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[DOCID:agri_000-31]                         

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

USDA/FSA-1

System name: 

       Biographical Background, USDA/FSA-1.
     System location: 
       This system of records is under the control of the Deputy 
   Administrator for Program Delivery and Field Operations FSA, USDA, 
   Stop 0539, PO Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013. The data will be 
   maintained at the Kansas City Management Office, 8930 Ward Parkway, 
   PO Box 419205, Kansas City, Missouri 64141-0205; Kansas City 
   Commodity Office, PO Box 419205, 9200 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, 
   Missouri 64141-0205; and in the appropriate State FSA office at 
   address listed in local telephone directory under the heading 
   ``United States Government, Department of Agriculture, Farm Service 
   Agency.''
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Individuals who hold key positions in FSA, guest speakers and 
   recipients of FSA awards.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       The information in the system consists of brief resumes of 
   individuals' personal history.
     Authority for maintenance of the system:;
       5 U.S.C. 301.
   Purpose(s): 
       To enable quick access to relevant biographical information of 
   individuals in key positions of FSA and certain individuals that work 
   with FSA or who have received awards from FSA.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       Records contained in this system may be disclosed:
       (1) To individuals, both public and private, for the purpose of 
   introduction of individual at speaking engagements; and
       (2) To a congressional office from the record of an individual in 
   response to an inquiry from the congressional office made at the 
   request of the individual to whom the records pertains.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       The records are maintained in file folders.
     Retrievability: 
       The records are indexed by individual name.
     Safeguards: 
       The records are kept in a locked office.
     Retention and disposal: 
       The records are retained indefinitely on a currently updated 
   basis.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Director, Public Affairs Staff, USDA/FSA, Stop 0506, PO Box 2415, 
   Washington, DC 20013-2415.
     Notification procedure: 
       An individual may request information regarding this system of 
   record, or information as to whether this system contains records 
   pertaining to such individual by contacting the System Manager listed 
   above.
     Record access procedures: 
       An individual may obtain information about a record in the system 
   which pertains to such individual by submitting a written request to 
   the above listed System Manager. The envelope and letter should be 
   marked ``Privacy Act Request.'' A request for information pertaining 
   to an individual should contain: Name, address, ZIP code, name of 
   system of record, year of records in question, and any other 
   pertinent information to help identify the file.
     Contesting record procedures: 
       Individuals desiring to contest or amend information maintained 
   in the system should direct their request to the above listed System 
   Manager, and should include the reason for contesting it and the 
   proposed amendment to the information with supporting information to 
   show how the record is inaccurate. A request for contesting records 
   pertaining to an individual should contain: Name, address, ZIP code, 
   name of system of record, year of records in question, and any other 
   pertinent information to help identify the file.
     Record source categories: 
       Directly from the individual.