80 FR 44333 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 143 (July 27, 2015)

The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to alter a system of records, DWHS E01 DoD, entitled ``DoD Federal Docket Management System (DoD FDMS).'' The purpose of this system of records is to permit the Department of Defense to identify individuals who have submitted comments in response to DoD rule making documents or notices so that communications or other actions, as appropriate and necessary, can be effected, such as a need to seek clarification of the comment, a direct response is warranted, and for such other needs as may be associated with the rule making or notice process.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44333-44335]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18266]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2015-OS-0070]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Defense, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to alter a System of Records.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to alter a 
system of records, DWHS E01 DoD, entitled ``DoD Federal Docket 
Management System (DoD FDMS).'' The purpose of this system of records 
is to permit the Department of Defense to identify individuals who have 
submitted comments in response to DoD rule making documents or notices 
so that communications or other actions, as appropriate and necessary, 
can be effected, such as a need to seek clarification of the comment, a 
direct response is warranted, and for such other needs as may be 
associated with the rule making or notice process.

DATES: Comments will be accepted on or before August 26, 2015. This 
proposed action will be effective the date following the end of the 
comment period unless comments are received which result in a contrary 
determination.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    * Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    * Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
9010.

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    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this Federal Register document. The general 
policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is 
to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, 
including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cindy Allard, Chief, OSD/JS 
Privacy Office, Freedom of Information Directorate, Washington 
Headquarters Service, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155, 
or by phone at (571) 372-0461.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of the Secretary of Defense 
notices for systems of records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 
U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the Federal Register 
and are available from the address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
or at the Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Division Web site at 
http://dpcld.defense.gov/.The proposed system report, as required by 
U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on 
July 17, 2015, to the House Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I to 
OMB Circular No. A-130, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for 
Maintaining Records About Individuals,'' dated February 8, 1996 
(February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).

    Dated: July 21, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
DWHS E01 DoD

System name:
    DoD Federal Docket Management System (DoD FDMS) (March 17, 2014, 79 
FR 14677)

Changes:
    Delete entry and replace with ``DCMO 01 DoD''
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System location:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Primary: U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC 27711-0001.

Secondary locations:
    Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief Management 
Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory and Audit 
Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-9010.
    Washington Headquarters Services, Executive Services Directorate, 
Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    Defense Acquisition Regulation Systems, 241 18th Street, Suite 
200A, Arlington, VA 22202-3409.
    United States Army Corps of Engineers, 441 G Street, Northwest, 
3G81, Washington, DC 20314-1000.
    Records also may be located in a designated office of the DoD 
Component that is the proponent of the rule making or notice. The 
official mailing address for the Component can be obtained from the DoD 
FDMS system manager.''
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Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories 
of users and the purposes of such uses:
    Delete entry and replace with ``In addition to those disclosures 
generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, 
as amended, the records contained herein may specifically be disclosed 
outside the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 552a(b)(3) as follows:

Congressional Inquiries Disclosure Routine Use:
    Disclosure from a system of records maintained by a DoD Component 
may be made to a congressional office from the record of an individual 
in response to an inquiry from the congressional office made at the 
request of that individual.

Disclosure to the Department of Justice for Litigation Routine Use:
    A record from a system of records maintained by a DoD Component may 
be disclosed as a routine use to any component of the Department of 
Justice for the purpose of representing the Department of Defense, or 
any officer, employee or member of the Department in pending or 
potential litigation to which the record is pertinent.

Disclosure of Information to the National Archives and Records 
Administration Routine Use:
    A record from a system of records maintained by a DoD Component may 
be disclosed as a routine use to the National Archives and Records 
Administration for the purpose of records management inspections 
conducted under authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.

Data Breach Remediation Purposes Routine Use:
    A record from a system of records maintained by a Component may be 
disclosed to appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) The 
Component suspects or has confirmed that the security or 
confidentiality of the information in the system of records has been 
compromised; (2) the Component has determined that as a result of the 
suspected or confirmed compromise there is a risk of harm to economic 
or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security 
or integrity of this system or other systems or programs (whether 
maintained by the Component or another agency or entity) that rely upon 
the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to such 
agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in 
connection with the Components efforts to respond to the suspected or 
confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
    The DoD Blanket Routine Uses set forth at the beginning of the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) compilation of systems of 
records notices may apply to this system. A complete list of DoD 
blanket routine uses can be found online at: http://dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNsIndex/BlanketRoutineUses.aspx_.
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System Manager(s) and Address:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Department of Defense, Office of 
the Deputy Chief Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and 
Compliance, Regulatory and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-9010.''

Notification Procedure:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals seeking to determine 
whether this system of records contains information about themselves 
should address written inquiries to the Department of Defense, Office 
of the Deputy Chief Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and 
Compliance, Regulatory and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-9010.
    Requests should contain full name, address, and telephone number.

    Note: FDMS permits an individual, as well as a member of the 
public, to search the public comments received by the name of the 
individual submitting the comment. Unless the individual submits the 
comment anonymously, a name search will result in the comment being 
displayed for view. If the comment is submitted electronically using

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the FDMS system, the viewed comment will not include the name of the 
submitter or any other identifying information about the individual 
except that which the submitter has opted to include as part of his 
or her general comments. However, a comment submitted in writing 
that has been scanned and uploaded into the FDMS system will display 
the submitter's identifying information that has been included as 
part of the written correspondence.''

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[FR Doc. 2015-18266 Filed 7-24-15; 8:45 am]
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