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performs backups for the Exec VA 

Application Server and the Oracle 

Database Server, respectively, according 

to the following schedule: 

• Incremental data backups on a daily 

basis; and 

• Full data backups on a weekly 

basis. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records will be maintained and 

disposed of, in accordance with records 

disposition authority, approved by the 

Archivist of the United States. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESSES: 

Director, Customer Relations & 

Executive Projects, Office of the 

Secretary, 810 Vermont Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20420; (202) 273–4830. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether this System of Records contains 

information, about them, should address 

written inquiries to the Office of 

Secretary (00), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20420. Requests should 

contain the full name, address and 

telephone number of the individual 

making the inquiry. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking to access or 

contest the contents of records, about 

themselves, contained in this System of 

Records should address a written 

request, including full name, address 

and telephone number to the Office of 

Secretary (00), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20420. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: 

(See Record Access Procedure above.) 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Individuals who contact VA via the 

VA Web site at http://www.va.gov or by 

using a VA call center include veterans, 

veterans’ family members and/or their 

representatives, government employees 

(Federal, State and local), realtors and 

home buyers, small business owners, 

vendors, funeral directors, clinicians, 

teachers, researchers, employees of 

veterans’ service organizations, member 

of the public and all other individuals 

and representatives of organizations. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

No exemptions claimed for this 

system. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of publication of new 

system of records. 

SUMMARY: The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 

U.S.C. Section 552a) requires that all 

agencies publish in the Federal Register 

a notice of the existence of and 

character of their systems of records. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is 

adding a new system records entitled 

‘‘Inspector General Oversight Data 

Extracts—VA,’’ (154VA53C). 

DATES: Comments on this new system of 

records must be received not later than 

April 15, 2009. If no public comment is 

received, the amended system will 

become effective April 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through http:// 

www.Regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to the Director, Regulations 

Management (02REG), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., 

NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 

20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026. 

Copies of comments received will be 

available for public inspection in the 

Office of Regulation Policy and 

Management, Room 1063B, between the 

hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday 

through Friday (except holidays). Please 

call (202) 461–4902 for an appointment. 

In addition, during the comment period, 

comments may be viewed online 

through the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy J. McGrath, Attorney Advisor, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, Office 

of Inspector General (50C), 810 Vermont 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420; 

or fax comments to (202) 565–8667; or 

e-mail comments to 

timothy.mcgrath@va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Description of the Proposed System of 

Records 

The ‘‘Inspector General Oversight 

Data Extracts—VA’’ system of records is 

a collection of data, and extracts of data 

utilized by the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Office of Inspector General 

(OIG) in performing its statutory 

mission under title 5 U.S.C. App. 3. 

The OIG’s mission is to detect and 

deter fraud, waste, abuse, and 

mismanagement of operations in the 

Department of Veterans Affairs. The OIG 

accomplishes that mission through 

various operational means including 

criminal investigations, audits, 

healthcare inspections, and other 

administrative reviews. OIG 

components may use various databases 

or extracts of those databases in 

furtherance of their investigation, 

project or review. 

The database extracts are provided 

from master databases under the 

jurisdiction of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs, including, but not 

limited to, the Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Veterans Health 

Administration, and the National 

Cemetery Administration. Data extracts 

may also be from databases provided by 

the Department of Defense as well as 

other Federal and State agencies. When 

an OIG component begins an 

investigation, project, or review that 

requires the use or analysis of a 

particular database, the OIG Data 

Analysis Division (53CT) at the 

Consolidated Franchise Data Center in 

Austin, Texas will prepare an 

appropriate extract from a master 

database. To the fullest extent possible, 

the OIG component will use only the 

minimum amount of information 

required for the investigation, project or 

review. In appropriate cases, the Data 

Analysis Division will remove any 

personal identifying information before 

forwarding the data extract. This policy 

is designed as a security measure to 

control the type and amount of data 

being used and worked on. 

These data extracts contain personal 

identifiers (e.g., social security numbers 

and military service numbers, etc.), 

residential and professional contact data 

(e.g., address and telephone numbers, 

etc.), population demographics (e.g., 

gender and zip codes, etc.), military 

service-related data (e.g., branch of 

service and service dates, etc.), 

financial-related data (e.g., amount of 

historic benefit payments, etc.), claims 

processing codes and information (e.g., 

disability compensation and pension 

award codes, etc.), and other VA and 

non-VA Federal information. 

The information is retrievable by 

name, social security number, military 

service number, claim or file number, 

non-VA Federal benefit identifiers, and 

other personal identifiers. 

Consequently, a Privacy Act system of 

records must be established in order to 

protect this information. 

II. Proposed Routine Use of Disclosures 

of Data in the System 

VA is proposing to establish the 

following routine use disclosures of the 

information that will be maintained in 

the system. 

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1. Any records may be disclosed to 

appropriate agencies, entities, and 

persons under the following 

circumstances: When (1) it is suspected 

or confirmed that the security or 

confidentiality of information in the 

system of records has been 

compromised; (2) the Department has 

determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed compromise 

there is a risk of embarrassment or harm 

to the reputations of the record subjects, 

harm to economic or property interests, 

identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 

security or integrity of this system or 

other systems or programs (whether 

maintained by the Department or 

another agency or entity) that rely upon 

the compromised information; and (3) 

the disclosure is made to such agencies, 

entities, and persons who are reasonably 

necessary to assist in connection with 

the Department’s efforts to respond to 

the suspected or confirmed compromise 

and prevent, minimize, or remedy such 

harm. 

2. VA may, on its own initiative, 

disclose information in this system, 

except the names and home addresses of 

veterans and their dependents, which is 

relevant to a suspected or reasonably 

imminent violation of law, whether 

civil, criminal or regulatory in nature 

and whether arising by general or 

program statute or by regulation, rule or 

order issued pursuant thereto, to a 

Federal, State, local, tribal or foreign 

agency charged with the responsibility 

of investigation or prosecuting such 

violation, or charged with enforcing or 

implementing the statute, regulation 

rule or order. On its own initiative, VA 

may also disclose the names and 

addresses of veterans and their 

dependents to a Federal agency charged 

with the responsibility of investigating 

or prosecuting civil, criminal or 

regulatory violations of law, or charged 

with enforcing or implementing the 

statute, regulation, rule or order issued 

pursuant thereto. 

3. Disclosure may be made to a 

Member of Congress or to a 

Congressional staff member in response 

to an inquiry of the Congressional office 

made at the written request of the 

constituent about whom the record is 

maintained. 

4. Any system records disclosure may 

be made to the National Archives and 

Records Administration in records 

management inspections under title 44, 

U.S.C. 

5. VA may disclose information from 

this system to a Federal agency for the 

conduct of research and data analysis to 

perform a statutory purpose of that 

Federal agency upon the prior written 

request of that agency, provided that 

there is legal authority under all 

applicable confidentiality statutes and 

regulations to provide the data and OIG 

has determined prior to the disclosure 

that VA and OIG data handling 

requirements are satisfied. 

6. Any system records may be 

disclosed to individuals, organizations, 

private or public agencies, or other 

entities or individuals with whom VA 

has a contract or agreement to perform 

such services as VA may deem 

practicable for the purposes of laws 

administered by VA, in order for the 

contractor, subcontractor, public or 

private agency, or other entity or 

individual with whom VA has an 

agreement or contract to perform the 

services of the contract or agreement. 

This routine use includes disclosures by 

the individual or entity performing the 

service for VA to any secondary entity 

or individual to perform an activity that 

is necessary for individuals, 

organizations, private or public 

agencies, or other entities or individuals 

with whom VA has a contract or 

agreement to provide the service to VA. 

7. Any system records disclosure may 

be made to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) in order for them to 

perform their statutory responsibilities 

for evaluating Federal programs. 

8. VA OIG may disclose information 

in this system of records to the 

Department of Justice (DoJ), either on 

VA OIG’s initiative or in response to 

DoJ’s request for the information, after 

either VA OIG or DoJ determines that 

such information is relevant to DoJ’s 

representation of the United States or 

any of its components in legal 

proceedings before a court or 

adjudicative body, provided that, in 

each case, the agency also determines 

prior to disclosure that disclosure of the 

records to the Department of Justice is 

a use of the information contained in 

the records that is compatible with the 

purpose for which VA collected the 

records. VA OIG, on its own initiative, 

may disclose records in this system of 

records in legal proceedings before a 

court or administrative body after 

determining that the disclosure of the 

records to the court or administrative 

body is a use of the information 

contained in the records that is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

VA OIG collected the records. 

VA must be able to provide 

information to DoJ in litigation where 

the United States or any of its 

components is involved or has an 

interest. A determination would be 

made in each instance that under the 

circumstances involved, the purpose is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

VA collected the information. This 

routine use is distinct from the authority 

to disclose records in response to a 

court order under subsection (b)(11) of 

the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(11), or 

any other provision of subsection (b), in 

accordance with the court’s analysis in 

Doe v. DiGenova, 779 F.2d 74, 78–84 

(D.C. Cir. 1985) and Doe v. Stephens, 

851 F.2d 1457, 1465–67 (D.C. Cir. 1988). 

In determining whether to disclose 

records under this routine use, VA will 

comply with the guidance promulgated 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget in a May 24, 1985, memorandum 

entitled ‘‘Privacy Act Guidance— 

Update’’, currently posted at http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/ 

guidance1985.pdf. 

9. Disclosure to other Federal agencies 

may be made to assist such agencies in 

preventing and detecting possible fraud 

or abuse by individuals in their 

operations and programs. 

III. Compatibility of the Proposed 

Routine Uses 

The Privacy Act permits VA to 

disclose information about individuals 

without their consent for a routine use 

when the information will be used for 

a purpose that is compatible with the 

purpose for which we collected the 

information. In all of the routine use 

disclosures, either the recipient of the 

information will use the information in 

connection with a matter relating to one 

of VA’s programs, or will use the 

information to provide a benefit to VA, 

or disclosure is required by law. 

The ‘‘notice of intent to publish’’ and 

an advance copy of the system notice 

have been sent to the appropriate 

Congressional committees and the 

OMB’s Director as required by 5 U.S.C. 

552a(r) (Privacy Act) and guidelines 

issued by OMB on December 12, 2000 

(65 FR 77677). 

Approved: February 24, 2009. 

John R. Gingrich, 

Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

154VA53C 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Inspector General Oversight Data 

Extracts—VA. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

The location for electronic records is 

in the Office of Inspector General, 

Information Technology and Data 

Analysis Division, (53CT), U.S. 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Consolidated Franchise Data Center, 

1615 Woodward Street, Austin, TX 

78772. 

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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

1. Service members and veterans who 

have applied for any type of benefits 

under title 38, U.S.C. 

2. Veterans’ spouse, surviving spouse, 

previous spouse, children, and parents 

who have applied for any type of benefit 

under title 38, U.S.C. 

3. Beneficiaries of other Federal 

agencies or other governmental entities. 

4. Individuals who have applied for 

any benefits under title 38, U.S.C., but 

who do not meet the requirements 

under Title 38 to receive such benefits. 

5. VA employees, contractor 

employees, and volunteers. 

6. Employees of VA affiliated 

hospitals and medical schools, 

researchers, and without compensation 

(WOC) employees. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

The records in this system of records 

consist of data, and extracts of data, 

provided from master databases under 

the jurisdiction of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs, including but not 

limited to, the Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Veterans Health 

Administration, and the National 

Cemetery Administration. Data extracts 

may also be from databases provided by 

the Department of Defense, as well as 

other Federal and State agencies. The 

records may include personal identifiers 

(e.g., social security numbers and 

military service numbers, etc.), 

residential and professional contact data 

(e.g., address and telephone numbers 

etc.), population demographics (e.g., 

gender and zip codes, etc.), military 

service-related data (e.g., branch of 

service and service dates, etc.), 

financial-related data (e.g., amount of 

historic benefit payments, etc.), claims 

processing codes and information (e.g., 

disability compensation and pension 

award codes, etc.), and other VA and 

non-VA Federal information. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Title 5, U.S.C. App. 3. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The records in this system of records 

are used for qualitative, quantitative, 

and other analyses used to support OIG 

reviews, investigations, audits, and 

healthcare inspections. The Inspector 

General has a statutory mission of 

detecting and preventing fraud, waste, 

abuse, and mismanagement in the 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

programs and operations and does so 

through a number of means. The OIG 

intends that its operational elements 

will utilize the least amount of data 

necessary to support a particular project 

or review. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Note: To the extent that records contained 

in the system include individuallyidentifiable health information protected by 

45 CFR parts 160 and 164 and 38 U.S.C. 

7332, that information cannot be disclosed 

under any of the following routine uses 

unless there is also specific statutory 

authority in 38 U.S.C. 7332 and regulatory 

authority in 45 CFR parts 160 and 164 

permitting disclosure. 

1. Any records may be disclosed to 

appropriate agencies, entities, and 

persons under the following 

circumstances: When (1) it is suspected 

or confirmed that the security or 

confidentiality of information in the 

system of records has been 

compromised; (2) the Department has 

determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed compromise 

there is a risk of embarrassment or harm 

to the reputations of the record subjects, 

harm to economic or property interests, 

identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 

security or integrity of this system or 

other systems or programs (whether 

maintained by the Department or 

another agency or entity) that rely upon 

the compromised information; and (3) 

the disclosure is made to such agencies, 

entities, and persons who are reasonably 

necessary to assist in connection with 

the Department’s efforts to respond to 

the suspected or confirmed compromise 

and prevent, minimize, or remedy such. 

This routine use permits disclosures by 

the Department to respond to a 

suspected or confirmed data breach, 

including the conduct of any risk 

analysis or provision of credit 

protection services as provided in 38 

U.S.C. 5724. 

2. VA may, on its own initiative, 

disclose information in this system, 

except the names and home addresses of 

veterans and their dependents, which is 

relevant to a suspected or reasonably 

imminent violation of law, whether 

civil, criminal or regulatory in nature 

and whether arising by general or 

program statute or by regulation, rule or 

order issued pursuant thereto, to a 

Federal, State, local, tribal, or foreign 

agency charged with the responsibility 

of investigating or prosecuting such 

violation, or charged with enforcing or 

implementing the statute, regulation, 

rule or order. On its own initiative, VA 

may also disclose the names and 

addresses of veterans and their 

dependents to a Federal agency charged 

with the responsibility of investigating 

or prosecuting civil, criminal or 

regulatory violations of law, or charged 

with enforcing or implementing the 

statute, regulation, rule or order issued 

pursuant thereto. 

3. Disclosure may be made to a 

Member of Congress or to a 

Congressional staff member in response 

to an inquiry of the Congressional office 

made at the written request of the 

constituent about whom the record is 

maintained. 

4. Any system records disclosure may 

be made to the National Archives and 

Records Administration in records 

management inspections under title 44, 

U.S.C. 

5. VA may disclose information from 

this system to a Federal agency to 

conduct research and data analysis to 

perform a statutory purpose of that 

Federal agency upon the prior written 

request of that agency, provided that 

there is legal authority under all 

applicable confidentiality statutes and 

regulations to provide the data and OIG 

has determined prior to the disclosure 

that VA and OIG data handling 

requirements are satisfied. 

6. Any system records may be 

disclosed to individuals, organizations, 

private or public agencies, or other 

entities or individuals with whom VA 

has a contract or agreement to perform 

such services as VA may deem 

practicable for the purposes of laws 

administered by VA, in order for the 

contractor, subcontractor, public or 

private agency, or other entity or 

individual with whom VA has an 

agreement or contract to perform the 

services of the contract or agreement. 

This routine use includes disclosures by 

the individual or entity performing the 

service for VA to any secondary entity 

or individual to perform an activity that 

is necessary for individuals, 

organizations, private or public 

agencies, or other entities or individuals 

with whom VA has a contract or 

agreement to provide the service to VA. 

7. Any system records disclosure may 

be made to the OMB in order for them 

to perform their statutory 

responsibilities for evaluating Federal 

programs. 

8. VA OIG may disclose information 

in this system of records to the 

Department of Justice (DoJ), either on 

VA OIG’s initiative or in response to 

DoJ’s request for the information, after 

either VA OIG or DoJ determines that 

such information is relevant to DoJ’s 

representation of the United States or 

any of its components in legal 

proceedings before a court or 

adjudicative body, provided that, in 

each case, the agency also determines 

prior to disclosure that disclosure of the 

records to the Department of Justice is 

a use of the information contained in 

the records that is compatible with the 

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purpose for which VA OIG collected the 

records. VA OIG, on its own initiative, 

may disclose records in this system of 

records in legal proceedings before a 

court or administrative body after 

determining that the disclosure of the 

records to the court or administrative 

body is a use of the information 

contained in the records that is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

VA OIG collected the records. In 

determining whether to disclose records 

under this routine use, VA OIG will 

comply with the guidance promulgated 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget in a May 24, 1985, memorandum 

entitled ‘‘Privacy Act Guidance— 

Update’’, currently posted at http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/ 

guidance1985.pdf. 

9. Disclosure to other Federal agencies 

may be made to assist such agencies in 

preventing and detecting possible fraud 

or abuse by individuals in their 

operations and programs. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

The Department will not make 

disclosures from this system of records 

to consumer reporting agencies. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

OIG’s records in this system of 

records are maintained in an electronic 

format on VA’s segregated server housed 

at VA’s Consolidated Franchise Data 

Center, 1615 Woodward Street, Austin, 

TX 78772. Access to that electronic data 

is handled through the OIG’s Data 

Analysis Division (53CT). All imported 

and exported OIG data is handled and 

housed via the provisions of current VA 

and OIG data security policies, 

procedures, and directives. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

OIG’s records in this system of 

records may be retrieved by using an 

individual’s name, social security 

number, military service number, VA 

claim or file number, non-VA Federal 

benefit identifiers, and other personal 

identifiers. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Access to the server in the 

Consolidated Franchise Data Center in 

Austin, TX is limited by appropriate 

locking devices and restricted to 

authorized VA personnel. The 

Consolidated Franchise Data Center is a 

secure facility protected by a variety of 

physical and electronic safeguards. 

The OIG will publish internal 

guidance and policy for its employees 

concerning requests for data extracts to 

support a project or review. A written 

request identifying and justifying the 

use of the data will be necessary. File 

extracts provided for specific official 

uses will be limited to contain only the 

information fields needed for the project 

or review. Further, only authorized 

individuals may have access to the data 

and only when needed to perform their 

official duties. Whenever possible, data 

used for analyses will have individual 

identifying characteristics removed or 

encrypted. 

Security complies with applicable 

Federal Information Processing 

Standards (FIPS) issued by the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST). Health information files 

containing unique identifiers such as 

social security numbers are encrypted to 

NIST-verified FIPS 140–2 standard or 

higher for storage, transport, or 

transmission. All files stored or 

transmitted on laptops, workstations, 

data storage devices and media are 

encrypted. Files are kept encrypted at 

all times except when data is in 

immediate use, per specifications by the 

VA Office of Information Technology. 

NIST publications were consulted in 

development of security for this system 

of records. 

Access to data storage areas is 

restricted to authorized VA and OIG 

employees, or contract staff who have 

been cleared to work by the VA Office 

of Security and Law Enforcement. File 

areas are locked after normal duty 

hours. VA facilities are protected from 

outside access by the Federal Protective 

Service and/or other security personnel. 

In the event of a contract or special 

project, OIG may secure the services of 

contractors and/or subcontractors. In 

such cases, OIG will maximize the 

utilization of encrypted data, when 

possible. Contractors and their 

subcontractors are required to maintain 

the same level of security as VA and 

OIG staff for sensitive VA information 

that has been disclosed to them. Unless 

explicitly authorized in writing by the 

OIG, sensitive or protected data made 

available to the contractor and 

subcontractors shall not be divulged or 

made known in any manner to any 

person. All OIG employees and 

contractors are mandated to complete 

annual cyber security and privacy 

training. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

In accordance with Title 36, CFR, 

Section 1234.34, Destruction of 

Electronic Records, ‘‘electronic records 

may be destroyed only in accordance 

with a records disposition schedule 

approved by the Archivist of the United 

States, including General Records 

Schedules.’’ The OIG’s electronic files 

are destroyed or deleted when no longer 

needed for administrative, legal, audit, 

or other operational purposes in 

accordance with records disposition 

authority approved by the Archivist. 

If the Archivist has not approved 

disposition authority for any records 

covered by the system notice, the 

System Manager will take immediate 

action to have the disposition of records 

in the system reviewed and paperwork 

initiated to obtain an approved records 

disposition authority in accordance 

with VA Handbook 6300.1, Records 

Management Procedures. The records 

may not be destroyed until VA obtains 

an approved records disposition 

authority. OIG will publish an 

amendment to this notice upon issuance 

of a NARA-approved disposition 

authority. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS(ES): 

OIG’s system manager is the Director, 

Information Technology and Data 

Analysis Division, (53CT), Office of 

Inspector General, U.S. Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 1615 Woodward 

Street, Austin, TX 78772. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

An individual who wishes to 

determine whether a record is being 

maintained in this system under his or 

her name or other personal identifier, or 

wants to determine the contents of such 

record, should submit a written request 

to the Director, Information Technology 

and Data Analysis Division, (53CT) 

Office of Inspector General, U.S. 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 1615 

Woodward Street, Austin, TX 78772. 

Such requests must contain a reasonable 

description of the records requested. In 

addition, identification of the individual 

requesting the information will be 

required in the written request and will 

minimally consist of the requester’s 

name, signature, social security number, 

address, telephone number, and return 

address. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

(See Notification procedure above.) 

CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES: 

(See Notification procedure above.) 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

This system of records information is 

obtained from VA’s databases, the 

Department of Defense, Federal and 

State agencies, and other organizations 

whose data is necessary to accomplish 

the purpose for this system of records. 

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