NARA Privacy Act Systems: NARA 5
SYSTEM NAME: Conference, Workshop, and Training Course Files
SYSTEM LOCATION: Conference, workshop, and training course files may be maintained in the following locations in the Washington, DC, area and other geographical regions. The addresses for these locations are listed in Appendix B following the NARA Notices:
(1) Office of Records Services - Washington, DC;
(2) Office of Human Resources and Information Services;
(3) Presidential libraries and projects; and
(4) Office of Regional Records Services.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Individuals covered by this system include attendees and speakers at NARA-sponsored conferences, workshops, and training courses.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: Conference, workshop, and training course files maintained on attendees may include: Standard Forms 182, Request, Authorization, Agreement, and Certification of Training; application/registration forms; evaluations; other administrative forms; and copies of payment records. Files maintained on speakers may include correspondence, biographical statements, and resumes. These files may contain some or all of the following information about an individual: name, home address, business address, home telephone number, business telephone number, social security number, birthdate, position title, name of employer/organization, employment history, professional awards, areas of expertise, research interests, reason(s) for attendance, titles of publications, and other information furnished by the attendee or speaker.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 44 U.S.C. 2104, 2109, and 2904.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: NARA maintains files on attendees and speakers to: register attendees for conferences, workshops, training courses, and other events; contact attendees for follow-up discussions; plan, publicize, and document interest in current and future NARA-sponsored conferences, workshops, training courses, and special events; and prepare mailing lists in order to disseminate information on future events and publications of related interest. Information in the records is also used to prepare statistical and other reports on conferences, workshops, training courses, and other events sponsored by NARA.
NARA may disclose information on individuals in the files to outside organizations that co-sponsor conferences, workshops, training courses, and other events for purposes of administering the course or event. NARA may disclose information on an individual to the organization or agency that funded the individual's attendance. The routine use statement F, described in Appendix A following the NARA Notices, also applies to this system of records.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE: Paper and electronic records.
RETRIEVABILITY: Information in paper records may be retrieved by either the title or the date of the conference, workshop, training course, or event and thereunder by the name of the individual. Information in electronic records may be retrieved by the name of the individual.
SAFEGUARDS: During business hours, paper records are maintained in areas accessible only to authorized NARA personnel. Electronic records are accessible via passwords from terminals located in attended offices. After business hours, buildings have security guards and/or secured doors, and all entrances are monitored by electronic surveillance equipment.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: Conference, workshop, and training course files are temporary records and are destroyed in accordance with the disposition instructions in the NARA records schedule contained in FILES 203, the NARA Files Maintenance and Records Disposition Manual. Individuals may request a copy of the disposition instructions from the NARA Privacy Act Officer.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS For conference, workshop, and training course files located in the Office of Records Services - Washington, DC, the system manager is the Assistant Archivist for)Records Services - Washington, DC (NW). For files located in the Office of Human Resources and Information Development, the system manager is the Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and Information Development(NH). For files in the following locations, the system manager is the director: Presidential Libraries and Projects, and Office of Regional Records Services . The addresses are listed in Appendix B following the NARA Notices.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: Individuals interested in inquiring about their records should notify the NARA Privacy Act Officer, whose address is listed in Appendix B following the NARA notices.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: Individuals who wish to gain access to their records should submit their request in writing to the NARA Privacy Act Officer at the address given in Appendix B.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: NARA rules for contesting the contents and appealing initial determinations are found in 36 CFR part 1202.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: Information in the files may be obtained from speakers, attendees, and potential speakers and attendees at NARA-sponsored conferences, workshops, and training courses, and from references provided by those individuals.
