SYSTEM NAME:

Employment Under Commercial Activities Contracts  (February 10, 1983,  48 FR 6176)

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Records on former employees are located at the civilian Federal agency from where the employee was involuntarily separated and at the commercial contract activity.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Former Federal employees involuntarily separated from Government employment as a result of a commercial activity contract.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Records in the system include name and social security number of employees involuntarily separated from Government employment as a result of a contract and who accepted or rejected offers of employment and the monetary value of pay and benefits offered.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Title 5 CFR 550.701(b)(6); E.O. 11257, November 17, 1965; and FPR Temporary Regulation 63, Supplement 1.

PURPOSE(S):

The purpose of the system is to provide Government agencies with necessary information on former Federal employees hired by contractors to ensure the proper distributions of severance pay by the Government.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

These records and information in these records may be used:

• In the event that a record indicates a violation or potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general statute or particular program statute, or by regulation, rule, or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant records in the system of records may be referred, as a routine use, to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, State, or local, charged with the responsibility of investigation or prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute or rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto.
• A record from this system of records may be disclosed to a Member of Congress or to a Congressional staff member in response to an inquiry of the Congressional office made at the request of the individual about whom the record is maintained.
• A record from this system if records may be disclosed to the commercial activity contractor to provide the contractor with the necessary information on former Federal employees who could receive employment offers from the contractor.
• A record from this system of records may be disclosed to a Federal agency, in response to its request, in connection with the hiring or retention of any employee to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the matter.
• A record from this system of records may be disclosed to an authorized appeal or grievance examiner, formal complaints examiner, equal employment opportunity investigator, arbitrator, or other duly authorized official engaged in investigation or settlement of a grievance, complaint, or appeal filed by an employee. A record from this system of records may be disclosed to the Office of Personnel Management in accordance with the agency's responsibility for evaluation of Federal personal management.
• The information contained in this system of records may be disclosed to the Office of Management and Budget in connection with the review of private relief legislation at any stage of the legislative coordination and clearance process.
• The information contained in this system of records may be disclosed to officials of labor organizations recognized under 5 U.S.C. chapter 71 when relevant and necessary to their duties of exclusive representation concerning personnel policies, practices, and matters affecting working conditions.

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

STORAGE:

The records are maintained in file folders and on lists and forms.

RETRIEVABILITY:

These records are retrieved by name and by Social Security Number.

SAFEGUARDS:

When not in use by an authorized person, the records are stored in lockable file cabinets or in secured rooms. Information is released only to authorized officials on a need-to-know basis.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records in this system are to be retained for 4 years similar to the contractor requirements of FPR 1-20.301-2(a).

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Personnel officer of the department or agency where a subject individual was last employed.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should contact the contracting officer or personnel officer at the agency where the individual was last employed. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified: Full name and the department of agency and component at which previously employed.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals wishing to request access to their records should contact the contracting officer or personnel officer where the individual was last employed. Individuals must furnish their full name and department or agency and component with which employed in order for their records to be located and identified.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Individuals wishing to request amendment of their records should contact the department or agency contracting officer or personnel officer at the activity where they were last employed. Individuals must furnish their full name and the name of their last employing agency, including duty station.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information in this system is provided by the personnel office, contracting officer, and finance officer of the department or agency where the individual was last employed and from the commercial activities contractor.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

FEDERAL REGISTER HISTORY: