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EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[Docket ID: USA–2008–0046] 

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 

September 2, 2008 unless comments are 

received which result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: Department of the Army, 

Freedom of Information/Privacy 

Division, U.S. Army Records 

Management and Declassification 

Agency, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey 

Building, Suite 144, Alexandria, VA 

22325–3905. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Vicki Short at (703) 428–6508. 

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: July 25, 2008. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

A0027–20d DAJA 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Medical Expense Claim Files 

(February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10002). 

CHANGES: 

* * * * * 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘10 

U.S.C. 3013, Secretary of the Army; 42 

U.S.C. 2651–3, Recovery by United 

States; Army Regulation 27–20, Claims; 

and E.O. 9397 (SSN).’’

* * * * * 

STORAGE: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘Paper 

records in file folders and electronic 

storage media.’’

* * * * * 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Records at the Judge Advocate 

General’s Office are destroyed 10 years 

after final action; i.e., completion of 

litigation or determination that case will 

not be prosecuted. Claims settled by 

local Staff Judge Advocates are 

destroyed 6 years and 3 months after 

final action.’’

* * * * * 

A0027–20d DAJA 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Medical Expense Claim Files. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Staff Judge Advocate Offices at Army 

commands, field operating agencies, 

installations and activities. A segment of 

the system is located at U.S. Army 

Claims Service, Fort Meade, MD 20755–

5360. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals who have received 

medical treatment at the expense of the 

U.S. Army as a result of a tortuous or 

negligent act of a third party; third 

parties causing medical care to be 

furnished to individuals entitled to 

medical care at Government expense. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Copies of medical and personnel 

records of individuals injured by a third 

party from whom the U.S. Army is 

seeking to recover the costs of medical 

care furnished the injured party; 

accident and police reports relating to 

the injury, claims investigation files; 

correspondence with attorneys 

representing the Army’s interest; court 

documents; and similar pertinent 

documents. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

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

42 U.S.C. 2651–3, Recovery by United 

States; Army Regulation 27–20, Claims; 

and E.O. 9397 (SSN). 

PURPOSE(S): 

To negotiate with the tort-feasor or an 

insurance carrier, or to sue the same to 

collect the value of medical care 

furnished the injured party. 

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: 

Information may be disclosed to the 

Department of Justice, appropriate U.S. 

Attorneys, civilian attorneys 

representing the injured party who agree 

also to represent the U.S. Army’s claim, 

and opposing parties and their 

attorneys. 

Information from this system of 

records may be disclosed to law 

students participating in a volunteer 

legal support program approved by the 

Judge Advocate General of the Army. 

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 folders and 

electronic storage media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

By individual’s surname, Social 

Security Number, and court docket 

number. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records are accessible only by 

authorized personnel who are properly 

instructed in the permissible use of the 

information. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records at the Judge Advocate 

General’s Office are destroyed 10 years 

after final action; i.e., completion of 

litigation or determination that case will 

not be prosecuted. Claims settled by 

local Staff Judge Advocates are 

destroyed 6 years and 3 months after 

final action. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

The Judge Advocate General, 

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 

Washington, DC 20310–2210. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system should 

address written inquiries to the Judge 

Advocate General, Headquarters, 

Department of the Army, Washington, 

DC 20310–2210. 

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Individual should provide full name, 

current address and telephone number, 

case number that appeared on 

documentation, any other information 

that will assist in locating pertinent 

records, and signature. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system should address written 

inquiries to the Judge Advocate General, 

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 

Washington, DC 20310–2210. 

Individual should provide full name, 

current address and telephone number, 

case number that appeared on 

documentation, any other information 

that will assist in locating pertinent 

records, 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; Office of Personnel 

Management; Department of Justice, 

U.S. Attorneys, opposing counsel, and 

similar pertinent sources. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[Docket ID: USA–2008–0048] 

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 

September 2, 2008 unless comments are 

received which result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: Department of the Army, 

Freedom of Information/ Privacy 

Division, U.S. Army Records 

Management and Declassification 

Agency, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey 

Building, Suite 144, Alexandria, VA 

22325–3905. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Vicki Short at (703) 428–6508. 

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: July 25, 2008. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

A0027–20b DAJA 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Tort Claim Files (February 1, 1996, 61 

FR 3682). 

CHANGES: 

* * * * * 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘Tort 

Claim Files in Litigation.’’

* * * * * 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘10 

U.S.C. 3013, Secretary of the Army; 28 

U.S.C. 2671–2680, Judiciary and 

Judicial Procedure; Army Regulation 

27–20, Claims; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).’’

* * * * * 

STORAGE: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘Paper 

records in file folders and electronic 

storage media.’’

* * * * * 

A0027–20b DAJA 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Tort Claim Files in Litigation 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Office of the Judge Advocate General, 

U.S. Army Litigation Division, 901 N. 

Stuart Street, Suite 400, Arlington, VA 

22203–1837. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals who have filed a 

complaint against the U.S. Army in the 

U.S. District Court under the Federal 

Tort Claims Act. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Pleadings, motions, briefs, orders, 

decisions, memoranda, opinions, 

supporting documentation, and allied 

material, including claims investigation, 

reports and files involved in 

representing the U.S. Army in the 

Federal Court System. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

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

28 U.S.C. 2671–2680, Judiciary and 

Judicial Procedure; Army Regulation 

27–20, Claims; and E.O. 9397 (SSN). 

PURPOSE(S): 

To defend the Army in civil suits filed 

against it in state or federal courts. 

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: 

Information is disclosed to the 

Department of Justice and United States 

Attorneys’ offices handling the 

particular case. Most of the information 

is filed in some manner in the courts in 

which the litigation is pending and 

therefore is a public record. In addition, 

some of the information will appear in 

the written orders, opinions, and 

decisions of the courts which, in turn, 

are published in the Federal Reporter 

System under the name or style of the 

case and are available to individuals 

with access to a law library. 

Information from this system of 

records may also be disclosed to law 

students participating in a volunteer 

legal support program approved by the 

Judge Advocate General of the Army. 

The ‘Blanket Routine Uses’ set forth at 

the beginning of the Army’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 in file folders and 

electronic storage media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Retrieved by claimant’s surname and 

court docket number. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records are maintained in file 

cabinets within secured buildings and 

available only to designated authorized 

individuals who have official need for 

them. 

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