DOL/ETA-20

SYSTEM NAME:

Federal Bonding Program, Bondee Certification Files.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Punch Card Processing Co., 6875 New Hampshire Ave., Takoma Park, MD. 20012, and the McLaughlin Co., Suite 514, 2000 L St., NW, Washington, DC 20038.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

State Employment Service applicants who are eligible and need bonding to get a job.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Personal (name, SSN, employer name), employment data (DOT and SIC codes), employer data (address, city, State, ZIP code), amount of bond (expressed in $500 units), cost of bond (expressed in units), effective date of bond, and termination date of bond.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Job Training Partnership Act, Title IV, Part D (29 U.S.C. 1731-1735); and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998(WIA)(29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.).

PURPOSE(S):

The purpose of these records is to provide information to the DOL project officer on the activities of the contracted project -- the Federal Bonding Program. These records are used solely for statistical information and not used in any way for making any determination about an identifiable individual.

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

Disk Operated System (DOS) and printout.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Retrieved by assigned bond number.

SAFEGUARDS:

Locked in cabinets in offices of Federal, State, and private buildings.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

States and regions dispose of data 3 years and older; The Punch Card Processing Co. keeps master DOS of all bondees prior to 1980.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Administrator, Office of Policy Research, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Address inquiry to the System Manager at 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 20210 as indicated above.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals can request access to any record pertaining to himself/herself by mailing a request to the System Manager listed above under "Notification Procedure."

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Individuals wishing to contest or amend information maintained in this system should direct their written request to the System Manager at the address shown in "Notification Procedure" above. The request to amend or contest should state clearly and concisely what information is being contested, the reasons for contesting, and the proposed amendment to the information sought.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

State Job Service files, applicants for the bond and bonded employee's employer.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

None.