31888 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 98 / Friday, May 19, 2000 / Notices

Dated: May 16, 2000.

Edward C. Loeb,

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Finance and Accounting

Service

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Defense Finance and

Accounting Service, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of a new system of

records.

SUMMARY: The Defense Finance and

Accounting Service proposes 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 June 19, 2000

unless comments are received that

would result in a contrary

determination.

ADDRESSES: Privacy Act Officer, Defense

Finance and Accounting Service, 1931

Jefferson Davis Highway, ATTN: DFAS/

PE, Arlington, VA 22240–5291.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.

Pauline E. Korpanty at (703) 607–3743.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

complete inventory of Defense Finance

and Accounting Service records system

notices subject to the Privacy Act of

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

been published in the Federal Register

and are available from the address

above.

The proposed system report, as

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

Privacy Act, was submitted on April 24,

2000, 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,

(61 FR 6427, February 20, 1996).

Dated: May 10, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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SYSTEM NAME:

Defense Civilian Pay System (DCPS).

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Defense Finance and Accounting

Service-Denver Finance Center, 6760

East Irvington Place, Denver, CO 80279–

5000.

Defense Finance And Accounting

Service-Pensacola Operation Location,

Civilian Pay Directorate, Code P, 130

West Avenue, Suite A, Pensacola, FL

32508–5120.

Defense Finance and Accounting

Service-Charleston Operating Location,

Civilian Pay Directorate, Code P, 1545

Truxtun Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405–

1968.

Defense Finance and Accounting

Service, Systems Engineering

Organization Pensacola, 250 Raby

Avenue, Building 801, Pensacola, FL

32509–5128.

Director, Area Command

Mechanicsburg, 5450 Carlisle Pike,

Building 309, Mechanicsburg, PA

17055–0975.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

All DoD civilian employees paid by

appropriated funds and employees of

the Executive Office of the President

who are paid by the Defense Finance

and Accounting Service’s consolidated

civilian payroll offices.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Individual’s pay and leave records;

source documents for posting of time

and leave attendance; individual

retirement deduction records, source

documents, and control files; wage and

separation information files; health

benefit records; income tax withholding

records; allowance and differential

eligibility files, such as, but not limited

to clothing allowances and night rate

differentials; withholding and

deduction authorization files, such as,

but not limited to federal income tax

withholding, insurance and retirement

deductions; accounting documents files,

input data posting media, including

personnel actions affecting pay;

accounting and statistical reports and

computer edit listings; claims and

waivers affecting pay; control logs and

collection/disbursement vouchers;

listings for administrative purposes,

such as, but not limited to health

insurance, life insurance, bonds, locator

files, and checks to financial

institutions; correspondence with the

civilian personnel office, dependents,

attorneys, survivors, insurance

companies, financial institutions, and

other governmental agencies; leave and

earnings statements; separation

documents; official correspondence;

federal, state, and city tax reports and

tapes; forms covering pay changes and

deductions; and documentation

pertaining to garnishment of wages.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental

Regulations; 5 U.S.C. Chapter 53, 55,

and 81; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

PURPOSE(S):

The records are used to accurately

compute individual employees pay

entitlements, withhold required and

authorized deductions, and issue

payments for amounts due. Output

products are forwarded as required to

the subject matter areas to ensure

accurate accounting and recording of

pay to civilian employees.

These records and related products

are also used to verify and balance all

payments, deductions, and

contributions with the DD Form 592

(Payroll for Personal Services

Certification and Summary) in the

DFAS civilian pay office and other

applicable subject matter areas, and to

report this information to the recipients

and other government and

nongovernment agencies.

Records are also used for extraction or

compilation of data and reports for

management studies and statistical

analyses for use internally or externally

as required by DoD or other government

agencies.

All records in this system are subject

to use in authorized computer matching

programs within the Department of

Defense and with other Federal agencies

or non-Federal agencies as regulated by

the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (5

U.S.C. 552a).

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, these records

or information contained therein may

specifically be disclosed outside the

DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5

U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

Federal Reserve Banks under

procedures specified in 31 CFR part 210

for health benefit carriers to ensure

proper credit for employee-authorized

health benefit deductions;

Officials of labor organizations

recognized under E.O. 11491 and E.O.

11636, as amended, when relevant and

necessary to their duties of exclusive

representation concerning personnel

policies, practices, and matters affecting

working conditions (including

disclosure of reasons for non-deduction

of dues, if applicable);

To the U.S. Treasury, to maintain cash

accountability;

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To the Internal Revenue Service to

record withholding and social security

information;

To the Bureau of Employment

Compensation to process disability

claims;

To the Social Security Administration

and Office of Personnel Management to

credit the employee’s account for

Federal Insurance Contributions Act or

Civil Service Retirement withheld;

To the National Finance Center,

Office of Thrift Savings Plan for

participating employees;

To state revenue departments to credit

employee’s state tax withholding;

To state employment agencies which

require wage information to determine

eligibility for unemployment

compensation benefits of former

employees;

To city revenue departments of

appropriate cities to credit employees

for city tax withheld;

To any agency or component thereof

that needs the information for proper

accounting of funds, such as, but not

limited to the Office of Personnel

Management to assist in resolving

complaints, grievances, etc. and to

compute Civil Service Retirement

annuity.

To Federal, State, and local agencies

for the purpose of conducting computer

matching programs as regulated by the

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5

U.S.C. 552a).

The ‘‘Blanket Routine Uses’’

published at the beginning of the DFAS

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

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); 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:

Maintained in file folders, notebooks/

binders, and visible file binders/

cabinets; in card files; in computers and

computer output products; and on

microform such as microfiche or

microfilm.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Retrieved by name, Social Security

Number, civilian payroll number, or

other identification number or system

identifier (Unit Identification Code,

Submitting Office Number, Accountable

Disbursing Station Symbol Number).

SAFEGUARDS:

As a minimum, records are accessed

by person(s) responsible for servicing

and authorized to use the record system

in the performance of their official

duties who are properly screened and

cleared for need to know. Additionally,

at some Centers, records are in office

buildings protected by guards and

controlled by the screening of personnel

and the registration of visitors.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Disposition pending (until NARA

disposition is approved, treat as

permanent).

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Program Manager, Defense Finance

and Accounting Service-Headquarters,

ATTN: DFAS–HQ/FMP–SMO, 250 Raby

Avenue, Building 801, Pensacola, FL

32509–5128.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine

whether information about themselves

is contained in this system of records

should address written inquiries to the

Privacy Act Officer at the appropriate

DFAS Center.

Individual should furnish full name,

Social Security Number, 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 Privacy Act

Officer at the appropriate DFAS Center.

Individuals should provide full name,

Social Security Number, or other

information verifiable from the record

itself.

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 Privacy Act Officer at any

DFAS Center.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information is obtained from previous

employers, financial institutions,

medical institutions, automated systems

interfaces, state or local governments,

and from other DoD components and

other Federal agencies such as, but not

limited to, Social Security

Administration, Internal Revenue

Service, state revenue departments,

State Department, and Department of

Defense components (including the

Department of the Air Force, Army, or

Navy, or Defense agencies);

correspondence with attorneys,

dependents, survivors, or guardians may

also furnish data for the system.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of

Engineers

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (P.L. 92–463),

announcement is made of the following

committee meeting:

Name of Committee: Coastal

Engineering Research Board (CERB).

Date of Meeting: June 12–16, 2000.

Place: Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort,

Dana Point, California.

Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (June 12, 2000).

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (June 13, 2000)

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (June 14, 2000)

8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (June 15, 2000)

1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (June 15, 2000)

8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (June 16, 2000)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Inquiries and notice of intent to attend

the meeting may be addressed to

Colonel Robin R. Cababa, Executive

Secretary, Coastal Engineering Research

Board, U.S. Army Engineer Research

and Development Center, Waterways

Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry

Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180–

6199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Agenda: The Coastal Inlets

Research Program and the Monitoring

Completed Coastal Projects Program

Reviews, in conjunction with the CERB,

will be discussed on the afternoon of

June 12.