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Home > MRC Privacy PolicyOur privacy policy is clear: We will collect no personal information about you when you visit our Web site unless you choose to provide this information. Automatically Collected and Stored InformationIf you only browse the Web site, read pages, or download information, we will automatically gather and store certain information about your visit. However, this information will not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store the following: the Internet domain (e.g., "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) and your IP address (a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Internet); the type of browser and operating system used to access our site; the date and time you access our site; and the pages you visit. We use this information to help make our site more useful to visitors, to track the number of visitors to our site, and to learn about the types of technology our visitors use. We do not track or record information about individuals. If You Send Us Personal InformationIf you choose to provide us with personal information by sending an e-mail or by completing a form with your personal information and submitting it to our Web site, we use this information to respond to your message and to help us provide you with the information you request. We do not collect personal information for any other purposes. The information you provide is not given to any private organizations or private persons. This Web site does not collect or use information for commercial marketing. Links to Other SitesOur Web site offers links to sites for many other Federal agencies. In some cases, we may link to private organizations, with their permission. Once you link to another Web site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that site. Paperwork Reduction Act Disclosure StatementAccording to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0990-0302. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average one (1) hour per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Attention: PRA Reports Clearance Officer. System of Records ActSystem Number: 09-90-0160 System Name: Medical Reserve Corps Unit Information, HHS/OPHS/OSG Security Classification: None System Location: System manager is located in the Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (OCVMRC), Office of Force Readiness and Deployment (OFRD), Office of the Surgeon General (OSG), Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18C-14, Rockville, MD 20857. Website server is located in Z-Tech Corporation, 1803 Research Blvd., Suite 301, Rockville, MD 20850. Categories of Individuals Covered by the System: Medical Reserve Corps leaders who have registered their units with the OSG/OCVMRC. MRC volunteers who have indicated their willingness/ability to be utilized outside their local jurisdiction. Categories of Records in the System: The collected information will include, but is not limited to name of unit, community/jurisdiction served, defining characteristics and population of jurisdiction, name and type of housing organization, contact information for primary contact (name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, website address), emergency contact information for MRC unit leader (phone number, e-mail address), description of MRC unit, activation procedure, unit goals and objectives, unit activities and accomplishments, unit partnerships and affiliations, information on MRC unit's volunteers, including but not limited to names, contact information, medical or public health specialty, license information, and total number of volunteers, description of volunteer recruitment activities, description of credentialing process, description of training, description of policies and procedures, forms, partnership agreements, organizational charts, and any other organizational document, and photographs of MRC unit/volunteers involved in exercises, deployments, or other activities. Authority for Maintenance of the System: The MRC program is authorized by section 311(c)(1) and 319A of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. sections 243(c)(1) and 247d-1. Purpose(s) of the System: The purpose of this system is to collect and maintain information about MRC units, including demographics, contact information (regular and emergency), colunteer numbers, activity updates and samples of best practices/lessons learned. MRC unit leaders are asked to update this information at least quarterly. In addition, information pertaining to MRC member who are able and willing to be utilized outside their local jurisdiction will be collected, as a "PHS Auxiliary" component of the MRC is being developed to further meet White House recommendations. Routine Uses of Records Maintained in teh System, Including Categories of Users and the Purposes of Such Uses: The Privacy Act allows for disclosure of information without an individual’s consent if the information is to be used for a purpose that is compatible with the purpose(s) for which the information was collected. Any such compatible use of data is known as a “routine use.” The following proposed routine uses in this system meet the compatibility requirement of the Privacy Act:
Last Updated on 12/12/2007 |