[Federal Register: February 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 38)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 Add a System of Records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is adding 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 
March 29, 1999 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 proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on February 16, 1999, to 
the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Senate 
Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I to OMB Circular No. 
A-130, `Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About 
Individuals,' dated February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).

    Dated: February 24, 1999.

L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
A0600-8-22j TAPC

SYSTEM NAME:
    Cold War Recognition System.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    U.S. Army Information Systems Software Development Center-
Washington, ATTN: CWRS, 6000 6th Street, Suite S122A, Fort Belvoir, VA 
22060-5576.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Members of the Armed Forces and government civilian personnel who 
faithfully served the United States after World War II through the 
collapse of the former Soviet Union, known as the Cold War era, 
September 2, 1945 to December 26, 1991.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Individual's name, Social Security Number, and address.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    10 U.S.C. 3013, Secretary of the Army; FY98 National Defense 
Authorization Act, Section 1084; Army Regulation 600-8-22, Military 
Awards and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

PURPOSE(S):
    To consider individual's request for the Cold War Recognition 
Certificate, and to issue/mail certificates.

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:
    The `Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of the Army's 
compilation of systems of records notices also apply to this system.

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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETIRING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND 
DISPOSING OF RECORDS.
STORAGE:
    Automated, maintained on magnetic tapes or disks.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    By Social Security Number or certificate recipient's name.

SAFEGUARDS:
    Records are accessible only to designated individuals having 
official need therefor in the performance of assigned duties.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Requests are held for 5 years.

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
    Chief, Personnel Service Support Division, The Adjutant General, 
Directorate, U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, 200 Stovall Street, 
Suite 3S53, Alexandria, VA 22332-0474.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the Commander, U.S. Army Information Systems Software Development 
Center-Washington, ATTN: Cold War Recognition System, ATTN: CWRS, 6000 
6th Street, Suite S122A, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5576.
    Individual should provide the full name and Social Security Number 
of the certificate recipient.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the Commander, U.S. Army Information Systems Software Development 
Center-Washington, ATTN: Cold War Recognition System, ATTN: CWRS, 6000 
6th Street, Suite S122A, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5576.
    Individual should provide the full name and Social Security Number 
of the certificate recipient.

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.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.
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