DOL/PWBA-5

SYSTEM NAME:

Public Disclosure Request Tracking System.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

U.S. Department of Labor, PWBA
Public Disclosure Room
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC 20210

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Individuals who request documents.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Data regarding the request for copies of plan filings made with the Department of Labor or the Internal Revenue Service. Data includes individual requester's name, street address, city, state, zip code, and telephone number, the Employer Identification Number and Plan Number of the plan for which information has been requested and the documents requested.

AUTHORITY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.

PURPOSE(S):

These records are used by authorized PWBA disclosure personnel to process requests made to the Public Disclosure Room and by PWBA managers to compile statistical reports regarding such requests for management information purposes.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES:

None, except for those universal 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 computer storage.

RETRIEVABILITY:

By individual name, control number or EIN/PN of requested plan.

SAFEGUARDS:

Manual files are maintained in file cabinets with access limited to authorized personnel. Computer system is password protected and accessible only to personnel creating and maintaining the database.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Manual files are destroyed after three months, the electronic index is deleted on the same schedule as the manual files or when no longer needed whichever is later.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Director of the Office of Participant Assistance and Communications
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should contact the system manager indicated above. Individuals must furnish their full names for their records to be located and identified.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Same as notification procedure. Individuals requesting access must also comply with U. S. Department of Labor Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity at 29 CFR 71.2.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Same as notification procedure above except individuals desiring to contest or amend information maintained in the system should direct their written request to the System Manager listed above, and state clearly and concisely what information is being contested, the reasons for contesting it, and the proposed amendment to the information sought pursuant to 29 CFR 71.9.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Individuals requesting documents from the Public Disclosure Room.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

None.