SYSTEM NAME:

Employee Applications for Motor Vehicle Operator's Card.

SYSTEM LOCATIONS:

a. For employees of Departmental offices, BEA, BIE, MBDA, NTIA, offices of Federal Cochairmen, and USTS: Office of Administrative Services, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230

b. For employees of ITA: Office of Administrative Support, International Trade Administration, Washington, DC 20230.

c. For employees of EDA: Office Service Division, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

d. For employees of NBS and NTIS: Occupational Health and Safety Division, Supply and Plant Building, Washington, DC 20234; and Staff Services Office, Radio Building, NBS, Boulder, Colorado 80302.

e. For employees of NOAA: Office of Administrative Operations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rockville, MD 20852.

f. For employees of PAT-TM: Office of General Services, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2021 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

g. For employees of CENSUS: Administrative Service Division, Bureau of the Census, Federal Building 4, Washington, DC 20233; and the following Census Regional Offices: 1365 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309; 441 Stuart Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116; 230 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202; 55 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604; 1100 Commerce Street, Dallas, Texas 75242; 575 Union Boulevard (PO Box 25207), Denver, Colorado 80225; 231 W. Lafayette, Detroit, Michigan 48226; One Gateway Center, 4th and State Streets, Kansas City, Kansas 66101; 11777 San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90049; 26 Federal Plaza, New York City, New York 10278, 600 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106; and 1700 Westlake Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98109.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

All Department employees as categorized by organizational components in a through g above, who are seeking or holding a Federal vehicle operator permit.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Name; position title; date and place of birth; physical characteristics; social security number, summary of driving record, including all arrests, traffic citations and accidents for the past five years; hearing and visual acuity examination report; road test results; and medical history.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

40 U.S.C. 471; E.O. 9397.

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

See routine use paragraphs 1-6 and 9-13 of 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.

6. A record in this system of records which contains medical information may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the medical advisor of any individual submitting a request for access to the record under the Act and 15 CFR Part 4b if, in the sole judgment of the Department, disclosure could have an adverse effect upon the individual, under the provision of 5 U.S.C. 552a(f)(3) and implementing regulations at 15 CFR 4b.26.

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).

10. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a contractor of the Department having need for the information in the performance of the contract, but not operating a system of records within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552a(m).

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.

Also:

Information is transmitted to the Department of Transportation with request for suitability check.

A record in this system of records may be disclosed to appropriate agencies, entities and persons when: (1) it is suspected or determined 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 harm to economic or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security or integrity of this system or whether systems or programs (whether maintained by the Department or another agency or entity) that rely upon the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the Department's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.

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

STORAGE:

Paper records in file folders.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Filed alphabetically by name.

SAFEGUARDS:

Records are located in lockable metal file cabinets with access limited to those whose official duties require access.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Disposed of when re-issued at the end of three years or upon employee's termination of employment.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

For records at location a.: Coordinator for Occupational Safety and Health and Motor Management, Departmental Office of Administrative Services, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.

For records at location b.: Director, Office of Administrative Support, International Trade Administration, Washington, DC 20230.

For records at location c.: Chief, Office Service Division, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

For records at location d.: Safety and Health Manager, Supply and Plant Building, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234; and Safety Engineer, Radio Building, NBS, Boulder, Colorado 80302.

For records at location e.: Motor Fleet Manager, Office of Administrative Operations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rockville, MD 20852.

For records at location f.: Director, Office of General Services, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231.

For records at location g.: Associate Director for Administration, Bureau of the Census, Federal Building 3, Washington, DC 20233.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

For BEA records at location a., information may be obtained from: Chief, Management and Organization Branch BEA, Tower Building, 1401 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20230;

For BIE records at location a., information may be obtained from: Administrative Officer, BIE, Room 4845, 14th &Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;

For MBDA records at location a., information may be obtained from: Privacy Officer, Office of Chief Counsel MBDA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230;

For NTIA records at location a., information may be obtained from: Privacy Officer, NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20504;

For USTS records at location a., information may be obtained from: Director, Office of Administration, USTS, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; and

For all other records at location a., information may be obtained from: Director, Office of Organization and Management Systems, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.

For records at location b., information may be obtained from: Privacy Act Officer, Office of Management and Systems, International Trade Administration, Room 3102, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.

For records at location c., information may be obtained from: Director, Office of Public Affairs, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

For records at location d., information may be obtained from: Deputy Director of Administration, Room A1105, Administration Building, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234.

For records at location e., information may be obtained from: Assistant Administrator for Management and Budget, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

For records at location f., information may be obtained from: Assistant Commissioner for Administration, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231.

For records at location g., information may be obtained from: Associate Director for Administration, Bureau of the Census, Federal Building 3, Washington, DC 20233.

Requester should provide name, organizational unit, and approximate date of employment 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 of the desired location 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 individual, those authorized by the individual to furnish information, motor vehicle departments in individual's state, and National Driver Register of the Department of Transportation.

SYSTEM EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

None.

FEDERAL REGISTER HISTORY:

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