refused are destroyed 4 years after final determination by agencies or 3 years after final determination by the courts; disclosure accounting forms are retained for the life of the record or 5 years after the disclosure, whichever is later.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Head, Department of Navy Privacy/Freedom of Information Act Office, Chief of Naval Operations (DNS-36), 2000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350-2000.
Local system managers/Record Holders Organizational elements of the Department of the Navy. Official mailing addresses are published in the Standard Navy Distribution List (SNDL).
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, P.O. Box 64028, Camp H.M. Smith, HI 96861-4028.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Individuals seeking to determine whether information about themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries to the commanding officer of the activity in question. Official mailing addresses are published in the Standard Navy Distribution List (SNDL).
The request must be signed and contain the full name of the individual and one or more of the following kinds of information: year request filed; serial number of response letter; case file number.
The system manager may require an original signature or a notarized signature as a means of proving the identity of the individual requesting access to the records.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking access to information about themselves contained in this system should address written inquiries to the commanding officer of the activity in question. Official mailing addresses are published in the Standard Navy Distribution List (SNDL).
The request must be signed and contain the full name of the individual and one or more of the following kinds of information: year request filed; serial number of response letter; case file number.
The system manager may require an original signature or a notarized signature as a means of proving the identity of the individual requesting access to the records.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
The Department of 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:
From the individual, Navy organizations, Department of Defense components, and other Federal, state, and local government agencies.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
Department of the Navy exemption rules have been promulgated in accordance with requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), (k)(1), (k)(2), (k)(3), (k)(4), (k)(5), (k)(6), and (k)(7) as published in 32 CFR part 701, Subpart G. For additional information contact the system manager.
Note. Records are only exempt from pertinent provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a to the extent such provisions have been identified and an exemption claimed for the original record and the purposes underlying the exemption for the original record still pertain to the record which is now contained in this system of records. In general, the exemptions were claimed in order to protect properly classified information relating to national defense and foreign policy, to avoid interference during the conduct of criminal, civil, or administrative actions or investigations, to ensure protective services provided the President and others are not compromised, to protect the identity of confidential sources incident to Federal employment, military service, contract, and security clearance determinations, and to preserve the confidentiality and integrity of Federal evaluation materials. The exemption rule for the original records will identify the specific reasons why the records are exempt from specific provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a.
During the course of a FOIA/Privacy Act action, exempt materials from other systems of records may become part of the case records in this system of records. To the extent that copies of exempt records from those other systems of records are entered into these FOIA/PA case records, the Department of the Navy hereby claims the same exemptions for the records as claimed in the original primary systems of records which they are a part.
Department of the Navy exemption rules have been promulgated in accordance with requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(1),(2), and (3), (c) and (e) published in 32 CFR part 701, Subpart G. For additional information contact the system manager.
FEDERAL REGISTER HISTORY:
April 2, 2008, 73 FR 17959; June 13, 2013, 78 FR 35607.