DOL/SOL-6

SYSTEM NAME:

Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Office of the Solicitor, Division of Employee Benefits, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210-0002; Offices of the Regional Solicitors and Associate Regional Solicitors at various regional locations set forth in the Appendix to this document.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Current or former employees of the Department of Labor filing claims under the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act to recover for the loss of or damage to personal property incident to their service.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Claim files, including claim forms, accident, investigative, medical or personnel reports, witness statements, summaries, correspondence and memoranda.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

31 U.S.C. 240-243.

PURPOSE(S):

To maintain records necessary for adjudication of claims filed under the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act.

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 contained 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.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Name of claimant.

SAFEGUARDS:

Files are kept in office suites that are locked after working hours.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

These records are maintained as long as the case is open in the office handling the claim. Upon conclusion of the matter, files are retained for two years and then transferred to the Federal Records Center for three years and then destroyed.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Associate Solicitor for Employee Benefits in Washington, DC, and Regional Solicitors and Associate Regional Solicitors at various regional locations set forth in the Appendix to this document.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

Individuals, wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them, should contact the appropriate system manager. Such person should provide his or her full name, date of birth, and signature.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

To see your records, write the office responsible for adjudicating your claim and describe as specifically as possible the records sought. The inquirer should furnish the following information:

a. Full name and address

b. Date and place of the loss

c. Claim number assigned to claim (if known)

d. Signature

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:

See Record Access Procedures.

RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Claimants, current and former employers, witnesses, physicians and/or medical providers, insurance companies, attorneys, police, hospitals, and other persons.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

None.