SYSTEM NAME:

Communications Security (COMSEC) Accounting Records  (April 18, 2007,  72 FR 19472)

SYSTEM LOCATION:

National Reconnaissance Office, Communications Directorate, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Government civilians, military members, and contractors.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Individual's name, Social Security Number(SSN), and COMSEC assets accountability records such as effective and supersession dates of crypto key, key quantities and format (i.e., electronic, hardcopy, etc.), COMSEC account number, software application versions loaded on the asset, location of materials/equipment, and location/site of assets information (corporation/site name, address, and contact information).

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

National Security Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.; National Security Telecommunication and Information Systems Security Instruction (NSTISSI) Number 4005; E.O. 10450, Security Requirements for Government Employees, as amended; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

PURPOSE(S):

To support the NRO'S Communications Security (COMSEC) mission. This system will be used as the accounting database to maintain and track NRO COMSEC assets and to identify those individuals authorized access to cryptographic materials/equipment, sites, and containers.

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 DoD 'Blanket Routines Uses' published at the beginning of the NRO 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:

Electronic storage media.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Individual's name, Social Security Number (SSN), and/or COMSEC account number.

SAFEGUARDS:

Records are stored in a secure, gated facility, guard, badge, and password access protected. Access to and use of these records is limited to staff whose official duties require such access.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records relating to individuals access and authorization are destroyed 3 years after individual is debriefed. Keying material records are destroyed when 2 years old. COMSEC assets records are destroyed when removed from NRO accountability.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Director, Communications Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine whether information about themselves is contained in this system of records should address written inquiries to the National Reconnaissance Office, Information Access and Release Center, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715. Requests should contain individual's name and any aliases or nicknames, address, Social Security Number (SSN), current citizenship status, date and place of birth, and other information identifiable from the record.

In addition, the requester must provide a notarized statement or an unsworn declaration made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format:

If executed without the United States: 'I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature)'.

If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, or commonwealths: 'I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature)'.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to information about themselves contained in this system of records should address written inquiries to the National Reconnaissance Office, Information Access and Release Center, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.

Requests should include the individual's full name, address, Social Security Number, and other information identifiable from the record.

In addition, the requester must provide a notarized statement or an unsworn declaration made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format:

If executed without the United States: 'I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature)'.

If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, or commonwealths: 'I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature)'.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The NRO procedure for accessing records, for contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in NRO Directive 110-3b and NRO Instruction 110-3-1; 32 CFR part 326; or may be obtained from the Privacy Act Coordinator, National Reconnaissance Office, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Individual, COMSEC Officials, and other government agencies.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

FEDERAL REGISTER HISTORY: