[Federal Register: April 9, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 68)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

 
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice to amend system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is amending a system of records 
notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the 
Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
DATES: This proposed action will be effective without further notice on 
May 11, 1998, unless comments are received which result in a contrary 
determination.
ADDRESSES: Privacy Act Officer, Records Management Program Division, 
U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, ATTN: TAPC-PDR-P, Stop C55, Ft. 
Belvoir, VA 22060-5576.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Janice Thornton at (703) 806-4390 
or DSN 656-4390.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Army systems of 
records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 
amended, have been published in the Federal Register and are available 
from the address above.
    The specific changes to the records system being amended are set 
forth below followed by the notice, as amended, published in its 
entirety. The proposed amendments are not within the purview of 
subsection (r) of the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, 
which requires the submission of a new or altered system report.
    Dated: April 3, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
A0015-185 SFMR

System name:
    Correction of Military Records Cases (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 
10030).

Changes:
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System location:
    Change the address to read `Army Review Boards Agency, Army Board 
for the Correction of Military Records, 1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, VA 22202-4508.'
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System manager(s) and address:
    Delete entry and replace with `Director, Army Board for the 
Correction of Military Records, 1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, VA 22202-4508.'
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A0015-185 SFMR

System name:
    Correction of Military Records Cases.

System location:
    Army Review Boards Agency, Army Board for the Correction of 
Military Records, 1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202-
4508. Copy of Board decision is incorporated in petitioner's Official 
Military Personnel File except where such action would nullify relief 
granted, in which case application and decision are retained in files 
of the Correction Board.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Present or former members of the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve or 
Army National Guard who apply for the correction of his/her military 
records.

Categories of records in the system:
    Application for Correction of Military or Naval Record (DD Form 
149), documentary evidence, affidavits, information from individual's 
military record pertinent to corrective action requested, testimony, 
hearing transcripts when appropriate, briefs/arguments, advisory 
opinions, findings, conclusions and decisional documents of the Board.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; 10 U.S.C. 3013, Secretary

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of the Army; 10 U.S.C. 1552; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

Purpose(s):
    Records are used by the Board to consider all applications properly 
before it to determine the existence of an error or an injustice.

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:
    To the Department of Justice when cases are litigated.
    The `Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of the Army's 
compilation of systems of records notices also apply to this system.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    Paper records in file folders and microfiche.

Retrievability:
    By applicant's surname and Social Security Number.

Safeguards:
    Information is privileged, and restricted to individuals who have a 
need for the record in the performance of their official duties. All 
records are retained in locked rooms within Crystal Mall 4 which has 
security guards.

Retention and disposal:
    Records are retained at the Army Board for Correction of Military 
Records for at least 6 months after case is closed and then retired to 
the National Personnel Records Center where they are retained for 20 
years.

System manager(s) and address:
    Director, Army Board for the Correction of Military Records, 1941 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202-4508.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the Director, Army Board for the Correction of Military Records, 
1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202-4508.
    Individual must furnish full name, Social Security Number, service 
number if assigned, current address and telephone number, information 
that will assist in locating the record, and signature.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the 
Director, Army Board for the Correction of Military Records, 1941 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202-4508.
    Individual must furnish full name, Social Security Number, service 
number if assigned, current address and telephone number, information 
that will assist in locating the record, and signature.

Contesting record procedures:
    The Army's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents 
and appealing initial agency determinations are contained in Army 
Regulation 340-21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained from the system 
manager.

Record source categories:
    From the individual, his/her Official Military Personnel File, 
other Army records/reports, relevant documents from any source.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.
[FR Doc. 98-9287 Filed 4-8-98; 8:45 am]
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