[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9902-9903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3814]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[Docket ID USAF-2012-0004]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to alter a system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Air Force proposes to alter a system of 
records in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act 
of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

DATES: The proposed action will be effective on March 22, 2012 unless 
comments are received that would result in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    * Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, East Tower, 2nd Floor, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number 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. Charles J. Shedrick, Department of 
the Air Force Privacy Office, Air Force Privacy Act Office, Office of 
Warfighting Integration and Chief Information officer, ATTN: SAF/CIO 
A6, 1800 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1800, or by phone at 
202-404-6575.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Air Force's notices 
for systems of records 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 in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    The proposed systems reports, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of 
the Privacy Act, were submitted on February 14, 2012 to the House 
Committee on Oversight and 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: February 14, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
F044 AF TRANSCOM A

System name:
    Joint Medical Evacuation System (TRAC\2\ES) (June 16, 2003, 68 FR 
35646).

Changes:
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Category of individuals covered by the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``All Active Duty, Air National 
Guard, Army National Guard and Reserve components of Air Force, Army, 
Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Public Health Services or National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who have been called to Federal 
Service, retired personnel of all seven uniformed services, and their 
family members. All Veterans who are transported to or from a 
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) medical facility or of 
transporting the remains of deceased Veterans who died after transport 
to a DVA Medical facility. All Active Duty and Reserve components of 
Air Force, Army, Navy and Coast Guard and other uniformed service 
members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Secretary 
of Defense identified coalition National forces, DoD civilian 
employees, contractors supporting global U.S. operations, Department of 
Defense detainees and Prisoners of War. Individuals who are employed or 
contracted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS) or other United States (US) government agencies 
providing health care service, and patient movement in support of 
identified patients during Presidential disaster or emergency 
declaration. Employees and their dependents of any mission essential 
agency of the U.S. Government including non-appropriated fund and 
Exchange Service employees, Air Reserve technicians performing duties 
as civil servants, family members (dependents) who reside overseas and 
their civil service personnel sponsor stationed overseas requiring 
transfer to another medical treatment facility at the request of U.S. 
Government medical treatment facilities.''

Categories of records in the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``TRAC\2\ES contains information 
reported by the transferring medical facility which includes, patient 
identity, service affiliation and grade or status, name, Social 
Security Number (SSN), gender, medical diagnosis, medical condition, 
special procedures or requirements needed, medical specialties 
required, administrative considerations, personal considerations, home 
address of patient and/or duty station, and other information having an 
impact on the transfer.''

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    Delete entry and replace with ``10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the 
Air Force; 10 U.S.C. Chapter 55, Medical and Dental Care; 10 U.S.C. 
2641, Transportation of Certain Veterans on DoD Aeromedical Evacuation 
Aircraft; DoD Directive 5154.6, Armed Services Medical Regulating; DoD 
Instruction 6000.11, Patient Movement; and E.O. 9397 (SSN), as 
amended.''
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Storage:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Paper records in file folders and 
electronic storage media.''

Retrievability:
    Delete entry and replace with ``By individual's name and SSN.''
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System manager(s) and address:
    Delete entry and replace with ``System Administrator, United States 
Transportation Command, Office of the Command Surgeon, 203 West Losey 
Street, Suite 1700, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5357.''
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Record source categories:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Transferring and receiving 
treatment facilities, medical regulating offices, evacuation offices, 
agencies and commands relevant to the patient transfer, and from the 
Military Health Information System.''
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