Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 215 / Thursday, November 6, 1997 / Notices 60073

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice to amend a system of

records.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army

is amending a system of records notice

in its existing inventory of record

systems subject to the Privacy Act of

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

DATES: This proposed action will be

effective without further notice on

December 8, 1997, unless comments are

received which result in a contrary

determination.

ADDRESSES: Privacy Act Officer, Records

Management Program Division, U.S.

Total Army Personnel Command,

ATTN: TAPC-PDR-P, Stop C55, Ft.

Belvoir, VA 22060–5576.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Janice Thornton at (703) 806–4390 or

DSN 656–4390.

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 specific changes to the record

system being amended are set forth

below followed by the notice, as

amended, published in its 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: October 31, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

A0725–1 AMC

SYSTEM NAME:

Small Arms Sales Record Files

(February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10180).

CHANGES:

* * * * *

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Delete entry and replace with ‘U.S.

Army Armament and Chemical

Acquisition and Logistics Activity,

ATTN: AMSTA-AC-MMDL, Rock

Island, IL 62199–7630.’

* * * * *

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Delete entry and replace with ‘U.S.

Army Armament and Chemical

Acquisition and Logistics Activity,

ATTN: AMSTA-AC-MMDL, Rock

Island, IL 62199–7630.’

* * * * *

A0725–1 AMC

SYSTEM NAME:

Small Arms Sales Record Files.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

U.S. Army Armament and Chemical

Acquisition andLogistics Activity,

ATTN: AMSTA-AC-MMDL, Rock

Island, IL 62199–7630.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Any U.S. citizen considered eligible

under Federal regulations who

purchased a firearm from the U.S.

Government for personal use.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Individual’s name, mailing address,

application for purchase of firearm, date

purchased, DA Form 3535 (Weapon

Sales Record), information concerning

weapon caliber, model, type and serial

number of firearm, relevant

correspondence.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

10 U.S.C. 2574.

PURPOSE(S):

To respond to individual citizen

requests to purchase firearms from the

U.S. Government for personal use.

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, state and local law

enforcement investigative agencies may

be furnished information from this

system of records to determine last

known firearm ownership, to trace

recovered or confiscated firearms, and

to assist in criminal prosecution or civil

court actions.

The ‘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 cabinets.

RETRIEVABILITY:

By purchaser’s surname; type of

weapon; and serial number.

SAFEGUARDS:

Records are maintained in areas

accessible only to designated persons

having official need therefor in the

performance of their duties. Building

housing records are protected by

security guards.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records are permanent.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

U.S. Army Armament and Chemical

Acquisition and Logistics Activity,

ATTN: AMSTA-AC-MMDL, Rock

Island, IL 62199–7630.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine

whether information about themselves

is contained in this system should

address written inquiries to the U.S.

Army Armament and Chemical

Acquisition andLogistics Activity,

ATTN: AMSTA-AC-MMDL, Rock

Island, IL 62199–7630.

Individual should provide their full

name; current address as well as address

at time of firearm purchase, if different;

type, caliber, and serial number of

firearm(s) purchases; and signature.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to

information about themselves contained

in this system should address written

inquiries to the U.S. Army Armament

and Chemical Acquisition and Logistics

Activity, ATTN: AMSTA-AC-MMDL,

Rock Island, IL 62199–7630.

Individual should provide their full

name; current address as well as address

at time of firearm purchase, if different;

type, caliber, and serial number of

firearm(s) purchases; 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; Army records

and reports.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

[FR Doc. 97–29307 Filed 11–5–97; 8:45 am]

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