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(3D1019), the Pentagon, Washington, 

DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Colonel Don Culp, USAF, 

Defense Threat Reduction Agency/AST, 

8725 John J. Kingman Road MS 6201, 

Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–6201, Phone: 

(703) 767–5717.

Dated: October 7, 2004. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service 

Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of 

Records

AGENCY: Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service.

ACTION: Notice to add a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service (DFAS) is proposing 

to add a system of records notice to its 

inventory of record systems subject to 

the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), 

as amended.

DATES: This Action will be effective 

without further notice on November 15, 

2004 unless comments are received that 

would result in a contrary 

determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the 

FOIA/PA Program Manager, Office of 

Corporate Communications, Defense 

Finance and Accounting Service, 6760 

E. Irvington Place, Denver, CO 80279–

8000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Linda Krabbenhoft at (303) 676–7514.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service notices for systems of records 

subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 

U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been 

published in the Federal Register and 

are available from the address above. 

The proposed system report, as 

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was 

submitted on October 4, 2004, to the 

House Committee on Government 

Reform, the Senate Committee on 

Governmental Affairs, and the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I 

to OMB Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal 

Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining 

Records About Individuals,’ dated 

February 8, 1996 (February 20, 2996, 61 

FR 6427).

Dated: October 7, 2004. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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SYSTEM NAME: 

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) 

Records.

SYSTEM LOCATIONS: 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service, Columbus, P.O. Box 182317 

Columbus, OH 43218–2317

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service, Cleveland, 1240 E. 9th Street, 

Cleveland, OH 44199–8002

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service, Denver, 6760 E. Irvington Place, 

Denver, CO 80279–8000

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service, Indianapolis, 8899 E. 56th St., 

Indianapolis, IN 46249–0100

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service, Kansas City, 1500 E. Bannister 

Road, Kansas City, MO 64197–0001

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Department of Defense (DoD) civilian 

personnel, and other U.S. government 

employees paid by DFAS; active 

military, former, and retired military 

members; Reserve and National Guard 

personnel; academy nominees, 

applicants, and cadets; dependents of 

military personnel; and foreign 

nationals residing in the United States, 

and all in receipt of payments from 

DFAS. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Individual’s Name, Social Security 

Number, home address, financial 

institution account number, account 

type, financial institution name, 

American Banking Association routing 

and transmittal number, lock box 

number, electronic funds transfer 

payment method, and electronic funds 

transfer waiver. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental 

Regulations; Pub. L. 104–134, Debt 

Collection Improvement Act of 1996; 

DoD Financial Management Regulation 

7000.14–R, Volumes 7B, 7C, 8, Military 

Pay Policy and Procedures—Retired 

Pay, Military Pay Policy and 

Procedures—Active Duty and Reserve 

Pay, Civilian Pay Policy and Procedures; 

and E.O. 9397 (SSN). 

PURPOSE(S): 

The Electronic Funds Transfer 

Records will provide DoD with a central 

repository for military and civilian 

remittance information, which will be 

used to verify the validity of payee and 

financial institution accounts prior to 

issuing an electronic payment. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, as amended, 

these records or information contained 

therein may specifically be disclosed 

outside the Department of Defense as a 

routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b)(3) as follows: 

To the U.S. Treasury Department to 

provide information on check issues 

and electronic funds transfers.

To the Internal Revenue Service to 

report taxable earnings and taxes 

withheld, accounting, and tax audits, 

and to compute or resolve tax liability 

or tax levies. 

To the Social Security Administration 

to report earned wages by members for 

the Federal Insurance Contribution Act, 

accounting or tax audits, and death 

notices. 

To the Department of Veterans Affairs 

to report compensation, waivers, and 

audits, life insurance accounting, 

disbursement and benefit 

determinations, and death notices. 

To the American Red Cross and 

military relief societies to assist military 

personnel, and their dependents in 

determining the status of monthly pay, 

dependents’ allotments, loans, and 

related financial transactions, and to 

perform other relief-related duties as 

requested by the service member. 

To Federal Reserve banks to distribute 

payments made through the direct 

deposit system to financial 

organizations or their processing agents 

authorized by individuals to receive and 

deposit payments in their accounts. 

The DoD ‘Blanket Routine Uses’

published at the beginning of the 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service compilation of systems of 

records notices also apply to this 

system. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

Disclosures pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b)(12) may be made from this 

system to ‘consumer reporting agencies’

as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting 

Act, (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f)) or the Federal 

Claims Collection Act of 1966, (31 

U.S.C. 3701(a)(3)). The purpose of this 

disclosure is to aid in the collection of 

outstanding debts owed to the Federal 

government; typically to provide an 

incentive for debtors to repay 

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delinquent Federal government debts by 

making these debts part of their credit 

records. 

The disclosure is limited to 

information necessary to establish the 

identity of the individual, including 

name, address, and taxpayer 

identification number (Social Security 

Number for individuals); the amount, 

status, and history of the claim; and the 

agency or program under which the 

claim arose for the sole purpose of 

allowing the consumer reporting agency 

to prepare a commercial credit report. 

Policies and practices for storing, 

retrieving, accessing, retaining, and 

disposing of records in the system:

STORAGE: 

The records are maintained in 

computers and computer output 

products; electronic storage media, and 

hard copy documents. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Retrieved by entering the last four 

digits of the Social Security Number, 

and a portion of the person’s last name. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records are stored in office buildings 

protected by guards, controlled 

screening, visitor registers are used, 

electronic access, and/or locks. Access 

to records is limited to individuals who 

are properly screened and cleared on a 

need-to-know basis in the performance 

of their official duties. Passwords and 

digital signatures are used to control 

access to the systems data, and 

procedures are in place to deter and 

detect browsing and unauthorized 

access. Physical and electronic access 

are limited to persons responsible for 

servicing and authorized to use the 

record system. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records in this system are maintained 

for 6 years and 3 months after date of 

cutoff. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Strategic Business Office, 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service, Columbus, P.O. Box 182317 

Columbus, OH 43218–2317. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system of records 

should address written inquiries to the 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service, Office of Corporate 

Communications, Freedom of 

Information Act/Privacy Act Program 

Manager, 6760 E. Irvington Place, 

Denver, CO 80279–8000. 

Individual should provide their full 

name, Social Security Number, office or 

organization where currently assigned, 

if applicable, and current address, and 

telephone number. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system of records should address 

written inquiries to the Defense Finance 

and Accounting Service, Office of 

Corporate Communications, Freedom of 

Information Act/Privacy Act Program 

Manager, 6760 E. Irvington Place, 

Denver, CO 80279–8000. 

Individual should provide their full 

name, Social Security Number, office or 

organization where currently assigned, 

if applicable, and current address, and 

telephone number. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The DFAS rules for accessing records, 

for contesting contents and appealing 

initial agency determinations are 

published in DFAS Regulation 5400.11–

R; 32 CFR part 324; or may be obtained 

from the Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service, Office of Corporate 

Communications, Freedom of 

Information Act/Privacy Act Program 

Manager, 6760 E. Irvington Place, 

Denver, CO 80279–8000. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information is obtained from the 

Active Duty, Reserve, Guard, separated 

or retired military members, cadets, 

dependents, annuitants, and civilian 

employees. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Joint Staff; Privacy Act of 

1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Office of the Joint Staff, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to add a system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Joint Staff, 

DoD proposes to add a system of records 

to its inventory of record systems 

subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 

U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

DATES: The changes will be effective on 

November 15, 2004 unless comments 

are received that would result in a 

contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to DoD/

WHS/ESCD, Directives and Records 

Division, Directives and Records 

Branch, 201 12th Street, Arlington, VA 

22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Juanita Irvin at (703) 601–4722, 

extension 110.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of the Joint Staff notices for systems of 

records subject to the Privacy Act of 

1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have 

been published in the Federal Register

and are available from the address 

above. 

The proposed system report, as 

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was 

submitted on October 4, 2004, to the 

House Committee on Government 

Reform, the Senate Committee on 

Governmental Affairs, and the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

pursuant to paragraph 4c of appendix I 

to OMB Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal 

Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining 

Records About Individuals,’ dated 

February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61 

FR 6427).

Dated: October 7, 2004. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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SYSTEM NAME: 

Anti-Terrorism Awareness Training. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Defense Technical Information 

Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort 

Belvoir, VA 22060–6218. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Service members (to include the 

Reserve and National Guard), DoD 

civilian employees, DoD contractors, 

and DoD employee dependant family 

members.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

The information collected from the 

individual includes their first name, last 

name, last 4 digits of their Social 

Security Number, rank, user category, 

combatant command region, and date 

training completed. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

10 U.S.C., Chapter 5, sections 151–

155; DoD Instruction 2000.16, DoD 

Antiterrorism Standards; and E.O. 9397 

(SSN). 

PURPOSE(S): 

Due to the increased terrorism threat 

world-wide, the Department of Defense 

(DoD) requires that all DoD employees, 

contractors and dependents who will be 

traveling outside the United States take 

terrorism awareness training to make 

them more aware of potential threats. 

The system will be used by authorized