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DOL/ESA-45

SYSTEM NAME:

Investigative Files of the Office of Labor-Management Standards.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

The field offices of the Office of Labor-Management Standards.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Union officials and other individuals investigated or interviewed in connection with investigations carried out pursuant to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 29 U.S.C. 401 et. seq.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Records compiled in connection with investigations conducted under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, as amended (LMRDA), and under the standards of conduct provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA) and Foreign Service Act of 1980 (FSA), and the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) and the implementing regulations at 29 CFR part 458.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

29 U.S.C. 401 et. seq., 5 U.S.C. 7120, 22 U.S.C. 4117, 2 U.S.C. 1351 (a) (1), 29 CFR part 458.

PURPOSE(S):

Records are compiled in connection with enforcement of the LMRDA and the standards of conduct provisions of the CSRA and FSA and CAA and the implementing regulations at 29 CFR part 458.

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

Records may be disclosed to interested persons or officials as provided for in section 601(a) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 29 U.S.C. 521(a). See also, routine uses listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:

None.

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

STORAGE:

Manual files and manual and computer indices.

RETRIEVABILITY:

By name of union, union officials, individuals investigated, business organizations, labor relations consultants, and other individuals and organizations deemed significant.

SAFEGUARDS:

These records are normally maintained in secured file cabinets with access strictly limited to only those employees of the agency who need such information as part of their official duties. A charge-out system is employed to restrict and monitor withdrawal of records from the files.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records pertaining to open investigations are retained in the OLMS field offices. Closed files are retained in field offices for two years after which they are retired to Federal Records Centers. FRC will destroy files after eight calendar years of storage (ten years after closure of case).

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should contact the systems manager. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified: Name, date of birth, union or business affiliation.

RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURE:

Individuals wishing to request access to records pertaining to them should contact the systems manager. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located or identified: Name, date of birth, and union or business affiliation.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:

Individuals wishing to contest information in their files may write to the system manager at the specified address above, reasonably identify the records pertaining to them, the information which is being contested in those records, the corrective action(s) being sought, and the reasons for the corrections(s).

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Labor unions, union members, union officials and employees, employers, labor relations consultants, and other individuals.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

To the extent this system of records is maintained for criminal law enforcement purposes, it is exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (j)(2) from all provisions of the Privacy Act except the following: 5 U.S.C. 552a (b), (c)(1) and (2), (e)(4)(A) through (F), (e)(6), (7), (9), and (11), and (i). In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), investigatory material in this system of records compiled for civil law enforcement purposes is exempt for subsections (c)(3); (d); (e)(1), (e)(4) (G), (H), and (I); and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a, provided however, that if any individual is denied any right, privilege, or benefit that he or she would otherwise be entitled to by Federal law, or for which he or she would otherwise be eligible, as a result of the maintenance of these records, such material shall be provided to the individuals, except to the extent that the disclosure of such material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or prior to January 1, 1975, under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence. Exemption under 5 U.S.C. 552a (j)(2) and (k)(2) of information within this system of records is necessary to undertake the investigative and enforcement responsibilities of OLMS, to prevent individuals from frustrating the investigatory process, to prevent subjects of investigation from escaping prosecution or avoiding civil enforcement, to prevent disclosure of investigative techniques, to protect the confidentiality of witnesses and informants, and to protect the safety and well-being of witnesses, informants, and law enforcement personnel, and their families.



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