83 FR 33212 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 137 (July 17, 2018)

Page Range		33212-33214
FR Document		2018-15226
The Department of the Navy (DON) is proposing to establish a new system of records that will be used to verify eligibility of current DON law enforcement officers for assigned duties and to determine if reassignment, reclassification, detail or other administrative action is warranted based on an officer's ability to obtain or maintain credential qualification requirements; verify and validate eligibility of current, separating or separated and retired DON law enforcement officers to ship, transport, possess or receive Government-issued or private firearms or ammunition; and to verify and validate eligibility of current, separating or separated, and retired DON law enforcement officers to receive DON endorsed law enforcement credentials, to include Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA).
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

[Docket ID USN-2018-HQ-0009]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of a new system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (DON) is proposing to establish a 
new system of records that will be used to verify eligibility of 
current DON law enforcement officers for assigned duties and to 
determine if reassignment, reclassification, detail or other 
administrative action is warranted based on an officer's ability to 
obtain or maintain credential qualification requirements; verify and 
validate eligibility of current, separating or separated and retired 
DON law enforcement officers to ship, transport, possess or receive 
Government-issued or private firearms or ammunition; and to verify and 
validate eligibility of current, separating or separated, and retired 
DON law enforcement officers to receive DON endorsed law enforcement 
credentials, to include Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA).

DATES: Comments will be accepted on or before August 16, 2018. This 
proposed action will be effective 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 Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 
Regulatory and Advisory Committee Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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: Sally A. Hughes, Head, FOIA/PA 
Programs (ARSF), Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 3000 Marine Corps 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350-3000, telephone (703) 614-3685.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act 
(LEOSA) is a United States federal law that allows two classes of 
persons--the ``qualified law enforcement officer'' and the ``qualified 
retired law enforcement officer''--to carry a concealed firearm in any 
jurisdiction in the United States.
    The Department of the Navy's notices for systems of records subject 
to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, have been published in the 
Federal Register and are available from the address in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT or from the Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Division website at http://defense.gov/privacy.
    The proposed system report, as required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 
as amended, was submitted on May 16, 2018 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 7 of OMB Circular No. A-108, ``Federal Agency 
Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and Publication under the 
Privacy Act,'' revised December 23, 2016 (December 23, 2016 81 FR 
94424).

    Dated: July 12, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Law Enforcement Officer Eligibility and Credential Records, 
NM05580-2.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Organization elements of the Department of the Navy (DON). Official 
mailing addresses are published in the Standard Navy Distribution List 
available, as an appendix to the Navy's compilation of system of 
records notices, or may be obtained from the system manager. 
Applications are submitted via Defense Consulting Services, 15750-W-1-
10, San Antonio, TX 78249. Third Party services for USMC are provided 
by LEOSA Credential Manager, 701 South Courthouse Road, Building 2, 
Floor 2, Arlington, VA 22204. Tel: (703) 604-4502, Email: 
[email protected].

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    LEOSA Program Manager, Commander, Navy Installations Command, 716 
Sicard Street SE, Suite 1000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5140. Tel: 
(202)-433-9567.
    Marine Corps Policy Official, Head, Law Enforcement and Corrections 
Branch, Security Division, Plans, Policies and Operations (PP&O), 
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 3000 Pentagon, Room 4A324, Washington, 
DC 20350-3000. Tel: (703) 614-1068.
    Record Holders Commanding officers of the U.S. Navy activity in 
question and/or Marine Corps Credential Approving Authorities at Marine 
Corps Headquarters, installations, and units. Official mailing 
addresses are published

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in the Standard Navy Distribution List that is available at http://doni.daps.dla.mil/sndl.aspx.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    10 U.S.C. 5013, Secretary of the Navy; 10 U.S.C. 5041, 
Headquarters, Marine Corps function, composition; 18 U.S.C. 922, 
Unlawful Acts; 18 U.S.C. 926B and 926C, Carrying of concealed firearms 
by qualified retired law enforcement officers; DoD Instruction 5525.12 
Implementation of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 
(LEOSA); and E.O. 9397 (SSN), as amended.

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    To verify eligibility of current DON law enforcement officers for 
assigned duties and to determine if reassignment, reclassification, 
detail or other administrative action is warranted based on an 
officer's ability to obtain or maintain credential qualification 
requirements.
    To verify and validate eligibility of current, separating or 
separated and retired DON law enforcement officers to ship, transport, 
possess or receive Government-issued or private firearms or ammunition.
    To verify and validate eligibility of current, separating or 
separated, and retired DON law enforcement officers to receive DON 
endorsed law enforcement credentials, to include LEOSA credentials.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Current, separating or separated, and retired DON law enforcement 
officers including military police, masters at arms, and civilian 
police officers.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Name, Social Security Number (SSN), Department of Defense (DoD) 
Identification (ID) Number, date and place of birth, gender, 
citizenship, badge number, physical description, passport type 
photograph, copy of military identification card, copy of state 
driver's license or state issued identification card, copy of Federal 
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Identity History Summary, service status, 
dates of service, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) code, title/
series/grade, assignments, related education and training completed, 
statements of medical qualification, certifications granted and/or 
revoked, copies of credentials, clearances, notice of personnel 
actions, notice of convictions, type of separation, affiliated law 
enforcement experience including dates of employment, position/job 
title and reason for leaving, work and home phone numbers, email 
addresses, and mailing addresses, applications for DON issued 
certification of eligibility, applicant signed statements of 
eligibility and understanding of requirements, copies of DD 2760, DD-
214, and SF-50.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Individuals, DoD, DON, Navy and U.S. Marine Corps security offices, 
the FBI, and system managers.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    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 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
    a. To the Department of Justice for the purpose of inclusion in the 
National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which may be used by 
firearm licensees (importers, manufacturers or dealers) to determine 
whether individuals are qualified to receive or possess firearms and 
ammunition.
    b. To contractors, grantees, experts, consultants, students, and 
others performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative 
agreement, or other assignment for the federal government when 
necessary to accomplish an agency function related to this system of 
records.
    c. To designated officers and employees of Federal, State, local, 
territorial or tribal, international, or foreign agencies maintaining 
civil, criminal, enforcement, or other pertinent information, such as 
current licenses, if necessary to obtain information relevant and 
necessary to a DoD Component decision concerning the hiring or 
retention of an employee, the issuance of a security clearance, the 
letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other 
benefit.
    d. To designated officers and employees of Federal, State, local, 
territorial, tribal, international, or foreign agencies in connection 
with the hiring or retention of an employee, the conduct of a 
suitability or security investigation, the letting of a contract, or 
the issuance of a license, grant or other benefit by the requesting 
agency, to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to 
the requesting agency's decision on the matter and the Department deems 
appropriate.
    e. To the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for the purpose of 
addressing civilian pay and leave, benefits, retirement deduction, and 
any other information necessary for the OPM to carry out its legally 
authorized government-wide personnel management functions and studies
    f. To the appropriate Federal, State, local, territorial, tribal, 
foreign, or international law enforcement authority or other 
appropriate entity where a record, either alone or in conjunction with 
other information, indicates a violation or potential violation of law, 
whether criminal, civil, or regulatory in nature.
    g. To any component of the Department of Justice for the purpose of 
representing the DoD, or its components, officers, employees, or 
members in pending or potential litigation to which the record is 
pertinent.
    h. In an appropriate proceeding before a court, grand jury, or 
administrative or adjudicative body or official, when the DoD or other 
Agency representing the DoD determines that the records are relevant 
and necessary to the proceeding; or in an appropriate proceeding before 
an administrative or adjudicative body when the adjudicator determines 
the records to be relevant to the proceeding.
    i. To the National Archives and Records Administration for the 
purpose of records management inspections conducted under the authority 
of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
    j. To a Member of Congress or staff acting upon the Member's behalf 
when the Member or staff requests the information on behalf of, and at 
the request of, the individual who is the subject of the record.
    k. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) the DoD 
suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of 
records; (2) the DoD has determined that as a result of the suspected 
or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, the DoD 
(including its information systems, programs, and operations), the 
Federal Government, or national security; and (3) the disclosure made 
to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to 
assist in connection with the DoD's efforts to respond to the suspected 
or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
    l. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when the DoD 
determines that information from this system of records is reasonably 
necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in (1) responding to 
a suspected or confirmed breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or 
remedying the risk of harm to individuals, the recipient agency or 
entity (including its information systems, programs and operations), 
the Federal Government, or

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national security, resulting from a suspected or confirmed breach.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Paper records and/or electronic storage media.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    Name, last four of SSN or DoD ID number.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    Current DON law enforcement officer general eligibility 
verification records: Destroy upon separation or transfer of employee 
or when 2 years old, whichever is earlier.
    Application packages for active duty/currently employed Navy and 
Marine Corps law enforcement officer 926B LEOSA Credentials:
    1. DD Form 2760, Qualification to Possess Firearms or Ammunition.
    a. Enlisted military police (MP): Destroy 5 years after initial 
issuance of law enforcement credentials or upon submission of updated 
DD Form 2760 during law enforcement credential renewal.
    b. Commissioned officers, warrant officers, and Navy and Marine 
Corps civilian police officers: Destroy 10 years after initial issuance 
of law enforcement credentials or upon submission of updated DD Form 
2760 during law enforcement credential renewal.
    2. LEOSA 926B Certificate of Eligibility.
    Destroy 5 years after initial issuance of law enforcement 
credentials or upon submission of updated LEOSA 926B Certificate of 
Eligibility during law enforcement credential renewal.
    Application packages for Retired/Separated Navy and Marine Corps 
law enforcement officer 926C LEOSA Credentials are destroyed 2 years 
after issuance of law enforcement credentials.
    The DD Form 2760, Qualification to Possess Firearms or Ammunition 
and the LEOSA 926C Certification of Eligibility are PERMANENT records 
and transferred to the National Archives 2 years after issuance of law 
enforcement credentials.
    a. Destroy paper/electronic copies upon receipt of acceptance by 
NARA.
    Collection forms, paper and/or plastic badges/passes are shredded 
or incinerated using DoD approved procedures. If any IT system or data 
storage media fails and must be replaced, the data storage component 
(e.g., disks/hard drives) is removed from the hardware and degaussed 
with DoD approved degaussing systems and are then mechanically shredded 
prior to disposal.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    Access is provided on a need-to-know basis only. Paper records are 
maintained in file cabinets under the control of authorized personnel 
during working hours. The office space in which the file cabinets are 
located is locked outside of official working hours. Computer terminals 
are located in supervised areas. Access is controlled by password and/
or Primary Key Infrastructure (PKI)/Common Access Card (CAC). 
Computerized records maintained in a controlled area are accessible 
only to authorized personnel. Records are maintained in a controlled 
facility. Physical entry is restricted by the use of locks, guards, and 
is accessible only to authorized personnel. Physical and electronic 
access is restricted to designated individuals having a need-to-know in 
the performance of official duties and who are properly screened and 
cleared for need-to-know.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking access to records about themselves contained in 
this system should address written inquiries to Commanding Officer of 
the activity in question. Official mailing addresses are published in 
the Standard Navy Distribution List available as an appendix to the 
Navy's compilation of system of records notices or may be obtained from 
the system manager.
    For Marine Corps LEOSA 926C and 926B Credential application 
records, individuals should address written inquiries to the Commandant 
of the Marine Corps, Plans, Policies, and Operations, Security 
Division, Law Enforcement and Corrections Branch (PSL), 3000 Marine 
Corps Pentagon, Washington, DC 20380-1775.
    For verification purposes, the individual should provide full name, 
SSN and/or DoD ID Number, sufficient details to permit locating 
pertinent records, and either 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:
    The Navy's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents 
and appealing initial agency determinations are published in Secretary 
of the Navy Instruction 5211.5E; 32 CFR part 701; or may be obtained 
from the system manager.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the Commanding Officer of the activity in question. Official mailing 
addresses are published in the Standard Navy Distribution List 
available as an appendix to the Navy's compilation of system of records 
notices or may be obtained from the system manager.
    For Marine Corps LEOSA 926C and 926B Credential application 
records, individuals should address written inquiries to the Commandant 
of the Marine Corps, Plans, Policies, and Operations, Security 
Division, Law Enforcement and Corrections Branch (PSL), 3000 Marine 
Corps Pentagon, Washington, DC 20380-1775.
    For verification purposes, individual should provide full name, SSN 
and/or DoD ID Number, sufficient details to permit locating pertinent 
records, and either 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)''.

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

HISTORY:
    None.

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national security, resulting from a the hardware and degaussed with DoD commonwealths: ‘‘I declare (or certify,
suspected or confirmed breach. approved degaussing systems and are verify, or state) under penalty of perjury
then mechanically shredded prior to that the foregoing is true and correct.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
disposal. Executed on (date). (Signature)’’.
RECORDS:
Paper records and/or electronic ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
storage media. SAFEGUARDS:
Access is provided on a need-to-know The Navy’s rules for accessing
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
basis only. Paper records are maintained records, and for contesting contents and
RECORDS: appealing initial agency determinations
in file cabinets under the control of
Name, last four of SSN or DoD ID authorized personnel during working are published in Secretary of the Navy
number. hours. The office space in which the file Instruction 5211.5E; 32 CFR part 701; or
cabinets are located is locked outside of may be obtained from the system
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND manager.
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
official working hours. Computer
terminals are located in supervised
Current DON law enforcement officer areas. Access is controlled by password NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
general eligibility verification records: and/or Primary Key Infrastructure (PKI)/
Destroy upon separation or transfer of Individuals seeking to determine
Common Access Card (CAC). whether information about themselves
employee or when 2 years old, Computerized records maintained in a
whichever is earlier. is contained in this system should
controlled area are accessible only to address written inquiries to the
Application packages for active duty/ authorized personnel. Records are
currently employed Navy and Marine Commanding Officer of the activity in
maintained in a controlled facility. question. Official mailing addresses are
Corps law enforcement officer 926B Physical entry is restricted by the use of
LEOSA Credentials: published in the Standard Navy
locks, guards, and is accessible only to Distribution List available as an
1. DD Form 2760, Qualification to authorized personnel. Physical and
Possess Firearms or Ammunition. appendix to the Navy’s compilation of
electronic access is restricted to system of records notices or may be
a. Enlisted military police (MP): designated individuals having a need- obtained from the system manager.
Destroy 5 years after initial issuance of to-know in the performance of official
law enforcement credentials or upon duties and who are properly screened For Marine Corps LEOSA 926C and
submission of updated DD Form 2760 and cleared for need-to-know. 926B Credential application records,
during law enforcement credential individuals should address written
renewal. RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: inquiries to the Commandant of the
b. Commissioned officers, warrant Individuals seeking access to records Marine Corps, Plans, Policies, and
officers, and Navy and Marine Corps about themselves contained in this Operations, Security Division, Law
civilian police officers: Destroy 10 years system should address written inquiries Enforcement and Corrections Branch
after initial issuance of law enforcement to Commanding Officer of the activity in (PSL), 3000 Marine Corps Pentagon,
credentials or upon submission of question. Official mailing addresses are Washington, DC 20380–1775.
updated DD Form 2760 during law published in the Standard Navy For verification purposes, individual
enforcement credential renewal. Distribution List available as an should provide full name, SSN and/or
2. LEOSA 926B Certificate of appendix to the Navy’s compilation of DoD ID Number, sufficient details to
Eligibility. system of records notices or may be permit locating pertinent records, and
Destroy 5 years after initial issuance obtained from the system manager. either a notarized statement or an
of law enforcement credentials or upon For Marine Corps LEOSA 926C and unsworn declaration made in
submission of updated LEOSA 926B 926B Credential application records, accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the
Certificate of Eligibility during law individuals should address written following format:
enforcement credential renewal. inquiries to the Commandant of the If executed outside the United States:
Application packages for Retired/ Marine Corps, Plans, Policies, and ‘‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state)
Separated Navy and Marine Corps law Operations, Security Division, Law under penalty of perjury under the laws
enforcement officer 926C LEOSA Enforcement and Corrections Branch of the United States of America that the
Credentials are destroyed 2 years after (PSL), 3000 Marine Corps Pentagon, foregoing is true and correct. Executed
issuance of law enforcement credentials. Washington, DC 20380–1775. on (date). (Signature).’’
The DD Form 2760, Qualification to For verification purposes, the
Possess Firearms or Ammunition and individual should provide full name, If executed within the United States,
the LEOSA 926C Certification of SSN and/or DoD ID Number, sufficient its territories, possessions, or
Eligibility are PERMANENT records and details to permit locating pertinent commonwealths: ‘‘I declare (or certify,
transferred to the National Archives 2 records, and either a notarized verify, or state) under penalty of perjury
years after issuance of law enforcement statement or an unsworn declaration that the foregoing is true and correct.
credentials. made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. Executed on (date). (Signature)’’.
a. Destroy paper/electronic copies 1746, in the following format:
upon receipt of acceptance by NARA. If executed outside the United States: EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

Collection forms, paper and/or plastic ‘‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state) None.
badges/passes are shredded or under penalty of perjury under the laws
incinerated using DoD approved of the United States of America that the HISTORY:
procedures. If any IT system or data foregoing is true and correct. Executed
storage media fails and must be on (date). (Signature).’’ None.
replaced, the data storage component If executed within the United States, [FR Doc. 2018–15226 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am]
(e.g., disks/hard drives) is removed from its territories, possessions, or BILLING CODE 5001–06–P

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a new system of records.
Dates		Comments will be accepted on or before August 16, 2018. This proposed action will be effective the day following the end of the comment period unless comments are received which result in a contrary determination.
Contact		Sally A. Hughes, Head, FOIA/PA Programs (ARSF), Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 3000 Marine Corps Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350-3000, telephone (703) 614-3685.
FR Citation		83 FR 33212
83 FR 33212 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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