NARA Privacy Act Systems: NARA 22
SYSTEM NAME: Employee-Related Files.
FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION: 78 FR 77255
SYSTEM LOCATION: Employee related files may be maintained at supervisory or administrative offices at all NARA facilities.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Individuals covered by this system include former and current NARA employees and relatives of employees of the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC).
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: Employee-related files consist of a variety of employee-related records maintained for the purpose of administering personnel matters. These files may contain some or all of the following information about an individual: Name; email address; home and emergency addresses and telephone numbers; social security number; birth date; professional qualifications, training, awards, and other recognition; employment history; and information about congressional employee relief bills, conduct, and work assignments. Employee-related records may also include data on the existence of military service records of employees of the NPRC and their relatives (captured using NA Form 13108, Military Service Data of Employee and Relatives). The form is maintained within NPRC employee personnel files to ensure records security and integrity at the Center. Employee-related files do not include official personnel files which are covered by Office of Personnel Management systems of records OPM/GOVT-1 through 10.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 5 U.S.C. generally, and 31 U.S.C. generally
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: NARA maintains employee-related files on individuals in order to document travel and outside employment activities, and to carry out personnel management responsibilities in general. The routine use statements A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I described in Appendix A, also apply to this system of records.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE: Paper and electronic records.
RETRIEVABILITY: Information in employee related files may be retrieved primarily by the individual's name, but also by the other categories of information provided, and may, where electronically stored, be full-text searchable.
SAFEGUARDS: During business hours, paper records are maintained in areas accessible only to authorized NARA personnel. Electronic records are accessible via password-protected workstations located in attended offices or through a secure remote access network. After business hours, buildings have security guards and/or secured doors, and all entrances are monitored by electronic surveillance equipment.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: Employee-related files are temporary records and are destroyed in accordance with the disposition instructions in the NARA Records Schedule (a supplement to the NARA Files Maintenance and Records Disposition Manual). Individuals may request a copy of the disposition instructions from the NARA Privacy Act Officer.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
The system managers for employee-related files are:
- For files on Washington, DC,-area employees: executives or staff director of the employee's respective office or staff;
- For files on employees outside the Washington,DC,-area: executives or staff director of the employee's respective office or staff; and
- For files on employees in the Presidential libraries: directors of the individual libraries.
The business addresses for these system managers are listed in Appendix B.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: People interested in inquiring about their records should notify the NARA Privacy Act Officer at the address listed in Appendix B.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: People who wish to access their records should submit a request in writing to the NARA Privacy Act Officer at the address listed in Appendix B.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: NARA rules for contesting the contents of a person's records and appealing initial determinations are found in 36 CFR part 1202.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: Information in employee-related files may be obtained from NARA employees and supervisors, and personnel and administrative records.
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