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ethnic or religious groups, or even

personal rivalries.

In accordance with section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Pub. L. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C.

App. II), it has been determined that

these Defense Science Board meetings

concern matters listed in 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, these

meetings will be closed to the public.

Dated: December 7, 2001.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board; Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

(DSB) Task Force on Defense Against

Terrorists’ Use of Biological Weapons

will meet in closed session on February

18–19, 2002; March 11–12, 2002; April

1–2, 2002; April 29–30, 2002; June 3–4,

2002; June 24–25, 2002; and July 23–23,

2002, at Strategic Analysis Inc., 3601

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. This

Task Force will assess the scope of

activities conducted by the DoD to

ensure its future preparedness to deter,

defend against, respond to, and attribute

attack of the US homeland by terrorists

using biological weapons.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense and the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition, Technology &

Logistics on scientific and technical

matters as they affect the perceived

needs of the Department of Defense. At

these meetings, the Task Force will

conduct an assessment of the most

probable biological threats and the

implications of new technologies on the

threat spectrum, deterrence and

consequence management; identify new

technologies to provide satisfactory

surveillance and verification of known

and emerging diseases to ensure

implementation of proactive defense

measures and event mitigation; identify

reliable and effective vaccines, anti-viral

drugs and antibiotics, including the

availability of sufficient vaccine and

drug manufacturing capacity; determine

logistical adequacy of the current

supply chain for drug and vaccine

production; identify capabilities to

achieve reliable attribution to attackers

once a BW attack has occurred; and

identify defense capabilities and

postures that have the largest potential

for comprehensive protection of military

and civilian targets.

In accordance with section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Pub. L. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C.

App. II), it has been determined that

these Defense Science Board Task Force

meetings concern matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly,

these matters will be closed to the

public.

Dated: December 10, 2001.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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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 a system of

records.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army

is altering 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. The alteration

adds a routine use and expands the

purposes for collecting the information.

DATES: This proposed action will be

effective without further notice on

January 14, 2002 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, 6000 6th Street, 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 system report, as

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

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was

submitted on November 29, 2001, 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: December 7, 2001.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

A0381–20b DAMI

SYSTEM NAME:

Counterintelligence/Security Files

(October 4, 1995, 60 FR 51990).

CHANGES:

* * * * *

SYSTEM NAME:

Delete entry and replace with

‘Counterintelligence/Information

Operations/Security Files’.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Add to the entry ‘individuals

identified in foreign intelligence or

counterintelligence reports and

supportive material, including

individuals involved in matters of

foreign intelligence interest’’, ‘terrorism,

narcotics trafficking, or activities that

are a direct threat to national security,

conduct of military operations’’, and ‘or

those individuals suspected or involved

in criminal and intelligence activities

directed against or involving DoD

Information Systems.’’

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Add to entry ‘intelligence

requirements, analysis, and reporting;

operational records; articles, open

source data, and other published

information on individuals and events

of interest to INSCOM; actual or

purported correspondence;’.

Delete ‘requests for and National

Agency checks’ and (Defense Clearance

and Investigations Index) (System

Notice V5–02)’.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Add to entry ‘10 U.S.C. 3013,

Secretary of the Army; 18 U.S.C. 2511,

Interception and Disclosure of

Electronic Communications Prohibited;

DoD Directive 5240.1, DoD Intelligence

Activities; Army Regulation 381–10,

U.S. Army Intelligence Activities’.

PURPOSE(S):

Add a new paragraph ‘To maintain

records on information operations,

foreign intelligence, counterintelligence,

counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics,

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and matters relating to the protection of

the national security, DoD personnel,

facilities and equipment, including but

not limited to, information systems.

This information is shared with other

DoD components for the purpose of

collaborating on production of

intelligence product and countering

terrorist acts.’’

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

Add to entry ‘To the Department of

State, Department of Treasury,

Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of

Investigation, Drug Enforcement

Administration, U.S. Customs Service,

the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms, and the Central Intelligence

Agency for the purpose of collaborating

on production of intelligence product

and countering terrorist acts.’’

* * * * *

RETRIEVABILITY:

Delete entry and replace with

‘Records are retrieved by name, aliases,

or title in combination with Social

Security Number or regular dossier

number; date and/or place of birth. For

those subjects who have no identifying

data other than the name, the name only

index is searched’.

* * * * *

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Delete entry and replace with ‘From

individuals; DoD records; U.S. agencies

and organizations; media, including

periodicals, newspapers, broadcast

transcripts; intelligence source

documents/reports; other relevant Army

documents and reports; informants;

various Federal, state and local

investigative and law enforcement

agencies; foreign governments; and

other individuals or agencies/

organizations that may supply pertinent

information.’’

* * * * *

A0381–20b DAMI

SYSTEM NAME:

Counterintelligence/Information

Operations/Security Files.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

U.S. Army Intelligence and Security

Command, 8825 Beulah Street, Fort

Belvoir, VA 22060–5246.

Decentralized segments are located at

U.S. Army Intelligence brigades, groups,

battalions, companies, detachments,

field offices and resident offices

worldwide. Official mailing addresses

are published as an appendix to the

Army’s compilation of systems of

records notices.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Military personnel of the U.S. Army,

including active duty, National Guard,

reservists and retirees; civilian

employees of the Department of the

Army (DA), including contract,

temporary, part-time, and advisory,

citizen and alien employees located

both in the U.S. and in overseas areas;

individuals identified in foreign

intelligence or counterintelligence

reports and supportive material,

including individuals involved in

matters of foreign intelligence interest;

industrial or contractor personnel

working in private industry which have

contracts involving classified

Department of Defense (DoD)

information; aliens granted limited

access authorization to U.S. Defense

information; alien personnel

investigated for visa purposes; certain

non-DoD affiliated persons whose

activities involve them with the DoD,

namely, activities involving requests for

admission to DoD facilities or requests

for certain information regarding DoD

personnel, activities, or facilities;

persons formerly affiliated with the

DoD; persons who applied for or are/

were being considered for employment

with or access to DoD such as applicants

for military service, pre inductees and

prospective contractors; individuals

residing on, having authorized official

access to, or conducting or operating

any business or other function at any

DoD installation and facility; and U.S.

Army Intelligence sources; and U.S.

persons who have been declared

missing, prisoners of war (POW),

civilian persons who are being detained

or held hostage or personnel recovered

from hostile control; individuals about

whom there is a reasonable basis to

believe that they are engaged in, or plan

to engage in, activities such as (1)

sabotage, (2) possible compromise of

classified defense information by

unauthorized disclosure or by

espionage, treason or spying, terrorism,

narcotics trafficking, or activities that

are a direct threat to national security,

conduct of military operations, (3)

subversion of loyalty, discipline or

morale of DA military or civilian

personnel by actively encouraging

violation of lawful orders and

regulations or disruption of military

activities, and (4) activities that are a

direct threat to the conduct of military

operations or DoD personnel, facilities

and material or classified Defense

contractor facilities or those individuals

suspected or involved in criminal and

intelligence activities directed against or

involving DOD Information Systems.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Requests for and results of

investigations or inquiries conducted by

U.S. Army Intelligence or other DoD,

Federal, State or local investigative

agency. Record includes: Personal

history statements; fingerprint cards;

personnel security questionnaire;

medical and/or educational records and

waivers for release; local agency checks;

military records; birth records;

employment records; education records;

credit records and waivers for release;

interviews of education, employment,

and credit references; interviews of

listed and developed character

references; interviews of neighbors;

requests for, documentation pertaining

to, results of electronic surveillance,

intelligence polygraph examinations

and technical documents, physical

surveillance, and mail cover and or

search; polygraph examination

summaries; documents which

succinctly summarize information in

subject’s investigative file; case

summaries prepared by both

investigative control offices and

requesters of investigative interrogation

reports; temporary documents

concerning security, suitability, and

criminal incidents lawfully collected by

U.S. Army counterintelligence units in

the performance of the

counterintelligence mission;

intelligence requirements, analysis, and

reporting; operational records; articles,

open source data, and other published

information on individuals and events

of interest to INSCOM; actual or

purported correspondence;

correspondence pertaining to the

investigation, inquiry, or its

adjudication by clearance or

investigative authority to include; (1)

the chronology of the investigation,

inquiry, and adjudication; (2) all

recommendations regarding the future

status of the subject; (3) actions of

security/loyalty review boards (4) final

actions/determinations made regarding

the subject; and (5) security clearance,

limited access authorization, or security

determination; index tracing reference

which contains aliases and the names of

the subject and names of co-subjects;

security termination and inadvertent

disclosure statements; notification of

denial, suspension, or revocation of

clearance; and reports of casualty,

biographic data and intelligence/

counterintelligence debriefing reports

concerning U.S. personnel who are

missing, captured, or detained by a

hostile entity. Case control and

management documents that serve as

the basis for conducting the

investigation such as documents

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requesting the investigation and

documents used in case management

and control such as lead sheets, other

field tasking documents, and transfer

forms. Administrative records required

by the U.S. Army Investigative Records

Repository for records management

purposes such as form transmitting

investigative or operational material to

the U.S. Army Investigative Records

Repository and providing instructions

for indexing the record in the Defense

Central Index of Investigations and

release of material contained therein,

form indicating dossier has been

reviewed and all material therein

conforms to DoD policy regarding

retention criteria, form pertaining to the

release of information pertaining to

controlled records, form to indicate

material has been removed and

forwarded to other authorized Federal

agencies such as the Defense

Investigative Service, cross reference

sheet to indicate the removal of

investigative documents requiring

limited access, form identifying material

that has been segregated and or is

exempt from release, and records

accounting for the disclosure of

intelligence, counterintelligence and

security information made outside of

the DoD.

Paper and automated indices of

personnel investigations/operations

which are under controlled access

within the U.S. Army Investigative

Records Repository, such as key

USAINSCOM personnel, general

officers, file procurement officers and

their agencies, and sensitive spying,

treason, espionage, sabotage, sedition,

and subversion investigations and/or

counterintelligence operations.

Microform and automated indices and

catalogue files, which constitute an

index to all U.S. Army Investigative

Records Repository holdings contained

in microfilmed investigative and

operational records.

Automated record indices maintained

by the U.S. Army Investigative Records

Repository to keep a record of all

original dossiers charged out of the U.S.

Army Investigative Records Repository

on loan to user agencies or permanently

transferred to National Archives and

Records Administration.

Paper, card file, microform and

computerized case and incident indices

containing name, date/place of birth,

address, case or incident title and

number, and brief summary of case or

incident of current interest to

investigative activities.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

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

E.O. 10450, Security Requirements for

Government Employees; E.O. 12333,

United States Intelligence Activities; the

National Security Act of 1947, as

amended; the Defense Authorization

Act for FY 1988 and 1989; the Foreign

Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978

(50 U.S.C. 401); 18 U.S.C. 2511,

Interception and Disclosure of

Electronic Communications Prohibited;

DoD 5240–R, DoD Intelligence

Activities; Army Regulation 381–10,

U.S. Army Intelligence Activities; and

E.O. 9397 (SSN).

PURPOSE(S):

To provide information to assess an

individual’s acceptability for

assignment to or retention in sensitive

positions consistent with the interest of

national security; to document U.S.

intelligence, counterintelligence and

security investigations and operations

pertaining to the U.S. Army’s

responsibilities for counterintelligence,

and to detect, identify, and neutralize

foreign intelligence and international

terrorist threats to the DoD; and to

temporarily document security,

suitability, and criminal incident

information not within U.S. Army

counterintelligence jurisdiction to

investigate, which is lawfully provided

to U.S. Army counterintelligence units

by cooperating sources of information

collected incidental to the

counterintelligence mission.

To maintain records on information

operations, foreign intelligence,

counterintelligence, counter-terrorism,

counter-narcotics, and matters relating

to the protection of the national

security, DoD personnel, facilities and

equipment, including but not limited to,

information systems. This information

is shared with other DoD components

for the purpose of collaborating on

production of intelligence product and

countering terrorist acts.

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 routine uses pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

552a(b)(3) as follows:

To the Immigration and

Naturalization Service, Department of

Justice for use in alien admission and

naturalization inquiries conducted

under section 105 of the Immigration

and Naturalization Act of 1952, as

amended.

To the Department of Veterans Affairs

for the purpose of using the information

in benefit determinations.

To the Department of State, the

Department of Treasury, the Department

of Justice, the Federal Bureau of

Investigation, the Drug Enforcement

Administration, U.S. Customs Service,

the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms, and the Central Intelligence

Agency for the purpose of collaborating

on production of intelligence product

and countering terrorist acts. The

distribution of investigative information

is based on the Army’s evaluation of the

requesting agency’s needs and the

relevance of the information to the use

for which it is provided. Information

collected for one purpose is not

automatically used for other purposes or

by the other users indicated in this

description.

The DoD ‘Blanket Routine Uses’

published 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 on

electronic storage media.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Records are retrieved by name,

aliases, or title in combination with

Social Security Number or regular

dossier number; date and/or place of

birth. For those subjects who have no

identifying data other than the name,

the name only index is searched.

SAFEGUARDS:

Buildings employ alarms, security

guards, and or rooms are securitycontrolled areas accessible only to

authorized persons. Paper and

microform records are maintained in

General Service Administration

approved security containers. Paper and

microform records in the U.S. Army

Investigative Records Repository are

stored in security-controlled areas

accessible only to authorized persons.

Electronically and optically stored

records are maintained in ‘fail-safe’

system software with passwordprotected access. Records are accessible

only to authorized persons with a needto-know who are properly screened,

cleared, and trained.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Personnel security/adjudicative

records on non-DoD persons who are

considered for affiliation with DoD are

destroyed after 1 year if affiliation is not

completed.

Personnel security investigations and

adjudicative records of a routine nature

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are retained in the active file until no

longer needed; retired to the U.S. Army

Investigative Records Repository and

retained for 15 years after last action

reflected in the file, except that files

which contain significant derogatory

information and or resulted in adverse

action(s) against the individual are

destroyed after 25 years. However, once

affiliation is terminated, acquiring and

adding material to the file is prohibited

unless affiliation is renewed. Records

determined to be of historical value, of

wide spread value, or Congressional

interest and investigations of treason,

spying, espionage, sabotage, sedition,

and subversion or other major

investigations or operations of a

counterintelligence or security nature

are permanent. They will be retained in

the U.S. Army Investigative Records

Repository for 25 years after the date of

the last action reflected in the file and

then permanently transferred to the

National Archives.

Records pertaining to U.S. persons

declared POW, missing, or detainees

will be maintained in the active file

until no longer needed, retired to the

U.S. Army Investigative Records

Repository and retained for 50 years

after the date of the last action reflected

in the file or the subject is declared

Killed in Action or dead and then

permanently transferred to the National

Archives.

Records pertaining to

counterintelligence polygraph technical

files will be maintained in the active file

until no longer needed and then

disposed of after the final quality

control review as follows: (1) For

counterintelligence scope cases, 90 days

for favorably resolved cases or 15 years

for other than favorably resolved cases,

(2) for counterintelligence investigative

cases, 15 years, and (3) for offensive

counterintelligence operations and

Human Intelligence cases, material is

transferred to the U.S. Army

Investigative Records Repository,

incorporated into an operational

dossier, and disposed of 25 years from

the date of last action.

Security, suitability, and criminal

incident information that is collected in

the performance of the

counterintelligence mission and which

is not within the U.S. Army

counterintelligence jurisdiction to

investigate is retained at the location

only so long as necessary to transmit it

to the appropriate law enforcement or

investigative agency having jurisdiction

for this incident.

Summarized records pertaining to

local intelligence, counterintelligence or

incidents of interest to the local military

intelligence activity are reviewed

annually and destroyed when

determined to be of no further

operational value. Destruction of

records will be by shredding, burning,

or pulping for paper records; magnetic

erasing for computerized records.

Optical digital data records should not

be destroyed pending the development

of a satisfactory destruction method.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence,

Headquarters, Department of the Army,

1001 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC

20310–1001.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine

whether information about themselves

is contained in this system should

address written inquiries to the U.S.

Army Intelligence and Security

Command, Freedom of Information/

Privacy Office, 8825 Beulah Street, Fort

Belvoir, VA 22060–5246.

Individual should provide their full

name, aliases, date and place of birth,

Social Security Number, service

number(s), or other information

verifiable from the records in written

request.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking to determine

whether information about themselves

is contained in this system should

address written inquiries to the U.S.

Army Intelligence and Security

Command, Freedom of Information/

Privacy Office, 8825 Beulah Street, Fort

Belvoir, VA 22060–5246

Individual should provide their full

name, aliases, date and place of birth,

Social Security Number, service

number(s), current address, and

telephone number in written request.

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 individuals; DoD records; U.S.

agencies and organizations; media,

including periodicals, newspapers,

broadcast transcripts; intelligence

source documents/reports; other

relevant Army documents and reports;

informants; various Federal, state and

local investigative and law enforcement

agencies; foreign governments; and

other individuals or agencies/

organizations that may supply pertinent

information.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

Information specifically authorized to

be classified under E.O. 12958, as

implemented by DoD 5200.1–R, may be

exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1).

Investigatory material compiled for

law enforcement purposes, other than

material within the scope of subsection

5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), may be exempt

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2).

However, if an individual is denied any

right, privilege, or benefit for which he

would otherwise be entitled by Federal

law or for which he would otherwise be

eligible, as a result of the maintenance

of the information, the individual will

be provided access to the information

exempt to the extent that disclosure

would reveal the identify of a

confidential source. NOTE: When

claimed, this exemption allows limited

protection of investigative reports

maintained in a system of records used

in personnel or administrative actions.

Investigatory material compiled solely

for the purpose of determining

suitability, eligibility, or qualifications

for federal civilian employment,

military service, federal contracts, or

access to classified information may be

exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5),

but only to the extent that such material

would reveal the identity of a

confidential source.

An exemption rule for this system has

been promulgated in accordance with

requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(1), (2),

and (3), (c), and (e) and published in 32

CFR part 505. For additional

information contact the system manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Logistics Agency

Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of

Records

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency,

DOD.

ACTION: Notice to alter a system of

records

SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency

proposes to alter a system of records

notice in its inventory of record systems

subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5

U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

DATES: This action will be effective

without further notice on January 14,

2002 unless comments are received that

would result in a contrary

determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Privacy Act Officer, Headquarters,

Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: DSS–