Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 237 / Friday, December 8, 2000 / Notices 77001

The system contains information from

unit and historical records, medical and

hospital records, and information

provided to the DoD by individuals with

first-hand knowledge of reports of

possible biological, chemical,

radiological, disease, or environmental

incidents. Information from health care

providers who have evaluated patients

with illnesses possibly related to

military deployments is also included.

Records include those documents, files,

and other media that could relate to

possible deployment health issues or

illnesses.

Records of diagnostic and treatment

methods pursued on subjects following

reports of possible incidental exposure

are also included in this system.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

10 U.S.C. 131, Office of the Secretary

of Defense; 10 U.S.C. 136, Under

Secretary of Defense for Personnel and

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

PURPOSE(S):

Records are collected and assembled

to permit investigative examination and

analysis of reports of possible exposure

to biological, chemical, radiological,

disease, or environmental agents

incident to service in military

deployments or related operations,

exercises, or tests, or service in Gulf War

deployments, to conduct scientific or

related studies or medical follow-up

programs, and to assist in the resolution

of deployment related issues.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

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 the Department of Veterans Affairs

and the Social Security Administration

for appropriate consideration of

individual claims for benefits for which

that agency is responsible.

To the Department of Veterans Affairs

and Health and Human Services, and

the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention to permit investigative,

scientific, medical and other analyses

regarding deployment health issues and

incidents and possible causes,

symptoms, diagnoses, treatment, and

other characteristics pertinent to service

member’s and veteran’s health.

To the Military and Veterans Health

Coordinating Board (MVHCB), which

will coordinate with several agencies

the clinical, research, and health risk

communications issues relating to

service member’s (and veteran’s) pre

and post deployment health.

The DoD ‘Blanket Routine Uses’ set

forth at the beginning of OSD’s

compilation of systems of records

notices apply to this system.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Paper records are maintained in file

folders; electronic records are stored on

magnetic media; microfilm/microfiche

are maintained in appropriate storage

containers.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Records are retrieved by case number,

name, Social Security Number or

service number and key words.

SAFEGUARDS:

Access to areas where records

maintained is limited to authorized

personnel. Areas are protected by access

control devices during working hours

and intrusion alarm devices during nonduty hours.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Disposition pending (until NARA

approves retention and disposition

schedule, treat records as permanent.)

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Special Assistant to the Secretary of

Defense for Gulf War Illnesses, Medical

Readiness, and Military Deployments,

5113 Leesburg Pike, Suite 901, Falls

Church, VA 22041–3226.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine

whether information about themselves

is contained in this system should

address written inquiries to the Special

Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for

Gulf War Illnesses, Medical Readiness,

and Military Deployments, 5113

Leesburg Pike, Suite 901, Falls Church,

VA 22041–3226.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to records

about themselves contained in this

system of records should address

written inquiries to the Special

Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for

Gulf War Illnesses, Medical Readiness,

and Military Deployments, 5113

Leesburg Pike, Suite 901, Falls Church,

VA 22041–3226.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The OSD’s rules for accessing records,

for contesting contents and appealing

initial agency determinations are

published in OSD Administrative

instruction 81; 32 CFR part 311; or may

be obtained from the system manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information is from the individual’s

themselves, witnesses to a possible

event, health care providers who have

evaluated patients with illnesses

possibly related to service in military

deployments or related operations,

exercises, or tests as well as extracts

from official DoD records to include:

personnel files and lists, unit histories,

medical records, and related sources.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

[FR Doc. 00–31246 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5001–10–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Availability of Patents for Exclusive

License

AGENCY: Army Soldier and Biological

Chemical Command (SBCCOM), U.S.

Army, DoD

ACTION: Notice; correction.

SUMMARY: Reference the previous

Federal Register notice (65 FR 68128),

Tuesday, November 14, 2000, the notice

announces the availability of Patents for

Exclusive, Partially Exclusive or

Nonexclusive Licenses. However, the

notice should have stated: SBCCOM

gives notice that it is contemplating the

grant of an exclusive license in the

United States and any applicable foreign

country to practice the invention

embodied in Patent Number 5,538,583,

‘‘Method of Manufacturing a Laminated

Textile Substrate for a Body Heating or

Cooling Garment’’ and Patent Number

5,320,164, ‘‘Body Heating and Cooling

Garment’’ to Columbus Apparel

Associates, Inc., (CAA) having a place of

business in Woburn, Massachusetts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Robert Rosenkrans at U.S. Army Soldier

and Biological Chemical Command,

Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760,

Phone; (508) 233–4928 or E-mail:

Robert.Rosenkrans@natick.army.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any

licenses granted shall comply with 35

U.S.C. 209 AND 37 CFR part 404. The

following Patent Numbers, Titles and

Issue dates are provided:

Patent Number: 5,538,583

Title: Method of Manufacturing a

Laminated Textile Substrate for a

Body Heating or Cooling Garments

Issue Date: July 23, 1996

Patent Number: 5,320,164

77002 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 237 / Friday, December 8, 2000 / Notices

Title: Body Heating or Cooling Garment

Issue Date: June 14, 1994

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–31326 Filed 12–07–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Availability of Patent Application for

Exclusive License

AGENCY: Army Soldier and Biological

Chemical Command (SBCCOM), U.S.

Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: SBCCOM gives notice that it

is contemplating the grant of an

exclusive license in the United States

and any applicable foreign country to

practice the invention embodied in

Patent Application Number 09/692,704

filed 10/19/00, entitled, ‘‘Method and

Apparatus for Making Body Heating and

Cooling Garments’’ to Columbus

Apparel Associates, Inc., (CAA) having

a place of business in Woburn,

Massachusetts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Robert Rosenkrans at U.S. Army Soldier

and Biological Chemical Command,

Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760, Phone

(508) 233–4928 or E-mail:

Robert.Rosenkrans@natick.army.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any

licenses granted shall comply with 35

U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404. The

following Patent Application Number,

Title and Filing date is provided:

Patent Application Number: 09/692,704

Title: Method and Apparatus for Making

Body Heating and Cooling Garments.

Filing Date: October 19, 2000.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–31325 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

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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 alter systems of

records.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army

is altering five systems of records

notices 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

January 8, 2001 unless comments are

received which result in a contrary

determination.

ADDRESSES: Records Management

Division, U.S. Army Records

Management and Declassification

Agency, ATTN: TAPC–PDD–RP, Stop

5603, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060–5603.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Janice Thornton at (703) 806–4390 or

DSN 656–4390 or Ms. Christie King at

(703) 806–3711 or DSN 656–3711.

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 systems reports, as

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

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, were

submitted on November 27, 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 (February 20, 1996, 61

FR 6427).

Dated: November 30, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

A0027–1 DAJA

SYSTEM NAME:

General Legal Files (July 15, 1997, 62

FR 37892).

CHANGES:

* * * * *

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘10

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

U.S.C. 3037 and 3072; 42 U.S.C. 10606;

Department of Defense Directive 1030.1,

Victim and Witness Assistance; and

Army Regulation 27–1, Legal Services,

Judge Advocate Legal Services.’’

* * * * *

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

Add a new paragraph ‘‘To victims and

witnesses of a crime for purposes of

providing information, consistent with

the requirements of the Victim and

Witness Assistance Program, regarding

the investigation and disposition of an

offense.’’

* * * * *

A0027–1—DAJA

SYSTEM NAME:

General Legal Files.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Office of the Judge Advocate General,

Headquarters, Department of the Army;

Offices of Staff Judge Advocates; Judge

Advocates; and Legal Counsels of

Washington, DC 20310–2200;

subordinate commands, installations,

and organizations. Official mailing

addresses are published as an appendix

to the Army’s compilation of record

system notices.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Individuals who have been the subject

of administrative, civil or criminal

matters referred to the Office of the

Judge Advocate General or to legal

offices of subordinate commands,

installations, and organizations for legal

opinion, legal review, or other action.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Inquiries with substantiating

documents, personnel actions,

investigations, petitions, complaints,

correspondence and responses thereto.

Examples of records include:

Elimination and separation proceedings;

questions pertaining to entitlement to

pay; allowances, or other benefits; flying

evaluation boards, line of duty

investigations; reports of survey; other

boards of investigating officers; DA

Suitability Evaluation Board cases; DA

Special Review Board efficiency report

appeals; petitions to the Army Board for

the Correction of Military Records;

matters pertaining to on-post

solicitation, revocation of privileges,

and bars to entry on military

installations; matters pertaining to

appointments, promotions, enlistments,

and discharges; matters pertaining to

prohibited activities and conflicts of

interest for Army personnel and

employees; Article 138, UCMJ

complaints; private relief legislation;

military justice matters including

requests for delivery of service members

for trial by civilian authorities; appeals

from nonjudicial punishment imposed

under Article 15, UCMJ; appeals under

Article 69, UCMJ; Secretarial review of

officer dismissal cases; petitions for

clemency, requests for pardons and

requests for grants of immunity for

civilian witnesses; matters pertaining to

civilian employees and employees of

non-appropriated fund Instrumentalities