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###### Department of Defense

###### Office of the Secretary

          - [Docket ID: DOD-2010-OS-0184]

# AGENCY:

Defense Contract Audit Agency, DoD.

# ACTION:

Notice to amend a system of records.

# SUMMARY:

The Defense Contract Audit Agency is proposing to amend a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

# DATES:

The changes will be effective on February 2, 2011 unless comments are received that would result in a contrary determination.

# ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by docket number and/Regulatory Information Number (RIN) and title, by any of the following methods:
      -  Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.                          Follow the instructions for submitting comments.                    
      -  Mail:                          Federal Docket Management System Office, Room 3C843, 1160 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.                    

*Instructions:*                         All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 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. Keith Mastromichalis at (703) 767-1022, or Defense Contract Audit Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2135, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6219.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    The Defense Contract Audit Agency systems of records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the                     **Federal Register**                     and are available from the                     **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**                     address above.                

The specific changes to the records systems being amended are set forth below followed by the notices, as amended, published in their entirety. The proposed amendments are not within the purview of subsection (r) of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, which requires the submission of a new or altered system report.

Dated: December 23, 2010.

Morgan F. Park,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

## RDCAA 240.5

### System name:

Standards of Conduct, Conflict of Interest (May 18, 1999, 64 FR 26947).

### Changes:

* * * * *

### Retrievability:

Delete and replace with “By individual's name, subject and corporation.”

* * * * *

### Retention and disposal:

Delete entry and replace with “Permanent. Retain in active files for five years and then retire to Washington National Records Center.”

* * * * *

### Notification procedure:

Delete entry and replace with “Individuals seeking to determine whether information about themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Records Administrator, Defense Contract Audit Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2135, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6219.

The request should contain the full name of the individual, current address and telephone number.

Personal visits may be made to the above address. In personal visits, the individual should be able to provide acceptable identification, that is, driver's license or employing offices' identification card, and give some verbal information that can be verified with `case' folder.”

* * * * *

## RDCAA 240.5

### System name:

Standards of Conduct, Conflict of Interest.

### System location:

Office of the General Counsel, Headquarters, Defense Contract Audit Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2135, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6219.

### Categories of individuals covered by the system:

Any DCAA employee who has accepted gratuities from contractors or who has business, professional or financial interests that would indicate a conflict between their private interests and those related to their duties and responsibilities as DCAA personnel. Any DCAA employee who is a member or officer of an organization that is incompatible with their official government position, using public office for private gain, or affecting adversely the confidence of the public in the integrity of the Government. Any DCAA employee who has requested an ethics opinion regarding the propriety of future actions on their part.

### Categories of records in the system:

Office of the General Counsel-Files contain documents and background material on any apparent or potential conflict of interest or acceptance of gratuities by DCAA personnel. Correspondence may involve interoffice memorandums, correspondence between former DCAA employees and Headquarters staff members, citations used in legal determinations and Agency determinations.

### Authority for maintenance of the system:

5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; DoD 5500.7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation (JER); and E.O. 12731, Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees.

### Purpose(s):

To provide a historical reference file of cases that are of precedential value to ensure equality of treatment of individuals in like circumstances.

### 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 of 1974, these records contained therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

                        The DoD `Blanket Routine Uses' that appear at the beginning of DCAA's                               ( print page 115)                            compilation of systems of records notices apply to this system.                    

### Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, and disposing of records in the system:

### Storage:

Paper records in file folders.

### Retrievability:

By individual's name, subject and corporation.

### Safeguards:

Under staff supervision during duty hours; buildings have security guards during non-duty hours.

### Retention and disposal:

Permanent. Retain in active files for five years and then retire to Washington National Records Center.

### System manager(s) and address:

General Counsel, Headquarters, Defense Contract Audit Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2135, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6219.

### Notification procedure:

Individuals seeking to determine whether information about themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Records Administrator, Defense Contract Audit Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2135, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6219.

The request should contain the full name of the individual, current address and telephone number.

Personal visits may be made to the above address. In personal visits, the individual should be able to provide acceptable identification, that is, driver's license or employing offices' identification card, and give some verbal information that can be verified with `case' folder.

### Record access procedures:

Individuals seeking access to information about themselves contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Records Administrator, Defense Contract Audit Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2135, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6219.

The request should contain the full name of the individual, current address and telephone number.

Personal visits may be made to the above address. In personal visits, the individual should be able to provide acceptable identification, that is, driver's license or employing offices' identification card, and give some verbal information that can be verified with `case' folder.

### Contesting record procedures:

DCAA's rules for accessing records, for contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in DCAA Regulation 5410.10; 32 CFR part 317; or may be obtained from the system manager.

### Record source categories:

Correspondence from individual's supervisor, DCAA employees, former employees, between DCAA staff members, and between DCAA and other Federal agencies.

### Exemptions claimed for the system:

None.

[FR Doc. 2010-33032 Filed 12-30-10; 8:45 am]

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