[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 215 (Thursday, November 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 60073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29307]



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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.

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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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