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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[USA–2007–0011] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to Alter a System of 

Records. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

is proposing to alter a system of records 

in its existing inventory of records 

systems subject to the Privacy Act of 

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

DATES: The proposed action will be 

effective on April 27, 2007 unless 

comments are received that would 

result in a contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: Department of the Army, 

Freedom of Information/Privacy Office, 

U.S. Army Records Management and 

Declassification Agency, 7701 Telegraph 

Road, Casey Building, Suite 144, 

Alexandria, VA 22325–3905. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Dickerson at (703) 428–6513. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of the Army 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 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 March 13, 2007, to the 

House Committee on Government 

Reform, the Senate Committee on 

Homeland Security and 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: March 14, 2007. 

C.R. Choate, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

A0025–2 SAIS 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Information Assurance for Automated 

Information Systems (AIS) and 

Department of Defense Biometric 

Information Systems (February 25, 2005, 

70 FR 9287). 

CHANGES: 

* * * * * 

SYSTEM IDENTIFIER: 

Add to entry ‘‘DoD.’’

SYSTEM NAME: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Department of Defense Biometric 

Information Systems and Information 

Assurance for Automated Information 

Systems (AIS).’’

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Department of Defense Biometrics 

Fusion Center, 347 West Main Street, 

Clarksburg, WV 26306–2947 and at any 

Department of Defense activity that 

receives, compares, retains, accesses, or 

uses biometric technology to recognize 

the identity or to verify the claimed 

identity of an individual.’’

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Individuals covered include, but are 

not limited to, members of the U.S. 

Armed Forces, DoD civilian and 

contractor personnel, military reserve 

personnel, Army and Air National 

Guard personnel, and other individuals 

(who are U.S. citizens or aliens lawfully 

admitted for permanent residence) 

requiring or requesting access to DoD or 

DoD controlled information systems 

and/or DoD or DoD contractor operated, 

controlled, or secured facilities.’’

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Delete ‘‘Operator’s/user’s name’’

replace with ‘‘Individual’s name.’’

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘10 

U.S.C. 113, Secretary of Defense; 10 

U.S.C. 3013, Secretary of the Army; 10 

U.S.C. 5013, Secretary of the Navy; 10 

U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air Force; 

Public Law 106–246, Section 112, 

Emergency Supplemental Act; 

Department of Defense Directive 8500.1, 

Information Assurance (IA); DoD 

Instruction 8500.2, Information 

Assurance Implementation; Army 

Regulation 25–2, Information 

Assurance;; Deputy Secretary of Defense 

Memorandum, ‘‘Executive Agent for the 

Department of Defense (DoD) Biometrics 

Project’’; Deputy Secretary of Defense 

Memorandum, ‘‘Collection of Biometric 

Data from Certain U.S. Persons in 

USCENTCOM AOR’’; and E.O. 9397 

(SSN). 

PURPOSE(S): 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘To 

control logical and physical access to 

DoD and DoD controlled information 

systems and DoD or DoD contractor 

operated, controlled, or secured 

facilities and to support the DoD 

physical and logical security, force 

protection, identity management, and 

information assurance programs, by 

identifying an individual or verifying/ 

authenticating the identity of an 

individual through the use of biometrics 

(i.e., measurable physiological or 

behavioral characteristics) for purposes 

of protecting U.S./Coalition/allied 

government and/or U.S./Coalition/allied 

national security areas of responsibility 

and information. 

Information assurance purposes 

include the administration of passwords 

and identification numbers for 

operators/users of data in automated 

media; identifying data processing and 

communication customers authorized 

access to or disclosure from data 

residing in information processing and/ 

or communication activities; and 

determining the propriety of individual 

access into the physical data residing in 

automated media.’’

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Add ‘‘Information may be disclosed to 

Federal, State, tribal, local, or foreign 

agencies for the purposes of law 

enforcement, counterterrorism, 

immigration management and control, 

and homeland security, or for purposes 

of protecting the territory, people, and 

interests of the United States of America 

against breaches of security related to 

DoD controlled information or facilities, 

and against terrorist activity.’’

* * * * * 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Computerized records maintained in a 

controlled area are accessible only to 

authorized personnel. Records are 

maintained in a controlled facility. 

Physical entry is restricted by the use of 

locks, guards, and is accessible only to 

authorized personnel. Physical and 

electronic access is restricted to 

designated individuals having a need 

therefore in the performance of official 

duties and who are properly screened 

and cleared for need-to-know’’. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘Data is 

destroyed when superseded or when no 

longer needed for operational purposes, 

whichever is later.’’

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Director of Operations, Department of 

Defense Biometrics Task Force, 2530 

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202–

3934.’’


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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 Director 

of Operations, Department of Defense 

Biometrics Task Force, 2530 Crystal 

Drive, Arlington, VA 22202–3934. 

For verification purposes, individual 

should provide full name, sufficient 

details to permit locating pertinent 

records, and signature.’’

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system should address written 

inquiries to the Director of Operations, 

Department of Defense Biometrics Task 

Force, 2530 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 

22202–3934. 

For verification purposes, individual 

should provide full name, sufficient 

details to permit locating pertinent 

records, and signature.’’

* * * * * 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘From 

the individual, DoD security offices, 

system managers, computer facility 

managers, automated interfaces for user 

codes on file at Department of Defense 

sites.’’

* * * * * 

A0025–2 SAIS DoD 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Department of Defense Biometric 

Information Systems and Information 

Assurance for Automated Information 

Systems (AIS). 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Department of Defense Biometrics 

Fusion Center, 347 West Main Street, 

Clarksburg, WV 26306–2947 and at any 

Department of Defense activity that 

receives, compares, retains, accesses, or 

uses biometric technology to recognize 

the identity or to verify the claimed 

identity of an individual. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals covered include, but are 

not limited to, members of the U.S. 

Armed Forces, DoD civilian and 

contractor personnel, military reserve 

personnel, Army and Air National 

Guard personnel, and other individuals 

(who are U.S. citizens or aliens lawfully 

admitted for permanent residence) 

requiring or requesting access to DoD or 

DoD controlled information systems 

and/or DoD or DoD contractor operated, 

controlled, or secured facilities. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Individual’s name, Social Security 

Number (SSN); organization name, 

telephone number, and office symbol; 

security clearance; level of access; 

subject interest code; user identification 

code; data files retained by users; 

assigned password; magnetic tape reel 

identification; abstracts of computer 

programs and names and phone 

numbers of contributors; biometrics 

templates, biometric images, supporting 

documents; biographic information 

including, but not limited to, name, date 

and place of birth, height, weight, eye 

color, hair color, race and gender, and 

similar relevant information. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

10 U.S.C. 113, Secretary of Defense; 

10 U.S.C. 3013, Secretary of the Army; 

10 U.S.C. 5013, Secretary of the Navy; 

10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air 

Force; Public Law 106–246, Section 112, 

Emergency Supplemental Act; 

Department of Defense Directive 8500.1, 

Information Assurance (IA); DoD 

Instruction 8500.2, Information 

Assurance Implementation; Army 

Regulation 25–2, Information 

Assurance; Deputy Secretary of Defense 

Memorandum, ‘‘Executive Agent for the 

Department of Defense (DoD) Biometrics 

Project’’; Deputy Secretary of Defense 

Memorandum, ‘‘Collection of Biometric 

Data from Certain U.S. Persons in 

USCENTCOM AOR’’; and E.O.937(SSN). 

PURPOSE(S): 

To control logical and physical access 

to DoD and DoD controlled information 

systems and DoD or DoD contractor 

operated, controlled, or secured 

facilities and to support the DoD 

physical and logical security, force 

protection, identity management, and 

information assurance programs, by 

identifying an individual or verifying/ 

authenticating the identity of an 

individual through the use of biometrics 

(i.e., measurable physiological or 

behavioral characteristics) for purposes 

of protecting U.S./Coalition/allied 

government and/or U.S./Coalition/allied 

national security areas of responsibility 

and information. 

Information assurance purposes 

include the administration of passwords 

and identification numbers for 

operators/users of data in automated 

media; identifying data processing and 

communication customers authorized 

access to or disclosure from data 

residing in information processing and/ 

or communication activities; and 

determining the propriety of individual 

access into the physical data residing in 

automated media. 

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: 

To Federal, State, tribal, local, or 

foreign agencies for the purposes of law 

enforcement, counterterrorism, 

immigration management and control, 

and homeland security, or for purposes 

of protecting the territory, people, and 

interests of the United States of America 

against breaches of security related to 

DoD controlled information or facilities, 

and against terrorist activity. 

The DoD Blanket Routine Uses’ set 

forth at the beginning of the Army’s 

compilation of systems of records 

notices also 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 and 

electronic storage media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Name, Social Security Number, 

subject, application program key, 

biometric template, and other biometric 

data. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Computerized records maintained in a 

controlled area are accessible only to 

authorized personnel. Records are 

maintained in a controlled facility. 

Physical entry is restricted by the use of 

locks, guards, and is accessible only to 

authorized personnel. Physical and 

electronic access is restricted to 

designated individuals having a need 

therefore in the performance of official 

duties and who are properly screened 

and cleared for need-to-know. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Data is destroyed when superseded or 

when no longer needed for operational 

purposes, whichever is later. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Director of Operations, Department of 

Defense Biometrics Task Force, 2530 

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202–

3934. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system should 

address written inquiries to the Director 

of Operations, Department of Defense 

Biometrics Task Force, 2530 Crystal 

Drive, Arlington, VA 22202–3934. 


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For verification purposes, individual 

should provide full name, sufficient 

details to permit locating pertinent 

records, and signature. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system should address written 

inquiries to the Director of Operations, 

Department of Defense Biometrics Task 

Force, 2530 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 

22202–3934. 

For verification purposes, individual 

should provide full name, sufficient 

details to permit locating pertinent 

records, and signature. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The Army’s rules for accessing 

records, and for contesting contents and 

appealing initial agency determinations 

are contained in Army Regulation 340–

21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained 

from the system manager. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

From the individual, DoD security 

offices, system managers, computer 

facility managers, automated interfaces 

for user codes on file at Department of 

Defense sites. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management invites 

comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 27, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, 

Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 

encouraged to submit responses 

electronically by e-mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax 

to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should 

include the following subject line in 

their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB 

number], [insert abbreviated collection 

name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound 

Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting 

comments electronically should not 

submit paper copies. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

Dated: March 21, 2007. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Assessing the Needs of State 

Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies and 

State Rehabilitation Councils for 

Technical Assistance. 

Frequency: One time. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Individuals or 

household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 

479. 

Burden Hours: 399. 

Abstract: This submission is for the 

collection of data for the project 

‘‘Assessing the Needs of State 

Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies and 

State Rehabilitation Councils for 

Technical Assistance.’’ The data 

collection to be approved includes two 

needs assessment forms, one for State 

VR agencies and one for State 

Rehabilitation Councils. The project’s 

central purpose is to identify technical 

assistance needs and preferred methods 

for receiving that assistance in order to 

improve the performance of the State 

VR programs, the effectiveness of SRCs, 

and ultimately, the outcomes of 

individuals with disabilities served by 

the VR program. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 3256. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments ’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20202–4700. Requests 

may also be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–

245–6623. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management invites 

comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 27, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, 

Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 

encouraged to submit responses 

electronically by e-mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax 

to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should 

include the following subject line in 

their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB 

number], [insert abbreviated collection 

name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound 

Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting 


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