83_FR_52621 83 FR 52420 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

83 FR 52420 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 201 (October 17, 2018)

Page Range52420-52426
FR Document2018-22508

The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) proposes to establish a new system of records, ``Personnel Vetting Records System,'' DUSDI 02-DoD. The system supports the Department of Defense (DoD) in conducting end-to-end personnel security, fitness, suitability, and credentialing processes, including application and questionnaire submission, investigations, adjudications, and continuous vetting activities. The Personnel Vetting Records System integrates DoD information technology capabilities developed to support the execution of federal background investigation activities, including: Investigations and determinations of eligibility for access to classified national security information, eligibility to occupy a sensitive position, and for access to special access programs; suitability for federal employment; fitness of contractor personnel to perform work for or on behalf of the U.S. Government, and Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12 determinations for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials to gain logical or physical access to government facilities and systems. The Personnel Vetting Records System also supports: submissions of adverse personnel information; verification of investigation and adjudicative history and status; support of continuous evaluation (CE); and insider threat detection, prevention, and mitigation activities. The system may also be used as a management tool for statistical analyses; tracking, reporting, and evaluating program effectiveness; and conducting research related to personnel vetting.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52420-52426]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22508]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2018-OS-0076]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of a new system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) proposes to 
establish a new system of records, ``Personnel Vetting Records 
System,'' DUSDI 02-DoD. The system supports the Department of Defense 
(DoD) in conducting end-to-end personnel security, fitness, 
suitability, and credentialing processes, including application and 
questionnaire submission, investigations, adjudications, and continuous 
vetting activities. The Personnel Vetting Records System integrates DoD 
information technology capabilities developed to support the execution 
of federal background investigation activities, including: 
Investigations and determinations of eligibility for access to 
classified national security information, eligibility to occupy a 
sensitive position, and for access to special access programs; 
suitability for federal employment; fitness of contractor personnel to 
perform work for or on behalf of the U.S. Government, and Homeland 
Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12 determinations for Personal 
Identity Verification (PIV) credentials to gain logical or physical 
access to government facilities and systems. The Personnel Vetting 
Records System also supports: submissions of adverse personnel 
information; verification of investigation and adjudicative history and 
status; support of continuous evaluation (CE); and insider threat 
detection, prevention, and mitigation activities. The system may also 
be used as a management tool for statistical analyses; tracking, 
reporting, and evaluating program effectiveness; and conducting 
research related to personnel vetting.

DATES: This SORN, with the exception of routine uses, is effective on 
October 17, 2018. Routine Uses will be effective November 16, 2018. 
Comments will be accepted on or before November 16, 2018.

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 of Oversight and Compliance, 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: Mr. Mark Nehmer, Technical Director, 
Defense Security Enterprise/Federal Vetting Enterprise Program 
Executive Office, Building 600, 10th Street, Ft. George G. Meade, MD 
20755; by email at [email protected] or by phone at (301) 833-
3488.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OSD is proposing to establish a system 
of records that will be integral to the Federal Government's need to 
conduct background investigations and make vetting decisions for 
persons who are proposed for new or continuing access to classified 
national security information, eligibility to positions with sensitive 
duties, enlistment or appointment into a military service, federal 
employment, assignment to contractual duties in support of federal 
requirements, or physical or logical access to U.S. Government systems 
or facilities.
    As background, in January 2016 the Federal Government announced a 
series of changes to modernize and strengthen how the Federal 
Government performs and safeguards background investigations for 
federal employees, military personnel, and contractor personnel. The 
changes resulted from a review conducted by the interagency Performance 
Accountability Council (PAC) to re-examine reforms to the federal 
background investigations process, assess additional enhancements to 
further secure information networks and systems, and determine 
improvements that could be made to the way the Federal Government 
conducts background investigations for suitability, security, and 
credentialing (SSC).
    One of the actions resulting from the PAC review was a direction to 
leverage expertise at the DoD for processing background investigations 
and protecting against threats. DoD was therefore assigned the 
responsibility to design, build, test, operate, and secure the National 
Background Investigation System (NBIS), a federal government-wide 
information technology system for conducting federal SSC investigations 
and adjudications. Specific direction for the Secretary of Defense to 
design, develop, deploy, operate, secure, defend, and continuously 
update and modernize, as necessary, vetting information technology 
systems is stated in subsection 2.6(b) of Executive Order 13467, as 
amended by Executive Order 13764, issued on January 23, 2017. 
Requirements for NBIS elements and enhancements were also passed into 
law by the National Defense Authorization Acts for fiscal years 2017 
and 2018 (Pub. L. 114-328, paragraph 951(f)(1), and Pub. L. 115-91, 
paragraph 925(f)(1), respectively).
    This Privacy Act system of records consists of background 
investigation information collected, created, and compiled in 
connection with authorized personnel security background 
investigations, adjudications, and continuous vetting activities 
conducted by the DoD.
    The OSD notices for systems of records subject to the Privacy Act 
of 1974, as amended, are published in the Federal Register and are 
available from the address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT or at the 
Defense Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency Division website at 
https://defense.gov/privacy.
    The proposed systems reports, as required by of the Privacy Act, as 
amended, were submitted on September 5, 2018, to the House Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, the Senate Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) pursuant to Section 6 to 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: October 11, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Personnel Vetting Records System, DUSDI 02-DoD.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified and Classified. This system of records consists of 
linked information systems and records that support DoD's personnel 
security, suitability, fitness, and credentialing processes. Some of 
these systems may contain classified information.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), DISA Defense Enterprise 
Computing Center (DECC), 3990 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43213-1152.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Mr. Mark Nehmer, Technical Director, Defense Security Enterprise/
Federal Vetting Enterprise Program Executive Office, Building 600, 10th 
Street, Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755; by email at 
[email protected] or by phone at (301) 833-3488.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    10 U.S.C. 137, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; 10 
U.S.C. 504, Persons Not Qualified; 10 U.S.C. 505, Regular components: 
Qualifications, term, grade; Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 60 Stat. 755; 
Public Law 108-458, The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 401 note); Public Law 114-92, Section 1086, 
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016, 
Reform and Improvement of Personnel Security, Insider Threat Detection 
and Prevention, and Physical Security (10 U.S.C. 1564 note); Public Law 
114-328, Section 951 (NDAA for FY2017), Enhanced Security Programs for 
Department Defense Personnel and Innovation Initiatives (10 U.S.C. 1564 
note); Public Law 115-91, Section 925, (NDAA for FY2018) Background and 
Security Investigations for Department of Defense Personnel (10 U.S.C. 
1564 note); 5 U.S.C. 9101, Access to Criminal History Records for 
National Security and Other Purposes; Executive Order (E.O.) 13549, as 
amended, Classified National Security Information Program for State, 
Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Entities; E.O. 12333, as amended, 
United States Intelligence Activities; E.O. 12829, as amended, National 
Industrial Security Program; E.O. 10865, as amended, Safeguarding 
Classified Information Within Industry; E.O. 13467, as amended, 
Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for Government Employment, 
Fitness for Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for Access to 
Classified National Security Information; E.O. 12968, as amended, 
Access to Classified Information; E.O. 13470, Further Amendments to 
Executive Order 12333; E.O. 13488, as amended, Granting Reciprocity on 
Excepted Service and Federal Contractor Employee Fitness and 
Reinvestigating Individuals in Positions of Public Trust; E.O. 13526, 
Classified National Security Information; E.O. 13741, Amending 
Executive Order 13467, To Establish the Roles and Responsibilities of 
the National Background Investigations Bureau and Related Matters; E.O. 
13764, Amending the Civil Service Rules; DoD Manual 5200.02, Procedures 
for the DoD Personnel Security Program (PSP); DoD Instruction (DoDI) 
1400.25, Volume 731, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: 
Suitability and Fitness Adjudication for Civilian Employees; DoDI 
5200.46, DoD Investigative and Adjudicative Guidance for Issuing the 
Common Access Card (CAC); Homeland Security Presidential Directive 
(HSPD) 12: Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal 
Employees and Contractors; Federal Information Processing Standard 
(FIPS) 201-2, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees 
and Contractors; and E.O. 9397 (SSN), as amended.

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    This system of records allows DoD to conduct end-to-end personnel 
security, suitability, fitness, and credentialing processes, including 
application and questionnaire submission,

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investigations, adjudications, and continuous vetting (including 
continuous evaluation) activities.
    DoD developed the information technology capabilities that 
contribute to the Personnel Vetting Records System to support federal 
background investigation processes pursuant to Executive Order 13467, 
as amended, and Section 925 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
(NDAA) for FY2018. The Personnel Vetting Records System integrates 
information technology capabilities to conduct background 
investigations activities including: investigations and determinations 
of eligibility for access to classified national security information, 
and for access to special access programs; suitability for federal 
employment; fitness of contractor personnel to perform work for or on 
behalf of the U.S. Government; and Homeland Security Presidential 
Directive (HSPD)-12 determinations for Personal Identity Verification 
(PIV) credentials to gain logical or physical access to government 
facilities and systems. The Personnel Vetting Records System also 
supports: submissions of adverse personnel information; verification of 
investigation and adjudicative history and status; continuous 
evaluation; and insider threat detection, prevention, and mitigation 
activities.
    Records in the information systems covered by this system notice 
may also be used as a management tool for statistical analyses; 
tracking, reporting, and evaluating program effectiveness; and 
conducting research related to personnel vetting. This system notice 
does not cover personnel vetting records (including investigation and 
adjudication records) collected or retained separately by those DoD 
Components with specific personnel vetting authorities and that conduct 
their own investigations and vetting, or by non-DoD agencies.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Personnel for whom DoD conducts or adjudicates background 
investigations for security, suitability, fitness, and credentialing. 
This includes Armed Forces personnel; DoD and U.S. Coast Guard civilian 
personnel, DoD contractor personnel and consultants, and applicants for 
those positions; civilian employees, contractor personnel and 
consultants, and applicants for those positions, working for or on 
behalf of other federal agencies and offices, for whom DoD conducts 
background investigations; other government personnel who have 
authorized access to the system for reciprocity purposes; 
``affiliated'' personnel (e.g., Non-Appropriated Fund employees, Red 
Cross volunteers and staff, USO personnel, and congressional staff 
members); and other individuals (including contractor personnel of 
other government entities and foreign nationals) requiring a DoD 
determination for fitness, HSPD-12 access, access to classified 
national security information, Sensitive Compartmented Information, 
and/or assignment to a position with sensitive duties; and officials or 
employees of State, local, tribal and private sector entities sponsored 
for access to classified information by a federal agency.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Name (current, former and alternate names); Social Security Number 
(SSN); DoD Identification Number (DoD ID Number); date of birth; place 
of birth; height; weight; hair and eye color; gender; sex; mother's 
maiden name; residential history, phone numbers, and email addresses; 
employment history; military records and discharge information; 
selective service registration record; educational data, including 
conduct records and degrees earned; names of relatives, associates and 
references with their contact information; country(ies) of citizenship; 
travel, immigration, and passport information; mental health history; 
records related to drug and/or alcohol use; financial record 
information; information from the Internal Revenue Service pertaining 
to income tax returns; bureau of vital statistics records (e.g., birth 
certificate, death certificate, marriage application and license); 
credit reports; prior security clearance and investigative information; 
type of DoD affiliation; employing activity; current employment status; 
position sensitivity; personnel security investigative basis; status of 
current adjudicative action; security clearance eligibility status and 
access status; self-reported information; eligibility recommendations 
or decisions made by an appellate authority; inadvertent disclosure 
briefing and agreement; non-disclosure execution dates; indoctrination 
date(s); level(s) of access granted; briefing/debriefing date(s) and 
reasons for briefing/debriefing; and other biographical information as 
required during the course of a background investigation.
    Records documenting the outcomes of investigations and 
adjudications conducted by other Federal investigative organizations 
(e.g., U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Federal Bureau of 
Investigation (FBI), National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA), etc.) and locator references to such investigations. Entries 
documenting fitness determinations, HSPD-12 access, continuous vetting 
adverse information flags, or counter insider threat reports of the 
subject.
    Name, date and place of birth, social security number, country of 
citizenship, criminal history and prior security clearance and 
investigative information for spouse or cohabitant(s); the name and 
marriage information for current and/or former spouse(s); the 
country(ies) of citizenship, name, date and place of birth, contact 
information (e.g., phone numbers, email addresses), and address for 
relatives.
    Reports from pre-employment screening, such as counterintelligence 
screening or military accessions vetting; results of subject and 
reference interviews conducted during the course of background 
investigations, continuous evaluation, counter insider threat, 
counterintelligence screening, security incident resolution, or program 
access requests.
    Information detailing agency investigation requests including type 
of investigation requested, tracking codes, and requesting officials' 
contact information.
    Polygraph reports, polygraph charts, polygraph tapes and recordings 
in other forms, and notes from polygraph interviews or activities 
related to polygraph interviews.
    Biometric information including but not limited to images and 
fingerprints; criminal and civil fingerprint history information.
    Foreign contact, affections, associates (e.g., family members, 
friends or social contacts), travel, and activities information, 
including names of individuals known, dates, country(ies) of 
citizenship, country(ies) of residence, type and nature or contact, 
financial interests, assets, benefits from foreign governments, 
countries and dates of arrival and departure for U.S. border crossings; 
association records; information on loyalty to the United States.
    Criminal history information, including information contained in 
local, state, military, Federal, and foreign criminal justice agency 
records and local, state, military, and Federal civil and criminal 
court records. Information about affiliation with known criminal and/or 
terrorist organizations.
    Records concerning civil or administrative proceedings, (for 
example, bankruptcy records, civil lawsuits, Merit System Protection

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Board), including information contained in local, state, military, 
Federal, and foreign courts and agency records.
    Information about and evidence of unauthorized use or misuse of 
information technology systems.
    Information aggregated in counter-insider threat inquiries or 
investigations, including payroll information, travel vouchers, 
benefits information, equal employment opportunity complaints, 
performance evaluations, disciplinary files, training records, 
substance abuse and mental health records of individuals undergoing law 
enforcement action or presenting an identifiable imminent threat, 
counseling statements, outside work and activities requests, and 
personal contact records; particularly sensitive or protected 
information, including information held by special access programs, law 
enforcement, inspector general, or other investigative sources or 
programs. Access to such information may require additional approval by 
the senior official who is responsible for managing and overseeing the 
program; information related to reports regarding harassment or 
discrimination.
    Information collected through user activity monitoring, which is 
the technical capability to observe and record the actions and 
activities of all users, at any time, on a computer network controlled 
by a government agency in order to deter, detect, and/or mitigate 
insider threats as well as to support authorized investigations. Such 
information may include key strokes, screen captures, and content 
transmitted via email, chat, or data import or export.
    Agency or Component summaries of reports, and full reports, about 
potential insider threats from records of usage of government telephone 
systems, including the telephone number initiating the call, the 
telephone number receiving the call, and the date and time of the call.
    U.S. and foreign finance and real estate information that consists 
of names of financial institutions, number of accounts held, monthly 
and year-end account balances for bank and investment accounts, 
address, year of purchase and price, capital investment costs, lease or 
rental information, year of lease or rental, monthly payments, deeds, 
lender/loan information and foreclosure history; information on owned 
and leased vehicles, boats, airplanes and other U.S. and foreign assets 
that include type, make, model, year, plate or identification number, 
year leased, monthly rental payment; year of purchase and price, and 
fair market value; information pertaining to large or suspicious 
currency transactions; U.S. and foreign mortgages, loans, and 
liabilities information that consist of type of loan, names and 
addresses of creditors, original balance, monthly and year-end balance, 
monthly payments, and payment history.
    Publicly available electronic information about or generated by a 
covered individual (e.g., public records, civil court records, social 
media content, news articles, and web blog information).
    Results of record checks and data analyses for purposes of 
improving all types of investigations, reinvestigations, or continuous 
evaluation with respect to efficiency or cost-effectiveness.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Information contained in this system is obtained from the 
individual (e.g. SF-85, Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions; SF-
85P, Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions; SF-86, Questionnaire for 
the National Security Positions; or self-reported information provided 
in other forms, such as interviews); DoD personnel and other record 
systems (e.g. Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System; Defense 
Civilian Personnel Data System; Electronic Military Personnel Record 
System, Department of Defense (DoD) Insider Threat Management and 
Analysis Center (DITMAC) and DoD Component Insider Threat Records 
System, etc.); continuous evaluation records; DoD and Federal 
investigative and adjudicative facilities/organizations; other Federal 
agency records and/or systems of records (as authorized by their 
routine use clauses in system of records notices) that provide 
security-relevant information; and security managers, security 
officers, or other officials requesting or sponsoring an individual for 
security eligibility, suitability, fitness or credentialing 
determination, or determinations concerning access to facilities. 
Additional information may be obtained from Federal, State, local, or 
tribal government entities, including information from criminal or 
civil investigations, courts, law enforcement agencies, agencies 
authorized to collect information concerning citizenship, probation 
officials, prison officials, information technology officials, and 
security representatives. Information also may be obtained from other 
publicly available information sources, commercial data providers 
(e.g., credit reporting companies and online news sources), past and 
present employers, personal references and associates, relatives, 
neighbors, education institutions, subject's personal financial 
records, military service records, travel records, medical records, and 
unsolicited sources.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to 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 Federal, State, and local government agencies, if necessary, 
to obtain information from them which will assist DoD in conducting 
studies and analyses in support of evaluating and improving the 
effectiveness of personnel security, suitability, and credentialing 
programs and methodologies.
    b. To the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Office of 
Personnel Management personnel to help ensure the accuracy and 
completeness of FBI, OPM, and DoD records.
    c. To the Office of Personnel Management, the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence, and other federal government 
agencies responsible for conducting background investigations, 
continuous evaluation, and continuous vetting in order to provide them 
with information relevant to their inquiries and investigations.
    d. To designated officers and employees of Federal, State, local, 
territorial, tribal, international, or foreign agencies, or other 
public authorities, or to other offices or establishments in the 
executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the Federal Government, 
in connection with the hiring or retention of an employee, the conduct 
of a suitability, credentialing, or security investigation, the 
classifying of jobs, 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 designated officers and employees of agencies, offices, and 
other establishments in the executive, legislative, and judicial 
branches of the Federal Government or the Government of the District of 
Columbia having a need to investigate, evaluate, or make a 
determination regarding loyalty to the United States; qualification, 
suitability, or fitness for Government employment or military service; 
eligibility for logical

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or physical access to federally-controlled facilities or information 
systems; eligibility for access to classified information or to hold a 
sensitive position; qualification or fitness to perform work for or on 
behalf of the Government under contract, grant, or other agreement; or 
access to restricted areas.
    f. To an element of the U.S. Intelligence Community as identified 
in E.O. 12333, as amended, for use in intelligence activities for the 
purpose of protecting the United States national security interests.
    g. To an agency, office, or other establishment in the executive, 
legislative, or judicial branches of the Federal Government in response 
to its request, in connection with its current employee's, contractor 
employee's, or military member's retention; loyalty; qualifications, 
suitability, or fitness for employment; eligibility for logical or 
physical access to federally-controlled facilities or information 
systems; eligibility for access to classified information or to hold a 
sensitive position; qualifications or fitness to perform work for or on 
behalf of the Government under contract, grant, or other agreement; or 
access to restricted areas.
    h. To contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or working on 
a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or assignment for 
the Federal Government, when necessary to accomplish an agency function 
related to this system of records. Such recipients shall be required to 
comply with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.
    i. To the appropriate Federal, State, local, tribal, foreign, or 
other public authority in the event of a natural or manmade disaster. 
The record will be used to provide leads to assist in locating missing 
subjects or assist in determining the health and safety of the subject. 
The record will also be used to assist in identifying victims and 
locating any surviving next of kin.
    j. For agencies that use adjudicative support services of another 
agency, at the request of the original agency, the information may be 
furnished to the agency providing the adjudicative support.
    k. To a federal, state, or local agency maintaining civil, 
criminal, or other relevant enforcement information or other pertinent 
information, such as current licenses, if necessary to obtain 
information relevant to a 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.
    l. To any source from which information is requested in the course 
of an investigation, to the extent necessary to identify the individual 
under investigation, inform the source of the nature and purpose of the 
investigation, and to identify the type of information requested.
    m. To contractors whose employees require fitness determinations, 
or eligibility for access to classified national security information, 
for the purpose of ensuring that the employer is appropriately informed 
about the status of the employee's application for a fitness or 
eligibility determination.
    n. To provide information 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. However, the 
investigative file, or parts thereof, will only be released to a 
congressional office if DoD receives a notarized authorization or 
signed statement under 28 U.S.C. 1746 from the subject of the 
investigation.
    o. To the Director of National Intelligence, as Security Executive 
Agent, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, as 
Suitability Executive Agent or Credentialing Executive Agent, or their 
assignee, to perform any functions authorized by law or executive order 
in support of personnel security programs, suitability, and/or 
credentialing. Examples include the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act and E.O. 13741--Amending Executive Order 13467 To 
Establish the Roles and Responsibilities of the National Background 
Investigations Bureau and Related Matters.
    p. To the White House to obtain approval of the President of the 
United States regarding certain military personnel officer actions as 
provided for in DoD Instruction 1320.04, Military Officer Actions 
Requiring Approval of the President, Secretary of Defense or the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Approval, or 
Confirmation by the Senate.
    q. To the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for use in 
alien admission and naturalization inquiries.
    r. For the Merit Systems Protection Board --To disclose information 
to officials of the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the 
Special Counsel, when requested in connection with appeals, special 
studies of the civil service and other merit systems, review of 
applicable agency rules and regulations, investigations of alleged or 
possible prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions, 
e.g., as promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, or as may be authorized 
by law.
    s. To disclose information to an agency Equal Employment 
Opportunity (EEO) office or to the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission when requested in connection with investigations into 
alleged or possible discriminatory practices in the Federal sector, or 
in the processing of a Federal sector EEO complaint.
    t. To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations Authority 
or its General Counsel when requested in connection with investigations 
of allegations of unfair labor practices or matters before the Federal 
Service Impasses Panel.
    u. To another Federal agency's Office of Inspector General when DoD 
becomes aware of an indication of misconduct or fraud during the 
applicant's submission of the standard forms.
    v. To another Federal agency's Office of Inspector General in 
connection with its inspection or audit activity of the investigative 
or adjudicative processes and procedures of its agency as authorized by 
the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, exclusive of requests 
for civil or criminal law enforcement activities.
    w. To a Federal agency or state unemployment compensation office 
upon its request in order to adjudicate a claim for unemployment 
compensation benefits when the claim for benefits is made as the result 
of a qualifications, suitability, fitness, security, identity 
credential, or access determination.
    x. To appropriately cleared individuals in Federal agencies, to 
determine whether information obtained in the course of processing the 
background investigation is or should be classified.
    y. To the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for 
inclusion in its Scattered Castles system in order to facilitate 
reciprocity of background investigations and security clearances within 
the intelligence community or assist agencies in obtaining information 
required by the Federal Investigative Standards.
    z. 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.
    aa. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use 
outside the DoD or the U.S. Government for the purpose of 
counterintelligence,

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counterterrorism, and homeland defense activities authorized by U.S. 
Law or Executive Order or for the purpose of enforcing laws which 
protect the national security of the United States; this includes 
disclosure to Executive Branch Agency insider threat, 
counterintelligence, and counterterrorism officials to fulfill their 
responsibilities under applicable Federal law and policy, including but 
not limited to E.O. 12333, 13587 and the National Insider Threat Policy 
and Minimum Standards.
    bb. 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, and whether arising 
by general statute or by regulation, rule, or order issued pursuant 
thereto. The relevant records in the system of records may be referred, 
as a routine use, to the agency concerned and charged with the 
responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such violation or 
charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, rule, regulation, 
or order issued pursuant thereto.
    cc. To any component of the Department of Justice for the purpose 
of representing DoD, or its components, officers, employees, or members 
in pending or potential litigation to which the record is pertinent.
    dd. In an appropriate proceeding before a court, grand jury, or 
administrative or adjudicative body or official (including to another 
Federal agency or party in litigation in such a proceeding, as well as 
to the 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.
    ee. 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.
    ff. 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.
    gg. 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 national security, resulting from a 
suspected or confirmed breach.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Records are maintained in paper and electronic storage media, in 
accordance with the safeguards below.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    Information is retrieved by SSN, case number, DoD ID number, name, 
date of birth, state and/or country of birth, or some combination 
thereof.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    Draft Records Retention/Disposition Schedule is currently in 
development, pending submission to and approval from the Archivist of 
the United States, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). 
Unscheduled NBIS records will be treated as permanent until receipt of 
retention/disposition instruction approval from the Archivist of the 
United States, NARA.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    The system is protected against compromise of Personally 
Identifiable Information (PII) and cyberattack by the full suite of 
defenses and sensors of the DoD cybersecurity perimeter. Electronic 
data is encrypted where it is stored, and network traffic is encrypted 
based on the type of user traffic and risk to PII data. User access to 
data is protected using Identity and Access Management with multifactor 
authentication that will only allow an authenticated and authorized 
user to access or manipulate the specific records based on user role 
and permissions. The system audits access to information. Paper records 
are contained and stored in safes and locked filing cabinets that are 
located in a secure area with access only by authorized personnel. 
Physical entry is restricted by the use of locks, guards, and 
administrative procedures. All individuals granted access to the system 
must complete Information Assurance and Privacy Act training before 
initially accessing the system and annually thereafter, and these users 
must have also been adjudicated as being eligible for system access 
through the information technology credentialing and/or security 
clearance eligibility process.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking information about themselves contained in this 
system should address written inquiries to the Defense Security 
Service, Office of FOIA and PA, 27130 Telegraph Road, Quantico, VA 
22134-2253. Requests for vetting records not covered by this system 
notice, including vetting records maintained by other DoD Components 
and other federal agencies, should be addressed to those DoD Components 
and federal agencies.
    Signed, written requests should contain the requester's full name 
(and any alias and/or alternate names used), SSN, DoD ID Number (if 
available), and date and place of birth.
    In addition, the requester must provide 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).'' Attorneys or other persons acting on behalf of 
an individual must provide written authorization from that individual 
for their representative to act on their behalf.
    Note: Information generated, authored, or compiled by another 
Government agency that is relevant to the purpose of the record may be 
incorporated into the record. In such instances that information will 
be referred to the originating entity for direct response to the 
requester, or contact information and record access procedures for the 
other agency will be provided to the requester.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    The Department of Defense rules for accessing records, contesting 
contents,

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and appealing initial agency determinations are contained in 32 CFR 
part 310; 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 Defense Security Service, Office of FOIA and PA, 27130 Telegraph 
Road, Quantico, VA 22134-2253. Requests for vetting records not covered 
by this systems notice, including vetting records maintained by other 
DoD Components and other federal agencies, should be addressed to those 
DoD Components and federal agencies.
    Signed, written requests should contain the requester's full name, 
telephone number, street address, email address, and name and number of 
this system of records notice.
    In addition, the requester must provide 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 CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    The DoD is exempting records maintained in DUSDI 02-DoD ``Personnel 
Vetting Records System,'' from subsections (c)(3), (d)(1), (d)(2), 
(d)(3), (d)(4), and (e)(1) of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552a(k)(1), (2), (3), (5), (6), and (7). In addition, in the course of 
carrying out personnel vetting, including records checks for continuous 
vetting, exempt records from other systems of records may in turn 
become part of the records maintained in this system. To the extent 
that copies of exempt records from those other systems of records are 
maintained in this system, the Department also claims the same 
exemptions for the records from those other systems that are maintained 
in this system, as claimed for the original primary system of which 
they are a part.
    An exemption rule for this system has been promulgated in 
accordance with requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b) (1), (2), and (3), (c) 
and (e) and published in 32 CFR part 310. For additional information 
contact the system manager.

HISTORY:
    None.

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                                                 Title of Collection: Employers of                     agency’s estimate of the burden of the                federal background investigation
                                               National Service Enrollment Form and                    collection of information; (c) ways to                activities, including: Investigations and
                                               Employers of National Service Annual                    enhance the quality, utility, and clarity             determinations of eligibility for access
                                               Survey.                                                 of the information to be collected; (d)               to classified national security
                                                 OMB Control Number: 3045–0175.                        ways to minimize the burden of the                    information, eligibility to occupy a
                                                 Type of Review: Renewal and addition                  collection of information on                          sensitive position, and for access to
                                               of second instrument.                                   respondents, including through the use                special access programs; suitability for
                                                 Respondents/Affected Public: Any                      of automated collection techniques or                 federal employment; fitness of
                                               organization that seeks to be or is an                  other forms of information technology;                contractor personnel to perform work
                                               Employer of National Service program,                   and (e) estimates of capital or start-up              for or on behalf of the U.S. Government,
                                               including businesses, nonprofits,                       costs and costs of operation,                         and Homeland Security Presidential
                                               institutions of higher education, school                maintenance, and purchase of services                 Directive (HSPD)-12 determinations for
                                               districts, state/local governments, and                 to provide information. Burden means                  Personal Identity Verification (PIV)
                                               federal agencies.                                       the total time, effort, or financial                  credentials to gain logical or physical
                                                 Total Estimated Number of Annual                      resources expended by persons to                      access to government facilities and
                                               Responses: 1,180.                                       generate, maintain, retain, disclose or               systems. The Personnel Vetting Records
                                                 Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                                                                                       provide information to or for a Federal               System also supports: submissions of
                                               Burden Hours: 490.
                                                 Abstract: This is a request to renew                  agency. This includes the time needed                 adverse personnel information;
                                               the Employers of National Service                       to review instructions; to develop,                   verification of investigation and
                                               Enrollment Form and add an additional                   acquire, install and utilize technology               adjudicative history and status; support
                                               related instrument, the Employers of                    and systems for the purpose of                        of continuous evaluation (CE); and
                                               National Service Annual Survey.                         collecting, validating and verifying                  insider threat detection, prevention, and
                                               Organizations from all sectors either                   information, processing and                           mitigation activities. The system may
                                               seeking to become or already                            maintaining information, and disclosing               also be used as a management tool for
                                               established Employers of National                       and providing information; to train                   statistical analyses; tracking, reporting,
                                               Service will be filling out these forms,                personnel and to be able to respond to                and evaluating program effectiveness;
                                               including businesses, nonprofits,                       a collection of information, to search                and conducting research related to
                                               institutions of higher education, school                data sources, to complete and review                  personnel vetting.
                                               districts, state/local governments, and                 the collection of information; and to                 DATES: This SORN, with the exception
                                               federal agencies. The key purpose of the                transmit or otherwise disclose the                    of routine uses, is effective on October
                                               enrollment form is to document what                     information. All written comments will                17, 2018. Routine Uses will be effective
                                               the organization is committing to doing                 be available for public inspection on                 November 16, 2018. Comments will be
                                               as an Employer of National Service and                  regulations.gov.                                      accepted on or before November 16,
                                               provide contact information to CNCS.                      Dated: October 10, 2018.                            2018.
                                               The information gathered on the                         Sharron Walker-Tendai,                                ADDRESSES:   You may submit comments,
                                               enrollment form will also allow CNCS                    Program Support Specialist.                           identified by docket number and title,
                                               to display the organization’s                           [FR Doc. 2018–22636 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am]          by any of the following methods:
                                               information accurately online as a                      BILLING CODE 6050–28–P                                  * Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://
                                               resource for job seekers. It will also                                                                        www.regulations.gov.
                                               enable CNCS to speak to the diversity                                                                           Follow the instructions for submitting
                                               within the program’s membership, both                                                                         comments.
                                                                                                       DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                                               for internal planning and external
                                                                                                                                                               * Mail: Department of Defense, Office
                                               audience use. The purpose of the survey                 Office of the Secretary                               of the Chief Management Officer,
                                               form is to track what actions an
                                                                                                       [Docket ID: DoD–2018–OS–0076]                         Directorate of Oversight and
                                               employer has taken in the past year,
                                                                                                                                                             Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
                                               gather stories of success or impact,
                                                                                                       Privacy Act of 1974; System of                        Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria,
                                               collect quantitative hiring data relating
                                                                                                       Records                                               VA 22350–1700.
                                               to AmeriCorps and Peace Corps alumni,
                                                                                                                                                               Instructions: All submissions received
                                               and provide organizations with an                       AGENCY:    Office of the Secretary, DoD.              must include the agency name and
                                               opportunity to update their contact and                 ACTION:    Notice of a new system of                  docket number for this Federal Register
                                               location data. The information will be                  records.                                              document. The general policy for
                                               collected electronically via our website.
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:    The Office of the Secretary of            comments and other submissions from
                                               CNCS also seeks to continue using the
                                                                                                       Defense (OSD) proposes to establish a                 members of the public is to make these
                                               currently approved information
                                                                                                       new system of records, ‘‘Personnel                    submissions available for public
                                               collection until the revised information
                                                                                                       Vetting Records System,’’ DUSDI 02-                   viewing on the internet at http://
                                               collection is approved by OMB. The
                                                                                                       DoD. The system supports the                          www.regulations.gov as they are
                                               currently approved information
                                                                                                       Department of Defense (DoD) in                        received without change, including any
                                               collection is due to expire on March 31,
                                                                                                       conducting end-to-end personnel                       personal identifiers or contact
                                               2019.
                                                 Comments submitted in response to                     security, fitness, suitability, and                   information.
                                               this notice will be summarized and/or                   credentialing processes, including                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:      Mr.
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                                               included in the request for OMB                         application and questionnaire                         Mark Nehmer, Technical Director,
                                               approval. Comments are invited on: (a)                  submission, investigations,                           Defense Security Enterprise/Federal
                                               Whether the collection of information is                adjudications, and continuous vetting                 Vetting Enterprise Program Executive
                                               necessary for the proper performance of                 activities. The Personnel Vetting                     Office, Building 600, 10th Street, Ft.
                                               the functions of the agency, including                  Records System integrates DoD                         George G. Meade, MD 20755; by email
                                               whether the information shall have                      information technology capabilities                   at Mark.A.Nehmer.civ@mail.mil or by
                                               practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the              developed to support the execution of                 phone at (301) 833–3488.


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                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The OSD                 continuous vetting activities conducted               Reform and Improvement of Personnel
                                               is proposing to establish a system of                   by the DoD.                                           Security, Insider Threat Detection and
                                               records that will be integral to the                       The OSD notices for systems of                     Prevention, and Physical Security (10
                                               Federal Government’s need to conduct                    records subject to the Privacy Act of                 U.S.C. 1564 note); Public Law 114–328,
                                               background investigations and make                      1974, as amended, are published in the                Section 951 (NDAA for FY2017),
                                               vetting decisions for persons who are                   Federal Register and are available from               Enhanced Security Programs for
                                               proposed for new or continuing access                   the address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                Department Defense Personnel and
                                               to classified national security                         CONTACT or at the Defense Privacy, Civil              Innovation Initiatives (10 U.S.C. 1564
                                               information, eligibility to positions with              Liberties, and Transparency Division                  note); Public Law 115–91, Section 925,
                                               sensitive duties, enlistment or                         website at https://defense.gov/privacy.               (NDAA for FY2018) Background and
                                               appointment into a military service,                       The proposed systems reports, as                   Security Investigations for Department
                                               federal employment, assignment to                       required by of the Privacy Act, as                    of Defense Personnel (10 U.S.C. 1564
                                               contractual duties in support of federal                amended, were submitted on September                  note); 5 U.S.C. 9101, Access to Criminal
                                               requirements, or physical or logical                    5, 2018, to the House Committee on                    History Records for National Security
                                               access to U.S. Government systems or                    Oversight and Government Reform, the                  and Other Purposes; Executive Order
                                               facilities.                                             Senate Committee on Homeland                          (E.O.) 13549, as amended, Classified
                                                  As background, in January 2016 the                   Security and Governmental Affairs, and                National Security Information Program
                                               Federal Government announced a series                   the Office of Management and Budget                   for State, Local, Tribal, and Private
                                               of changes to modernize and strengthen                  (OMB) pursuant to Section 6 to OMB                    Sector Entities; E.O. 12333, as amended,
                                               how the Federal Government performs                     Circular No. A–108, ‘‘Federal Agency                  United States Intelligence Activities;
                                               and safeguards background                               Responsibilities for Review, Reporting,               E.O. 12829, as amended, National
                                               investigations for federal employees,                   and Publication under the Privacy Act,’’              Industrial Security Program; E.O. 10865,
                                               military personnel, and contractor                      revised December 23, 2016 (December                   as amended, Safeguarding Classified
                                               personnel. The changes resulted from a                  23, 2016, 81 FR 94424).                               Information Within Industry; E.O.
                                               review conducted by the interagency                                                                           13467, as amended, Reforming
                                                                                                         Dated: October 11, 2018.
                                               Performance Accountability Council                                                                            Processes Related to Suitability for
                                               (PAC) to re-examine reforms to the                      Shelly E. Finke,
                                                                                                                                                             Government Employment, Fitness for
                                               federal background investigations                       Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                Contractor Employees, and Eligibility
                                               process, assess additional enhancements                 Officer, Department of Defense.                       for Access to Classified National
                                               to further secure information networks                  SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:                               Security Information; E.O. 12968, as
                                               and systems, and determine                                                                                    amended, Access to Classified
                                               improvements that could be made to the                   Personnel Vetting Records System,                    Information; E.O. 13470, Further
                                               way the Federal Government conducts                     DUSDI 02–DoD.                                         Amendments to Executive Order 12333;
                                               background investigations for                           SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:                              E.O. 13488, as amended, Granting
                                               suitability, security, and credentialing                  Unclassified and Classified. This                   Reciprocity on Excepted Service and
                                               (SSC).                                                  system of records consists of linked                  Federal Contractor Employee Fitness
                                                  One of the actions resulting from the                                                                      and Reinvestigating Individuals in
                                                                                                       information systems and records that
                                               PAC review was a direction to leverage                                                                        Positions of Public Trust; E.O. 13526,
                                                                                                       support DoD’s personnel security,
                                               expertise at the DoD for processing                                                                           Classified National Security
                                                                                                       suitability, fitness, and credentialing
                                               background investigations and                                                                                 Information; E.O. 13741, Amending
                                                                                                       processes. Some of these systems may
                                               protecting against threats. DoD was                                                                           Executive Order 13467, To Establish the
                                                                                                       contain classified information.
                                               therefore assigned the responsibility to                                                                      Roles and Responsibilities of the
                                               design, build, test, operate, and secure                SYSTEM LOCATION:                                      National Background Investigations
                                               the National Background Investigation                     Defense Information Systems Agency                  Bureau and Related Matters; E.O. 13764,
                                               System (NBIS), a federal government-                    (DISA), DISA Defense Enterprise                       Amending the Civil Service Rules; DoD
                                               wide information technology system for                  Computing Center (DECC), 3990 E Broad                 Manual 5200.02, Procedures for the DoD
                                               conducting federal SSC investigations                   St, Columbus, OH 43213–1152.                          Personnel Security Program (PSP); DoD
                                               and adjudications. Specific direction for                                                                     Instruction (DoDI) 1400.25, Volume 731,
                                               the Secretary of Defense to design,                     SYSTEM MANAGER(S):                                    DoD Civilian Personnel Management
                                               develop, deploy, operate, secure,                          Mr. Mark Nehmer, Technical Director,               System: Suitability and Fitness
                                               defend, and continuously update and                     Defense Security Enterprise/Federal                   Adjudication for Civilian Employees;
                                               modernize, as necessary, vetting                        Vetting Enterprise Program Executive                  DoDI 5200.46, DoD Investigative and
                                               information technology systems is                       Office, Building 600, 10th Street, Ft.                Adjudicative Guidance for Issuing the
                                               stated in subsection 2.6(b) of Executive                George G. Meade, MD 20755; by email                   Common Access Card (CAC); Homeland
                                               Order 13467, as amended by Executive                    at Mark.A.Nehmer.civ@mail.mil or by                   Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)
                                               Order 13764, issued on January 23,                      phone at (301) 833–3488.                              12: Policy for a Common Identification
                                               2017. Requirements for NBIS elements                                                                          Standard for Federal Employees and
                                               and enhancements were also passed                       AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
                                                                                                                                                             Contractors; Federal Information
                                               into law by the National Defense                          10 U.S.C. 137, Under Secretary of                   Processing Standard (FIPS) 201–2,
                                               Authorization Acts for fiscal years 2017                Defense for Intelligence; 10 U.S.C. 504,              Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of
                                               and 2018 (Pub. L. 114–328, paragraph                    Persons Not Qualified; 10 U.S.C. 505,                 Federal Employees and Contractors; and
                                               951(f)(1), and Pub. L. 115–91, paragraph                Regular components: Qualifications,                   E.O. 9397 (SSN), as amended.
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                                               925(f)(1), respectively).                               term, grade; Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
                                                  This Privacy Act system of records                   60 Stat. 755; Public Law 108–458, The                 PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
                                               consists of background investigation                    Intelligence Reform and Terrorism                       This system of records allows DoD to
                                               information collected, created, and                     Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 401                 conduct end-to-end personnel security,
                                               compiled in connection with authorized                  note); Public Law 114–92, Section 1086,               suitability, fitness, and credentialing
                                               personnel security background                           National Defense Authorization Act                    processes, including application and
                                               investigations, adjudications, and                      (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016,                     questionnaire submission,


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                                               investigations, adjudications, and                      reciprocity purposes; ‘‘affiliated’’                  National Aeronautics and Space
                                               continuous vetting (including                           personnel (e.g., Non-Appropriated Fund                Administration (NASA), etc.) and
                                               continuous evaluation) activities.                      employees, Red Cross volunteers and                   locator references to such investigations.
                                                  DoD developed the information                        staff, USO personnel, and congressional               Entries documenting fitness
                                               technology capabilities that contribute                 staff members); and other individuals                 determinations, HSPD–12 access,
                                               to the Personnel Vetting Records System                 (including contractor personnel of other              continuous vetting adverse information
                                               to support federal background                           government entities and foreign                       flags, or counter insider threat reports of
                                               investigation processes pursuant to                     nationals) requiring a DoD                            the subject.
                                               Executive Order 13467, as amended,                      determination for fitness, HSPD–12                       Name, date and place of birth, social
                                               and Section 925 of the National Defense                 access, access to classified national                 security number, country of citizenship,
                                               Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2018.                    security information, Sensitive                       criminal history and prior security
                                               The Personnel Vetting Records System                    Compartmented Information, and/or                     clearance and investigative information
                                               integrates information technology                       assignment to a position with sensitive               for spouse or cohabitant(s); the name
                                               capabilities to conduct background                      duties; and officials or employees of                 and marriage information for current
                                               investigations activities including:                    State, local, tribal and private sector               and/or former spouse(s); the
                                               investigations and determinations of                    entities sponsored for access to                      country(ies) of citizenship, name, date
                                               eligibility for access to classified                    classified information by a federal                   and place of birth, contact information
                                               national security information, and for                  agency.                                               (e.g., phone numbers, email addresses),
                                               access to special access programs;                                                                            and address for relatives.
                                                                                                       CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:                     Reports from pre-employment
                                               suitability for federal employment;
                                               fitness of contractor personnel to                         Name (current, former and alternate                screening, such as counterintelligence
                                               perform work for or on behalf of the                    names); Social Security Number (SSN);                 screening or military accessions vetting;
                                               U.S. Government; and Homeland                           DoD Identification Number (DoD ID                     results of subject and reference
                                               Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)–                 Number); date of birth; place of birth;               interviews conducted during the course
                                               12 determinations for Personal Identity                 height; weight; hair and eye color;                   of background investigations,
                                               Verification (PIV) credentials to gain                  gender; sex; mother’s maiden name;                    continuous evaluation, counter insider
                                               logical or physical access to government                residential history, phone numbers, and               threat, counterintelligence screening,
                                               facilities and systems. The Personnel                   email addresses; employment history;                  security incident resolution, or program
                                               Vetting Records System also supports:                   military records and discharge                        access requests.
                                               submissions of adverse personnel                        information; selective service                           Information detailing agency
                                               information; verification of investigation              registration record; educational data,                investigation requests including type of
                                               and adjudicative history and status;                    including conduct records and degrees                 investigation requested, tracking codes,
                                               continuous evaluation; and insider                      earned; names of relatives, associates                and requesting officials’ contact
                                               threat detection, prevention, and                       and references with their contact                     information.
                                               mitigation activities.                                  information; country(ies) of citizenship;                Polygraph reports, polygraph charts,
                                                  Records in the information systems                   travel, immigration, and passport                     polygraph tapes and recordings in other
                                               covered by this system notice may also                  information; mental health history;                   forms, and notes from polygraph
                                               be used as a management tool for                        records related to drug and/or alcohol                interviews or activities related to
                                               statistical analyses; tracking, reporting,              use; financial record information;                    polygraph interviews.
                                               and evaluating program effectiveness;                   information from the Internal Revenue                    Biometric information including but
                                               and conducting research related to                      Service pertaining to income tax                      not limited to images and fingerprints;
                                               personnel vetting. This system notice                   returns; bureau of vital statistics records           criminal and civil fingerprint history
                                               does not cover personnel vetting records                (e.g., birth certificate, death certificate,          information.
                                               (including investigation and                            marriage application and license); credit                Foreign contact, affections, associates
                                               adjudication records) collected or                      reports; prior security clearance and                 (e.g., family members, friends or social
                                               retained separately by those DoD                        investigative information; type of DoD                contacts), travel, and activities
                                               Components with specific personnel                      affiliation; employing activity; current              information, including names of
                                               vetting authorities and that conduct                    employment status; position sensitivity;              individuals known, dates, country(ies)
                                               their own investigations and vetting, or                personnel security investigative basis;               of citizenship, country(ies) of residence,
                                               by non-DoD agencies.                                    status of current adjudicative action;                type and nature or contact, financial
                                                                                                       security clearance eligibility status and             interests, assets, benefits from foreign
                                               CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE                access status; self-reported information;             governments, countries and dates of
                                               SYSTEM:                                                 eligibility recommendations or                        arrival and departure for U.S. border
                                                 Personnel for whom DoD conducts or                    decisions made by an appellate                        crossings; association records;
                                               adjudicates background investigations                   authority; inadvertent disclosure                     information on loyalty to the United
                                               for security, suitability, fitness, and                 briefing and agreement; non-disclosure                States.
                                               credentialing. This includes Armed                      execution dates; indoctrination date(s);                 Criminal history information,
                                               Forces personnel; DoD and U.S. Coast                    level(s) of access granted; briefing/                 including information contained in
                                               Guard civilian personnel, DoD                           debriefing date(s) and reasons for                    local, state, military, Federal, and
                                               contractor personnel and consultants,                   briefing/debriefing; and other                        foreign criminal justice agency records
                                               and applicants for those positions;                     biographical information as required                  and local, state, military, and Federal
                                               civilian employees, contractor                          during the course of a background                     civil and criminal court records.
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                                               personnel and consultants, and                          investigation.                                        Information about affiliation with
                                               applicants for those positions, working                    Records documenting the outcomes of                known criminal and/or terrorist
                                               for or on behalf of other federal agencies              investigations and adjudications                      organizations.
                                               and offices, for whom DoD conducts                      conducted by other Federal                               Records concerning civil or
                                               background investigations; other                        investigative organizations (e.g., U.S.               administrative proceedings, (for
                                               government personnel who have                           Office of Personnel Management (OPM),                 example, bankruptcy records, civil
                                               authorized access to the system for                     Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),                lawsuits, Merit System Protection


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                                               Board), including information contained                 large or suspicious currency                          institutions, subject’s personal financial
                                               in local, state, military, Federal, and                 transactions; U.S. and foreign                        records, military service records, travel
                                               foreign courts and agency records.                      mortgages, loans, and liabilities                     records, medical records, and
                                                 Information about and evidence of                     information that consist of type of loan,             unsolicited sources.
                                               unauthorized use or misuse of                           names and addresses of creditors,
                                                                                                                                                             ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
                                               information technology systems.                         original balance, monthly and year-end
                                                                                                                                                             SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
                                                 Information aggregated in counter-                    balance, monthly payments, and                        THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
                                               insider threat inquiries or                             payment history.
                                               investigations, including payroll                          Publicly available electronic                        In addition to disclosures generally
                                               information, travel vouchers, benefits                  information about or generated by a                   permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the
                                               information, equal employment                           covered individual (e.g., public records,             Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the
                                               opportunity complaints, performance                     civil court records, social media                     records contained herein, may
                                               evaluations, disciplinary files, training               content, news articles, and web blog                  specifically be disclosed outside the
                                               records, substance abuse and mental                     information).                                         DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5
                                               health records of individuals                              Results of record checks and data                  U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
                                               undergoing law enforcement action or                    analyses for purposes of improving all                  a. To Federal, State, and local
                                               presenting an identifiable imminent                     types of investigations, reinvestigations,            government agencies, if necessary, to
                                               threat, counseling statements, outside                  or continuous evaluation with respect to              obtain information from them which
                                               work and activities requests, and                       efficiency or cost-effectiveness.                     will assist DoD in conducting studies
                                               personal contact records; particularly                                                                        and analyses in support of evaluating
                                                                                                       RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:                             and improving the effectiveness of
                                               sensitive or protected information,
                                               including information held by special                      Information contained in this system               personnel security, suitability, and
                                               access programs, law enforcement,                       is obtained from the individual (e.g. SF–             credentialing programs and
                                               inspector general, or other investigative               85, Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive                   methodologies.
                                               sources or programs. Access to such                     Positions; SF–85P, Questionnaire for                    b. To the Federal Bureau of
                                               information may require additional                      Public Trust Positions; SF–86,                        Investigation and U.S. Office of
                                               approval by the senior official who is                  Questionnaire for the National Security               Personnel Management personnel to
                                               responsible for managing and                            Positions; or self-reported information               help ensure the accuracy and
                                               overseeing the program; information                     provided in other forms, such as                      completeness of FBI, OPM, and DoD
                                               related to reports regarding harassment                 interviews); DoD personnel and other                  records.
                                               or discrimination.                                      record systems (e.g. Defense Enrollment                 c. To the Office of Personnel
                                                 Information collected through user                    Eligibility Reporting System; Defense                 Management, the Office of the Director
                                               activity monitoring, which is the                       Civilian Personnel Data System;                       of National Intelligence, and other
                                               technical capability to observe and                     Electronic Military Personnel Record                  federal government agencies responsible
                                               record the actions and activities of all                System, Department of Defense (DoD)                   for conducting background
                                               users, at any time, on a computer                       Insider Threat Management and                         investigations, continuous evaluation,
                                               network controlled by a government                      Analysis Center (DITMAC) and DoD                      and continuous vetting in order to
                                               agency in order to deter, detect, and/or                Component Insider Threat Records                      provide them with information relevant
                                               mitigate insider threats as well as to                  System, etc.); continuous evaluation                  to their inquiries and investigations.
                                               support authorized investigations. Such                 records; DoD and Federal investigative                  d. To designated officers and
                                               information may include key strokes,                    and adjudicative facilities/                          employees of Federal, State, local,
                                               screen captures, and content transmitted                organizations; other Federal agency                   territorial, tribal, international, or
                                               via email, chat, or data import or export.              records and/or systems of records (as                 foreign agencies, or other public
                                                 Agency or Component summaries of                      authorized by their routine use clauses               authorities, or to other offices or
                                               reports, and full reports, about potential              in system of records notices) that                    establishments in the executive,
                                               insider threats from records of usage of                provide security-relevant information;                legislative, or judicial branches of the
                                               government telephone systems,                           and security managers, security officers,             Federal Government, in connection with
                                               including the telephone number                          or other officials requesting or                      the hiring or retention of an employee,
                                               initiating the call, the telephone number               sponsoring an individual for security                 the conduct of a suitability,
                                               receiving the call, and the date and time               eligibility, suitability, fitness or                  credentialing, or security investigation,
                                               of the call.                                            credentialing determination, or                       the classifying of jobs, the letting of a
                                                 U.S. and foreign finance and real                     determinations concerning access to                   contract, or the issuance of a license,
                                               estate information that consists of                     facilities. Additional information may                grant or other benefit by the requesting
                                               names of financial institutions, number                 be obtained from Federal, State, local, or            agency, to the extent that the
                                               of accounts held, monthly and year-end                  tribal government entities, including                 information is relevant and necessary to
                                               account balances for bank and                           information from criminal or civil                    the requesting agency’s decision on the
                                               investment accounts, address, year of                   investigations, courts, law enforcement               matter and the Department deems
                                               purchase and price, capital investment                  agencies, agencies authorized to collect              appropriate.
                                               costs, lease or rental information, year of             information concerning citizenship,                     e. To designated officers and
                                               lease or rental, monthly payments,                      probation officials, prison officials,                employees of agencies, offices, and
                                               deeds, lender/loan information and                      information technology officials, and                 other establishments in the executive,
                                               foreclosure history; information on                     security representatives. Information                 legislative, and judicial branches of the
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                                               owned and leased vehicles, boats,                       also may be obtained from other                       Federal Government or the Government
                                               airplanes and other U.S. and foreign                    publicly available information sources,               of the District of Columbia having a
                                               assets that include type, make, model,                  commercial data providers (e.g., credit               need to investigate, evaluate, or make a
                                               year, plate or identification number,                   reporting companies and online news                   determination regarding loyalty to the
                                               year leased, monthly rental payment;                    sources), past and present employers,                 United States; qualification, suitability,
                                               year of purchase and price, and fair                    personal references and associates,                   or fitness for Government employment
                                               market value; information pertaining to                 relatives, neighbors, education                       or military service; eligibility for logical


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                                               or physical access to federally-                        the issuance of a license, grant, or other            and such other functions, e.g., as
                                               controlled facilities or information                    benefit.                                              promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206,
                                               systems; eligibility for access to                         l. To any source from which                        or as may be authorized by law.
                                               classified information or to hold a                     information is requested in the course of                s. To disclose information to an
                                               sensitive position; qualification or                    an investigation, to the extent necessary             agency Equal Employment Opportunity
                                               fitness to perform work for or on behalf                to identify the individual under                      (EEO) office or to the Equal Employment
                                               of the Government under contract,                       investigation, inform the source of the               Opportunity Commission when
                                               grant, or other agreement; or access to                 nature and purpose of the investigation,              requested in connection with
                                               restricted areas.                                       and to identify the type of information               investigations into alleged or possible
                                                  f. To an element of the U.S.                         requested.                                            discriminatory practices in the Federal
                                               Intelligence Community as identified in                    m. To contractors whose employees                  sector, or in the processing of a Federal
                                               E.O. 12333, as amended, for use in                      require fitness determinations, or                    sector EEO complaint.
                                               intelligence activities for the purpose of              eligibility for access to classified                     t. To disclose information to the
                                               protecting the United States national                   national security information, for the                Federal Labor Relations Authority or its
                                               security interests.                                     purpose of ensuring that the employer is              General Counsel when requested in
                                                  g. To an agency, office, or other                    appropriately informed about the status               connection with investigations of
                                               establishment in the executive,                         of the employee’s application for a                   allegations of unfair labor practices or
                                               legislative, or judicial branches of the                fitness or eligibility determination.                 matters before the Federal Service
                                                                                                          n. To provide information to a                     Impasses Panel.
                                               Federal Government in response to its
                                                                                                       congressional office from the record of                  u. To another Federal agency’s Office
                                               request, in connection with its current
                                                                                                       an individual in response to an inquiry               of Inspector General when DoD becomes
                                               employee’s, contractor employee’s, or
                                                                                                       from the congressional office made at                 aware of an indication of misconduct or
                                               military member’s retention; loyalty;
                                                                                                       the request of that individual. However,              fraud during the applicant’s submission
                                               qualifications, suitability, or fitness for
                                                                                                       the investigative file, or parts thereof,             of the standard forms.
                                               employment; eligibility for logical or
                                                                                                       will only be released to a congressional                 v. To another Federal agency’s Office
                                               physical access to federally-controlled
                                                                                                       office if DoD receives a notarized                    of Inspector General in connection with
                                               facilities or information systems;                      authorization or signed statement under               its inspection or audit activity of the
                                               eligibility for access to classified                    28 U.S.C. 1746 from the subject of the                investigative or adjudicative processes
                                               information or to hold a sensitive                      investigation.                                        and procedures of its agency as
                                               position; qualifications or fitness to                     o. To the Director of National                     authorized by the Inspector General Act
                                               perform work for or on behalf of the                    Intelligence, as Security Executive                   of 1978, as amended, exclusive of
                                               Government under contract, grant, or                    Agent, the Director of the Office of                  requests for civil or criminal law
                                               other agreement; or access to restricted                Personnel Management, as Suitability                  enforcement activities.
                                               areas.                                                  Executive Agent or Credentialing                         w. To a Federal agency or state
                                                  h. To contractors, grantees, or                      Executive Agent, or their assignee, to                unemployment compensation office
                                               volunteers performing or working on a                   perform any functions authorized by                   upon its request in order to adjudicate
                                               contract, service, grant, cooperative                   law or executive order in support of                  a claim for unemployment
                                               agreement, or assignment for the Federal                personnel security programs, suitability,             compensation benefits when the claim
                                               Government, when necessary to                           and/or credentialing. Examples include                for benefits is made as the result of a
                                               accomplish an agency function related                   the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism                 qualifications, suitability, fitness,
                                               to this system of records. Such                         Prevention Act and E.O. 13741—                        security, identity credential, or access
                                               recipients shall be required to comply                  Amending Executive Order 13467 To                     determination.
                                               with the Privacy Act of 1974, as                        Establish the Roles and Responsibilities                 x. To appropriately cleared
                                               amended.                                                of the National Background                            individuals in Federal agencies, to
                                                  i. To the appropriate Federal, State,                Investigations Bureau and Related                     determine whether information
                                               local, tribal, foreign, or other public                 Matters.                                              obtained in the course of processing the
                                               authority in the event of a natural or                     p. To the White House to obtain                    background investigation is or should be
                                               manmade disaster. The record will be                    approval of the President of the United               classified.
                                               used to provide leads to assist in                      States regarding certain military                        y. To the Office of the Director of
                                               locating missing subjects or assist in                  personnel officer actions as provided for             National Intelligence for inclusion in its
                                               determining the health and safety of the                in DoD Instruction 1320.04, Military                  Scattered Castles system in order to
                                               subject. The record will also be used to                Officer Actions Requiring Approval of                 facilitate reciprocity of background
                                               assist in identifying victims and locating              the President, Secretary of Defense or                investigations and security clearances
                                               any surviving next of kin.                              the Under Secretary of Defense for                    within the intelligence community or
                                                  j. For agencies that use adjudicative                Personnel and Readiness Approval, or                  assist agencies in obtaining information
                                               support services of another agency, at                  Confirmation by the Senate.                           required by the Federal Investigative
                                               the request of the original agency, the                    q. To the U.S. Citizenship and                     Standards.
                                               information may be furnished to the                     Immigration Services for use in alien                    z. To the Office of Personnel
                                               agency providing the adjudicative                       admission and naturalization inquiries.               Management (OPM) for the purpose of
                                               support.                                                   r. For the Merit Systems Protection                addressing civilian pay and leave,
                                                  k. To a federal, state, or local agency              Board —To disclose information to                     benefits, retirement deduction, and any
                                               maintaining civil, criminal, or other                   officials of the Merit Systems Protection             other information necessary for the
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                                               relevant enforcement information or                     Board or the Office of the Special                    OPM to carry out its legally authorized
                                               other pertinent information, such as                    Counsel, when requested in connection                 government-wide personnel
                                               current licenses, if necessary to obtain                with appeals, special studies of the civil            management functions and studies.
                                               information relevant to a decision                      service and other merit systems, review                  aa. A record from this system may be
                                               concerning the hiring or retention of an                of applicable agency rules and                        disclosed as a routine use outside the
                                               employee, the issuance of a security                    regulations, investigations of alleged or             DoD or the U.S. Government for the
                                               clearance, the letting of a contract, or                possible prohibited personnel practices,              purpose of counterintelligence,


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                                               counterterrorism, and homeland defense                  (3) the disclosure made to such                       authorized personnel. Physical entry is
                                               activities authorized by U.S. Law or                    agencies, entities, and persons is                    restricted by the use of locks, guards,
                                               Executive Order or for the purpose of                   reasonably necessary to assist in                     and administrative procedures. All
                                               enforcing laws which protect the                        connection with the DoD’s efforts to                  individuals granted access to the system
                                               national security of the United States;                 respond to the suspected or confirmed                 must complete Information Assurance
                                               this includes disclosure to Executive                   breach or to prevent, minimize, or                    and Privacy Act training before initially
                                               Branch Agency insider threat,                           remedy such harm.                                     accessing the system and annually
                                               counterintelligence, and                                  gg. To another Federal agency or                    thereafter, and these users must have
                                               counterterrorism officials to fulfill their             Federal entity, when the DoD                          also been adjudicated as being eligible
                                               responsibilities under applicable                       determines that information from this                 for system access through the
                                               Federal law and policy, including but                   system of records is reasonably                       information technology credentialing
                                               not limited to E.O. 12333, 13587 and the                necessary to assist the recipient agency              and/or security clearance eligibility
                                               National Insider Threat Policy and                      or entity in (1) responding to a                      process.
                                               Minimum Standards.                                      suspected or confirmed breach or (2)
                                                  bb. To the appropriate Federal, State,                                                                     RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
                                                                                                       preventing, minimizing, or remedying
                                               local, territorial, tribal, foreign, or                 the risk of harm to individuals, the                     Individuals seeking information about
                                               international law enforcement authority                 recipient agency or entity (including its             themselves contained in this system
                                               or other appropriate entity where a                     information systems, programs and                     should address written inquiries to the
                                               record, either alone or in conjunction                  operations), the Federal Government, or               Defense Security Service, Office of FOIA
                                               with other information, indicates a                     national security, resulting from a                   and PA, 27130 Telegraph Road,
                                               violation or potential violation of law,                suspected or confirmed breach.                        Quantico, VA 22134–2253. Requests for
                                               whether criminal, civil, or regulatory in                                                                     vetting records not covered by this
                                               nature, and whether arising by general                  POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF                 system notice, including vetting records
                                                                                                       RECORDS:
                                               statute or by regulation, rule, or order                                                                      maintained by other DoD Components
                                               issued pursuant thereto. The relevant                     Records are maintained in paper and                 and other federal agencies, should be
                                               records in the system of records may be                 electronic storage media, in accordance               addressed to those DoD Components
                                               referred, as a routine use, to the agency               with the safeguards below.                            and federal agencies.
                                               concerned and charged with the                          POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
                                                                                                                                                                Signed, written requests should
                                               responsibility of investigating or                      RECORDS:                                              contain the requester’s full name (and
                                               prosecuting such violation or charged                     Information is retrieved by SSN, case               any alias and/or alternate names used),
                                               with enforcing or implementing the                      number, DoD ID number, name, date of                  SSN, DoD ID Number (if available), and
                                               statute, rule, regulation, or order issued              birth, state and/or country of birth, or              date and place of birth.
                                               pursuant thereto.                                                                                                In addition, the requester must
                                                                                                       some combination thereof.
                                                  cc. To any component of the                                                                                provide either a notarized statement or
                                               Department of Justice for the purpose of                POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND              an unsworn declaration made in
                                               representing DoD, or its components,                    DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:                                  accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the
                                               officers, employees, or members in                         Draft Records Retention/Disposition                following format:
                                               pending or potential litigation to which                Schedule is currently in development,                    If executed outside the United States:
                                               the record is pertinent.                                pending submission to and approval                    ‘‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state)
                                                  dd. In an appropriate proceeding                     from the Archivist of the United States,              under penalty of perjury under the laws
                                               before a court, grand jury, or                          National Archives and Records                         of the United States of America that the
                                               administrative or adjudicative body or                  Administration (NARA). Unscheduled                    foregoing is true and correct. Executed
                                               official (including to another Federal                  NBIS records will be treated as                       on (date). (Signature).’’
                                               agency or party in litigation in such a                 permanent until receipt of retention/                    If executed within the United States,
                                               proceeding, as well as to the                           disposition instruction approval from                 its territories, possessions, or
                                               administrative or adjudicative body or                  the Archivist of the United States,                   commonwealths: ‘‘I declare (or certify,
                                               official), when the DoD or other Agency                 NARA.                                                 verify, or state) under penalty of perjury
                                               representing the DoD determines that                                                                          that the foregoing is true and correct.
                                               the records are relevant and necessary to               ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
                                                                                                                                                             Executed on (date). (Signature).’’
                                               the proceeding; or in an appropriate                    SAFEGUARDS:
                                                                                                                                                             Attorneys or other persons acting on
                                               proceeding before an administrative or                     The system is protected against                    behalf of an individual must provide
                                               adjudicative body when the adjudicator                  compromise of Personally Identifiable                 written authorization from that
                                               determines the records to be relevant to                Information (PII) and cyberattack by the              individual for their representative to act
                                               the proceeding.                                         full suite of defenses and sensors of the             on their behalf.
                                                  ee. To the National Archives and                     DoD cybersecurity perimeter. Electronic                  Note: Information generated,
                                               Records Administration for the purpose                  data is encrypted where it is stored, and             authored, or compiled by another
                                               of records management inspections                       network traffic is encrypted based on                 Government agency that is relevant to
                                               conducted under the authority of 44                     the type of user traffic and risk to PII              the purpose of the record may be
                                               U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.                                   data. User access to data is protected                incorporated into the record. In such
                                                  ff. To appropriate agencies, entities,               using Identity and Access Management                  instances that information will be
                                               and persons when (1) the DoD suspects                   with multifactor authentication that will             referred to the originating entity for
                                               or has confirmed that there has been a                  only allow an authenticated and                       direct response to the requester, or
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                                               breach of the system of records; (2) the                authorized user to access or manipulate               contact information and record access
                                               DoD has determined that as a result of                  the specific records based on user role               procedures for the other agency will be
                                               the suspected or confirmed breach there                 and permissions. The system audits                    provided to the requester.
                                               is a risk of harm to individuals, the DoD               access to information. Paper records are
                                               (including its information systems,                     contained and stored in safes and                     CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
                                               programs, and operations), the Federal                  locked filing cabinets that are located in              The Department of Defense rules for
                                               Government, or national security; and                   a secure area with access only by                     accessing records, contesting contents,


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                                               and appealing initial agency                            CFR part 310. For additional                           helps the public understand the
                                               determinations are contained in 32 CFR                  information contact the system manager.                Department’s information collection
                                               part 310; or may be obtained from the                                                                          requirements and provide the requested
                                                                                                       HISTORY:
                                               system manager.                                                                                                data in the desired format. ED is
                                                                                                             None.                                            soliciting comments on the proposed
                                               NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:                                [FR Doc. 2018–22508 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am]           information collection request (ICR) that
                                                  Individuals seeking to determine                     BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                 is described below. The Department of
                                               whether information about themselves                                                                           Education is especially interested in
                                               is contained in this system should                                                                             public comment addressing the
                                               address written inquiries to Defense                    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                following issues: (1) Is this collection
                                               Security Service, Office of FOIA and                                                                           necessary to the proper functions of the
                                                                                                       [Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0104]                        Department; (2) will this information be
                                               PA, 27130 Telegraph Road, Quantico,
                                               VA 22134–2253. Requests for vetting                     Agency Information Collection                          processed and used in a timely manner;
                                               records not covered by this systems                     Activities; Comment Request; Recent                    (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
                                               notice, including vetting records                       Graduates Employment and Earnings                      (4) how might the Department enhance
                                               maintained by other DoD Components                      Survey (RGEES) Standards and Survey                    the quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                               and other federal agencies, should be                                                                          information to be collected; and (5) how
                                                                                                       Form
                                               addressed to those DoD Components                                                                              might the Department minimize the
                                               and federal agencies.                                   AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),                     burden of this collection on the
                                                  Signed, written requests should                      Department of Education (ED).                          respondents, including through the use
                                               contain the requester’s full name,                      ACTION: Notice                                         of information technology. Please note
                                               telephone number, street address, email                                                                        that written comments received in
                                               address, and name and number of this                    SUMMARY:    In accordance with the                     response to this notice will be
                                               system of records notice.                               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is                 considered public records.
                                                  In addition, the requester must                      proposing an extension of an existing                     Title of Collection: Recent Graduates
                                               provide either a notarized statement or                 information collection.                                Employment and Earnings Survey
                                               an unsworn declaration made in                          DATES: Interested persons are invited to               (RGEES) Standards and Survey Form.
                                               accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the                  submit comments on or before                              OMB Control Number: 1845–0138.
                                                                                                       December 17, 2018.                                        Type of Review: An extension of an
                                               following format:
                                                                                                       ADDRESSES: To access and review all the                existing information collection.
                                                  If executed outside the United States:                                                                         Respondents/Affected Public:
                                               ‘‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state)              documents related to the information
                                                                                                       collection listed in this notice, please               Individuals or Households.
                                               under penalty of perjury under the laws                                                                           Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                               of the United States of America that the                use http://www.regulations.gov by
                                                                                                                                                              Responses: 22,123.
                                               foregoing is true and correct. Executed                 searching the Docket ID number ED–                        Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                               on (date). (Signature).’’                               2018–ICCD–0104. Comments submitted                     Burden Hours: 7,374.
                                                  If executed within the United States,                in response to this notice should be                      Abstract: The National Center for
                                               its territories, possessions, or                        submitted electronically through the                   Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S.
                                               commonwealths: ‘‘I declare (or certify,                 Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://                  Department of Education (Department)
                                               verify, or state) under penalty of perjury              www.regulations.gov by selecting the                   is required by regulation to develop an
                                               that the foregoing is true and correct.                 Docket ID number or via postal mail,                   earnings survey to support gainful
                                               Executed on (date). (Signature).’’                      commercial delivery, or hand delivery.                 employment (GE) program evaluations.
                                                                                                       Please note that comments submitted by                 The regulations specify that the
                                               EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:                      fax or email and those submitted after                 Secretary of Education will publish in
                                                  The DoD is exempting records                         the comment period will not be                         the Federal Register the survey and the
                                               maintained in DUSDI 02-DoD                              accepted. Written requests for                         standards required for its
                                               ‘‘Personnel Vetting Records System,’’                   information or comments submitted by                   administration. NCES has developed the
                                               from subsections (c)(3), (d)(1), (d)(2),                postal mail or delivery should be                      Recent Graduates Employment and
                                               (d)(3), (d)(4), and (e)(1) of the Privacy               addressed to the Director of the                       Earnings Survey (RGEES) Standards and
                                               Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1), (2),               Information Collection Clearance                       Survey Form. The RGEES can be used
                                               (3), (5), (6), and (7). In addition, in the             Division, U.S. Department of Education,                in a debt-to-earnings (D/E) ratio appeal
                                               course of carrying out personnel vetting,               550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086,                    under the GE regulations as an
                                               including records checks for continuous                 Washington, DC 20202–0023.                             alternative to the Social Security
                                               vetting, exempt records from other                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                   administration earnings data.
                                               systems of records may in turn become                   specific questions related to collection                  Institutions that choose to submit
                                               part of the records maintained in this                  activities, please contact Beth                        alternate earnings appeal information
                                               system. To the extent that copies of                    Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.                            will survey all Title IV funded students
                                               exempt records from those other                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                         who graduated from GE programs
                                               systems of records are maintained in                    Department of Education (ED), in                       during the same period that the
                                               this system, the Department also claims                 accordance with the Paperwork                          Department used to calculate the D/E
                                               the same exemptions for the records                     Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.                 ratios, or a comparable period as
                                               from those other systems that are                       3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general                   defined in 668.406(b)(3) of the
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                                               maintained in this system, as claimed                   public and Federal agencies with an                    regulations. The survey will provide an
                                               for the original primary system of which                opportunity to comment on proposed,                    additional source of earnings data for
                                               they are a part.                                        revised, and continuing collections of                 the Department to consider before
                                                  An exemption rule for this system has                information. This helps the Department                 determining final D/E ratios for
                                               been promulgated in accordance with                     assess the impact of its information                   programs subject to the gainful
                                               requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b) (1), (2),               collection requirements and minimize                   employment regulations. Programs with
                                               and (3), (c) and (e) and published in 32                the public’s reporting burden. It also                 final D/E ratios that fail to meet the


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a new system of records.
DatesThis SORN, with the exception of routine uses, is effective on October 17, 2018. Routine Uses will be effective November 16, 2018. Comments will be accepted on or before November 16, 2018.
ContactMr. Mark Nehmer, Technical Director, Defense Security Enterprise/Federal Vetting Enterprise Program Executive Office, Building 600, 10th Street, Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755; by email at [email protected] or by phone at (301) 833- 3488.
FR Citation83 FR 52420 

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