81 FR 12883 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 48 (March 11, 2016)
Department of the Army
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 48 (March 11, 2016)
| Page Range | 12883-12885 | |
| FR Document | 2016-05424 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 12883-12885] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-05424] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army [Docket ID: USA-2016-HQ-0006] Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. ACTION: Notice to alter a System of Records. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of the Army proposes to alter a system of records, A0040-31b DASG, entitled ``Research and Experimental Case Files''. This is now a closed system; no new records may be added. Records will be used to enable follow up of volunteers who participated in Army medical research projects concerning chemical agents for the purpose of assessing risks/hazards to them, and for retrospective medical/scientific evaluation and future scientific and legal significance. DATES: Comments will be accepted on or before April 11, 2016. This proposed action will be effective on the day 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. 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. Tracy Rogers, Department of the Army, Privacy Office, U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Suite 144, Alexandria, VA 22315-3827 or by phone at 703-428-7499. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Army systems of records notices 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 Office Web site at http://dpcld.defense.gov/. The proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C 552a(r) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on February 16, 2016, 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 of OMB Circular No. A-130, Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About Individuals,'' dated February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427). Dated: March 7, 2016. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. A0040-31b DASG System name: Research and Experimental Case Files (April 4, 2003, 68 FR 16484) Changes: * * * * * System name: Delete entry and replace with ``CLOSED--Research and Experimental Case Files.'' System location: Delete entry and replace with ``U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD), 2900 Ricketts Point Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5400.'' Categories of individuals covered by the system: Delete entry and replace with ``This is a closed system--no new records will be [[Page 12884]] added. Volunteers (military personnel, Federal civilian employees, state prisoners) who participated in Army medical research which included potential chemical agents and/or antidotes from the early 1950's until the program ended in 1975.'' Categories of records in the system: Delete entry and replace with ``Name, Social Security Number (SSN), military service number, history and record of patient treatment, to include individual pre-test physical examination records and test records of performance and biomedical parameters measured during and after test exposure.'' Authority for maintenance of the system: Delete entry and replace with ``10 U.S.C. 3013, Secretary of the Army; Army Regulation 40-31, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and Armed Forces Histopathology Centers; DoD Instruction 5154.30, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) Operations; 45 CFR part 160, Department of Health and Human Services General Administrative Requirements; 45 CFR part 164, Department of Health and Human Services Security and Privacy; and E.O. 9397 (SSN), as amended.'' Purpose(s): Delete entry and replace with ``Records were used to enable follow up of volunteers who participated in Army medical research projects concerning chemical agents for the purpose of assessing risks/hazards to them, and for retrospective medical/scientific evaluation and future scientific and legal significance.'' 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 therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows: Information may be disclosed to the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with benefits determinations. The DoD Blanket Routine Uses set forth at the beginning of the Army's compilation of systems of records notices may apply to this system. The complete list of DoD Blanket Routine Uses can be found online at: http://dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNsIndex/BlanketRoutineUses.aspx. Note: This system of records contains individually identifiable health information. The DoD Health Information Privacy Regulation (DoD 6025.18-R) issued pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, applies to most such health information. DoD 6025.18-R may place additional procedural requirements on the uses and disclosures of such information beyond those found in the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, or mentioned in this system of records notice.'' Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, and disposing of records in the system: Storage: Delete entry and replace with ``Paper, electronic storage media, and microfiche.'' Retrievability: Delete entry and replace with ``Individual's name, military service number, or SSN.'' Safeguards: Delete entry and replace with ``Records are maintained in a controlled area accessible only to authorized personnel. Access to personally identifiable information in this system of records is restricted to those who require the data in the performance of the official duties. The USAMRICD utilizes ID badges, closed circuit television, and electronic key access as physical security measures that ensure only authorized personnel have access to the records storage area. The electronic files are stored on compact disk storage media and secured in the same location as the paper records. The disks are accessed on Common Access Card (CAC) login-secured computers and then stored when not in use. Electronic copies of the records are not stored on any computer.'' Retention and disposal: Delete entry and replace with ``Electronic records will be owned by the Army and maintained by the system owner at USAMRICD, 2900 Ricketts Point Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5400. Original hard copy records are now stored at the National Archives, 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis MO 63138-1001, for permanent retention. Records relating to research studies that require a signed consent form from participants will be retained for 75 years. Records will be destroyed by shredding or deleting.'' System manager(s) and address: Delete entry and replace with ``Chief Information Officer, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD), 2900 Ricketts Point Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5400.'' Notification procedure: Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals seeking to determine whether information about themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries to the FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USARMRICD), 2900 Ricketts Point Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5400. Individual should provide full name, military service number or SSN, current address, and telephone number of the requester. In addition, the requester must provide a notarized statement or an unsworn declaration made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: If executed outside the United States: `I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).' If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, or commonwealths: `I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).' '' Record access procedures: Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals seeking access to information about themselves contained in this system should address written inquiries to the FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USARMRICD), 2900 Ricketts Point Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5400. Individual should provide full name, military service number or SSN, current address, and telephone number of the requester. In addition, the requester must provide a notarized statement or an unsworn declaration made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: If executed outside the United States: `I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).' If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, or commonwealths: `I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).' '' Contesting record procedures: Delete entry and replace with ``The Army's rules for accessing records, and [[Page 12885]] for contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are contained in 32 CFR part 505, Army Privacy Program; or may be obtained from the system manager.'' Record source categories: Delete entry and replace with ``Information was received from the individual through test and questionnaire forms completed at test location; from medical authorities and sources by evaluation of data collected previous to, during, and following tests while individual was in this research program.'' * * * * * [FR Doc. 2016-05424 Filed 3-10-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P
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SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: commonwealths: ‘I declare (or certify, comments and other submissions from
Delete entry and replace with verify, or state) under penalty of perjury members of the public is to make these
‘‘Director/Chief Executive Officer, Army that the foregoing is true and correct. submissions available for public
and Air Force Exchange Service, 3911 S. Executed on (date). (Signature)’.’’ viewing on the Internet at http://
Walton Walker Boulevard, Dallas, TX * * * * * www.regulations.gov as they are
75236–1598.’’ received without change, including any
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: personal identifiers or contact
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Delete entry and replace with ‘‘From information.
Delete entry and replace with the individual, the union representative,
‘‘Individuals seeking to determine FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
witnesses, official records of the Army Tracy Rogers, Department of the Army,
whether information about themselves and Air Force Exchange Service,
is contained in this system should Privacy Office, U.S. Army Records
Defense Enrollment and Eligibility Management and Declassification
address written inquiries to the Reporting System (DEERS) and other
Director/Chief Executive Officer, Army Agency, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey
DoD systems as applicable per the Building, Suite 144, Alexandria, VA
and Air Force Exchange Service, 3911 S. case.’’
Walton Walker Boulevard, Dallas, TX 22315–3827 or by phone at 703–428–
75236–1598. * * * * * 7499.
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Individual should provide their full SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
name, SSN, current address and BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Department of the Army systems of
telephone number, last employing records notices subject to the Privacy
station, AAFES case number if Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended,
applicable and details sufficient to assist DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE have been published in the Federal
in locating the record, and signature. Department of the Army Register and are available from the
In addition, the requestor must address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
provide a notarized statement or an [Docket ID: USA–2016–HQ–0006] CONTACT or at the Defense Privacy and
unsworn declaration made in Civil Liberties Office Web site at http://
accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the Privacy Act of 1974; System of dpcld.defense.gov/.
following format: Records The proposed system report, as
If executed outside the United States: required by 5 U.S.C 552a(r) of the
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state) Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was
under penalty of perjury under the laws ACTION:Notice to alter a System of submitted on February 16, 2016, to the
of the United States of America that the Records. House Committee on Oversight and
foregoing is true and correct. Executed SUMMARY: The Department of the Army Government Reform, the Senate
on (date). (Signature)’ proposes to alter a system of records, Committee on Governmental Affairs,
If executed within the United States, and the Office of Management and
A0040–31b DASG, entitled ‘‘Research
its territories, possessions, or Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c
and Experimental Case Files’’. This is
commonwealths: ‘I declare (or certify, of Appendix I of OMB Circular No. A–
verify, or state) under penalty of perjury now a closed system; no new records
may be added. Records will be used to 130, Federal Agency Responsibilities for
that the foregoing is true and correct. Maintaining Records About
Executed on (date). (Signature)’.’’ enable follow up of volunteers who
participated in Army medical research Individuals,’’ dated February 8, 1996
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: projects concerning chemical agents for (February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).
Delete entry and replace with the purpose of assessing risks/hazards to Dated: March 7, 2016.
‘‘Individuals seeking access to them, and for retrospective medical/ Aaron Siegel,
information about themselves contained scientific evaluation and future Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
in this system should address written scientific and legal significance. Officer, Department of Defense.
inquiries to the Director/Chief Executive DATES: Comments will be accepted on or A0040–31b DASG
Officer, Army and Air Force Exchange before April 11, 2016. This proposed
Service, ATTN: FOIA/Privacy Manager, action will be effective on the day SYSTEM NAME:
3911 S. Walton Walker Boulevard, following the end of the comment Research and Experimental Case Files
Dallas, TX 75236–1598. period unless comments are received (April 4, 2003, 68 FR 16484)
Individual should provide their full which result in a contrary
name, SSN, current address and CHANGES:
determination.
telephone number, last employing * * * * *
station, AAFES case number if ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title, SYSTEM NAME:
applicable and details sufficient to
locate the record, and signature. by any of the following methods: Delete entry and replace with
In addition, the requestor must * Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// ‘‘CLOSED—Research and Experimental
provide a notarized statement or an www.regulations.gov. Follow the Case Files.’’
unsworn declaration made in instructions for submitting comments. SYSTEM LOCATION:
accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the * Mail: Department of Defense, Office
Delete entry and replace with ‘‘U.S.
of the Deputy Chief Management
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following format: Army Medical Research Institute of
If executed outside the United States: Officer, Directorate of Oversight and
Chemical Defense (USAMRICD), 2900
‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state) Compliance, Regulatory and Audit
Ricketts Point Road, Aberdeen Proving
under penalty of perjury under the laws Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon,
Ground, MD 21010–5400.’’
of the United States of America that the Washington, DC 20301–9010.
foregoing is true and correct. Instructions: All submissions received CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
Executed on (date). (Signature).’ must include the agency name and SYSTEM:
If executed within the United States, docket number for this Federal Register Delete entry and replace with ‘‘This is
its territories, possessions, or document. The general policy for a closed system—no new records will be
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for contesting contents and appealing http://energy.gov/qer or by U.S. mail to undergoing significant technological
initial agency determinations are the Office of Energy Policy and Systems and regulatory change, the second
contained in 32 CFR part 505, Army Analysis, EPSA–60, QER Meeting installment of the QER will conduct a
Privacy Program; or may be obtained Comments, U.S. Department of Energy, comprehensive review of the nation’s
from the system manager.’’ 1000 Independence Avenue SW., electricity system, from generation to
Washington, DC 20585–0121. end use, including a more
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John comprehensive look at electricity
Delete entry and replace with transmission, storage, and distribution
Richards, EPSA–60, U.S. Department of
‘‘Information was received from the infrastructure covered in installment
Energy, Office of Energy Policy and
individual through test and one. The electricity system encompasses
Systems Analysis, 1000 Independence
questionnaire forms completed at test not just physical structures, but also a
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–
location; from medical authorities and range of actors and institutions. Under
0121. Telephone: 202–586–0507 Email:
sources by evaluation of data collected this broad framing, the second
John.Richards@Hq.Doe.Gov.
previous to, during, and following tests installment intends to consider the roles
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
while individual was in this research and activities of all relevant actors,
program.’’ January 9, 2014, President Obama
issued a Presidential Memorandum— industries, and institutions integral to
* * * * * Establishing a Quadrennial Energy continuing to supply reliable and
[FR Doc. 2016–05424 Filed 3–10–16; 8:45 am]
Review. To accomplish this review, the affordable electricity at a time of
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Presidential Memorandum establishes a dramatic change in technology
development. Issues to be considered in
Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force
QER analyses include fuel choices,
to be co-chaired by the Director of the
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY distributed and centralized generation,
Office of Science and Technology
physical and cyber vulnerabilities,
Quadrennial Energy Review: Notice of Policy, and the Director of the Domestic
federal, state, and local policy direction,
Public Meeting Policy Council. Under the Presidential
expectations of residential and
Memorandum, the Secretary of Energy
commercial consumers, and a review of
AGENCY: Office of Energy Policy and shall provide support to the Task Force,
existing and evolving business models
Systems Analysis, Secretariat, including support for coordination
for a range of entities throughout the
Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force, activities related to the preparation of
system.
Department of Energy. the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) Significant changes will be required
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Report, policy analysis and modeling, to meet the transformational
and stakeholder engagement. opportunities and challenges posed by
SUMMARY: At the direction of the The Quadrennial Energy Review
President, the U.S. Department of our evolving electricity system. The
process itself involves robust Administration is seeking public input
Energy (DOE or Department), as the engagement of federal agencies and
Secretariat for the Quadrennial Energy on key questions relating to possible
outside stakeholders, and further federal actions that would address the
Review Task Force (QER Task Force), enables the federal government to
will convene public meetings for the challenges and take full advantage of the
translate policy goals into a set of opportunities of this changing system to
second installment of the Quadrennial analytically based, integrated actions for
Energy Review, an integrated study of meet the Nation’s objectives of reliable,
proposed investments over a four year affordable and clean electricity. Over
the U.S. electricity system from planning horizon. Unlike traditional
generation through end use. A mixture the course of 2016, the Secretariat for
federal Quadrennial Review processes, the Quadrennial Energy Review Task
of panel discussions and a public the QER is conducted in a multi-year Force will hold a series of public
comment period will frame multi- installment series to allow for more meetings to discuss and receive
stakeholder discourse around focused analysis on particular sub- comments on the issues outlined above,
deliberative analytical questions relating sectors of the energy system. The initial and well as, others, as they relate to the
to the intersection of electricity and its focus for the Quadrennial Energy second installment of the Quadrennial
role in promoting economic Review was our Nation’s transmission, Energy Review.
competitiveness, energy security, and storage and distribution infrastructures The Department of Energy has a broad
environmental responsibility. that link energy supplies to intermediate role in energy policy development and
DATES: The public meetings will be held and end users, because these capital- the largest role in implementing the
on March 31, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia; intensive infrastructures tend to set Federal Government’s energy research
April 15, 2016 in Boston, supply and end use patterns, and development portfolio. Many other
Massachusetts; April 25, 2016 in Salt investments and practices in place for executive departments and agencies also
Lake City, Utah; May 6, 2016 in Des decades. On April 21, 2015, the play key roles in developing and
Moines, Iowa; May 10, 2016 in Los Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force implementing policies governing energy
Angeles, California; and in Austin, released its first Quadrennial Energy resources and consumption, as well as,
Texas, on a date to-be-determined. Review installment report entitled, associated environmental impacts. In
Written comments are welcome, ‘‘Energy Transmission, Storage, and addition, non-Federal actors are crucial
especially following the public Distribution Infrastructure’’. Among the contributors to energy policies. Because
meetings, and should be submitted issues highlighted by the analysis in the most energy and related infrastructure is
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within 60 days of the meetings, but no first installment of the QER were the owned by private entities, investment
later than July 1, 2016. growing dependencies of all critical by and engagement of, input from the
ADDRESSES: Meeting locations and infrastructures and economic sectors on private sector is necessary to develop
addresses will be announced when they electricity, as well as, the increasing and implement effective policies. State
are available, in Federal Register interdependence of the various energy and local policies, the views of non-
notices and at energy.gov/qer. Between subsectors. In response to these governmental, environmental, faith-
February 4, 2016 and July 1, 2016, you findings, and to provide an appropriate based, labor, and other social
may submit written comments online at consideration of an energy sector organizations, and contributions from
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice to alter a System of Records. | |
| Dates | Comments will be accepted on or before April 11, 2016. This proposed action will be effective on the day following the end of the comment period unless comments are received which result in a contrary determination. | |
| Contact | Ms. Tracy Rogers, Department of the Army, Privacy Office, U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Suite 144, Alexandria, VA 22315-3827 or by phone at 703-428-7499. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 12883 |
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