DOL/BLS-7

SYSTEM NAMES:

BLS Employee Conduct Investigation.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Office and eight Regional Offices.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

BLS employee(s) against whom any allegations of misconduct, illegal acts, conflicts of interest, etc., have been made.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Name, organization and other information relating to the individual involved. It also contains investigative report(s) associated with the case, including interviews and other data gathered.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301.

PURPOSE(S):

To investigate allegations of problems, misconduct, illegal acts, and conflicts of interest.

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:

The records are stored in file folders in metal cabinets.

RETRIEVABILITY:

By name or case file number.

SAFEGUARDS:

The files are maintained in locked file cabinets with access only to those with a need to know the information to perform their duties.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records are retained for four years following the date either: a) they are referred to the OIG;(b) they are transferred to OPM/GOVT-3 Records of Adverse Actions and Actions Based on Unacceptable Performance; or (c) it is determined that the allegation was without sufficient merit to warrant further action, after which they are destroyed by burning.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Personnel Officer, Division of Human Resources and Organization Management, Postal Square Building, 2 Massachusetts Ave. N.E., Washington, DC 20212, and appropriate Regional Offices.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Inquiries should be mailed or presented to the system manager noted at the address listed above.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

As noted in notification procedure.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

As noted in notification procedure.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Individuals, supervisors, hotline complaints through the Office of the Inspector General's hotline; hotline complaints through the General Accounting Office's hotline system; incident reports submitted by employees; interview reports and investigative reports.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), investigatory material in this system of records compiled for law enforcement purposes is exempt from subsections (c)(3); (d); (e)(1); (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I); and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a, provided however, that if any individual is denied any right, privilege, or benefit that he or she would otherwise be entitled to by Federal law, or for which he or she would otherwise be eligible, as a result of the maintenance of these records, such material shall be provided to the individual, except to the extent that the disclosure of such material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or prior to January 1, 1975, under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence.