SYSTEM NAME:

Freedom of Information Act Reading Room Visitors Log  (August 30, 2000,  65 FR 52712)

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Management Services and Operations, Information Access and Release Center, National Reconnaissance Office, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reading Room visitors, to include requesters, researchers, historians, and news media personnel. Visitors may be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Visitor name, Social Security Number, number of hours spent in the reading room, number of photocopies made, and visitors' duplication charges, if any.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 552, Freedom of Information Act; National Security Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 401 et seq; 5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; E.O. 12333; E.O. 12958; E.O. 12968; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

PURPOSE(S):

Information is used to compile data needed in the annual statistical report to Congress, and to assess duplication charges, if any.

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 fact of a FOIA requester's visit can be disclosed in a subsequent FOIA release; however, no other personal information will be released.

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:

Paper files and automated information system, maintained in computers and computer output products.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Visitor's name and Social Security Number, and date of visit.

SAFEGUARDS:

Records are stored in a secure, gated facility, guard, badge, and password access protected. Access to and use of these records are limited to Information Access and Release Center (IARC) staff whose official duties require such access. Computer file access is electronically limited; paper files are stored in the reading room which is locked when unattended by IARC staff.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records are temporary, destroyed when two years old or sooner if no longer needed for administrative use.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Chief, Information Access and Release Center, Management Services and Operations, National Reconnaissance Office, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

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

Request 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)'.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

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

Request 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 rules for accessing records, for contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in NRO Directive 110-3 and NRO Instruction 110-5; 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:

Information is supplied by the reading room visitors and by Information Access and Release Center staff.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

FEDERAL REGISTER HISTORY: