SYSTEM NAME:

Personnel, Payroll, Travel, and Attendance Records of the Regional Fishery Management Councils.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATIONS:

New England Fishery Management Council, Office of the Executive Director, Suntaug Office Park, Five Broadway--Route One, Saugus, Massachusetts 01906.

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Office of the Executive Director, Federal Building, Room 2115, North and New Streets, Dover, Delaware 19901.

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Office of the Executive Director, Southpark Building, Suite 306, 1 Southpark Circle, Charleston, South Carolina 29407.

Caribbean Fishery Management Council, Office of the Executive Director, Suite 806, Banco de Ponce Building, (Postal Address), PO Box 1001, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Office fo the Executive Director, Lincoln Center, Suite 881, 5401 West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33609.

Pacific Fishery Management Council, Office of the Executive Director, 528 SW Mill Street, Portland, Oregon 97201.

North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Office of the Executive Director, Suite 32, 333 West Fourth Avenue, (Postal Address), PO Box 3136DT, Anchorage, Alaska 99501.

Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, Office of the Executive Director, Room 1506, 1164 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Members of each Regional Fishery Management Council, members of each Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee, members of each Council's Advisory Panel; each Council's staff.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

a. Personnel information including but not limited to name, birthdate, social security number, employment history, education and training, personnel actions and performance appraisals, records relating to life insurance, health benefits, and designation of beneficiary, medical records.

b. Payroll information including but not limited to marital status, mailing address, number of dependents, allotments and deductions for income tax withholding, savings bonds, charity contributions, and insurance premiums.

c. Travel orders and vouchers including data such as destination, itinerary, mode and purpose of travel, expense incurred.

d. Time and attendance data including number of regular, overtime holiday, Sunday, and other hours worked; number of hours on leave (sick, annual, holiday, etc.).

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (Pub.L. 94-265, 16 U.S.C. 1852).

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

a. See routine use paragraphs in Prefatory Statement 1-5, 9, 12 and 13 in Prefatory Statement:

1. In the event that a system or records maintained by the Department to carry out its functions indicates a violation or potential violation of law or contract, whether civil, criminal or regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general statute or particular program statute or contract, or rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto, or the necessity to protect an interest of the Department, the relevant records in the system of records may be referred, as a routine use, to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, state, local or foreign, charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute or contract, or rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto, or protecting the interest of the Department.

2. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a Federal, state or local agency maintaining civil, criminal or other relevant enforcement information or other pertinent information, such as current licenses, if necessary to obtain information relevant to a Department decision concerning the assignment, hiring or retention of an individual, the issuance of a security clearance, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant or other benefit.

3. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a Federal, state, local, or international agency, in response to its request, in connection with the assignment, hiring or retention of an individual, the issuance of a security clearance, the reporting of an investigation of an individual, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other benefit by the requesting agency, to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the matter.

4. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, in the course of presenting evidence to a court, magistrate or administrative tribunal, including disclosures to opposing counsel in the course of settlement negotiations.

5. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a Member of Congress submitting a request involving an individual when the individual has requested assistance from the Member with respect to the subject matter of the record.

9. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the Department of Justice in connection with determining whether disclosure thereof is required by the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

12. A record in this system may be transferred, as a routine use, to the Office of Personnel Management: for personnel research purposes; as a data source for management information; for the production of summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the function for which the records are collected and maintained; or for related manpower studies.

13. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the Administrator, General Services Administration (GSA), or his designee, during an inspection of records conducted by GSA as part of that agency's responsibility to recommend improvements in records management practices and programs, under authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. Such disclosure shall be made in accordance with the GSA regulations governing inspection of records for this purpose, and any other relevant (i.e. GSA or Commerce) directive. Such disclosure shall not be used to make determinations about individuals.

b. When an individual to whom a record pertains dies, information in the individual's record may be disclosed to the person appointed as representative of the estate, to the person designated by the representative, or to a designated beneficiary. When a representative of the estate has not been appointed, the next of kin may be recognized as the representative of the estate.

c. Information may be disclosed to authorize payroll deductions for allotments, savings bonds, charitable contributions, union dues, health benefits and life insurance; collect indebtedness for overpayment of salary and unpaid internal revenue taxes; pay income tax obligations to the Internal Revenue Service and state and local tax authorities, as appropriate; authorize mailing or holding salary checks or savings bonds; authorize issuing of salary checks by the Treasury Department; obtain reimbursement of travel expenses for official business; report gross wages and separation information for unemployment compensation; pay any uncollected compensation due a deceased employee; and provide for a summary of employees payroll data and retirement contributions.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:

None.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Paper records in file folders and magnetic storage media.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Alphabetically by name, or by social security number.

SAFEGUARDS:

Physical, technical, and administrative security is maintained, with all storage equipment and/or rooms locked when not in use. Admittance is restricted to authorized personnel only. All payroll personnel, computer operators and programmers are instructed and cautioned on the confidentiality of the records.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Retained on site until after GAO audit, then either disposed of or transferred to Federal Records Storage Centers in accordance with the fiscal records program approval by GAO, as appropriate, or General Record Schedules of GSA.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

The Executive Director of each Council; address as shown under system location above.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Information may be obtained from: The Executive Director of the appropriate Regional Fishery Management Council or the Assistant Administrator for Management and Budget, NOAA, 6010 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Requester should provide name and other identifying information pursuant to the inquiry provisions of the Department's rules which appear in 15 CFR part 4b.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Requests from individuals should be addressed to: Same address as stated in the notification section above.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The Department's rules for access, for contesting contents, and appealing initial determinations by the individual concerned appear in 15 CFR part 4b. Use above address.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Subject individuals, those authorized by the individual to furnish information; employee's supervisor; timekeepers.

SYSTEM EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

None.

FEDERAL REGISTER HISTORY: