[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 137 (Monday, July 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44097-44098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17973]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; Amendment of System of Records
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
is revising an existing routine use to the system of records entitled
``Personnel and Accounting Pay System-VA'' (27VA047) as set forth in
the Federal Register 40 FR 38095 (8/26/75) and amended in 48 FR 16372
(4/15/83), 50 FR 23009 (5/30/85), 51 FR 6858 (2/26/86), 51 FR 25968 (7/
17/86), 55 FR 42534 (10/19/90), 56 FR 23952 (5/24/91), 58 FR 39088 (7/
21/93), 58 FR 40852 (7/30/93), 60 FR 35448 (7/7/95), 62 FR 41483 (8/1/
97), 62 FR 68362 (12/31/97), and 65 FR 20850 (4/18/00). This system of
records contains information on current and former salaried VA
employees.
The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) was established in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 7104. The FLRA's powers and duties are
outlined in 5 U.S.C. 7105. These include the investigation and
resolution of allegations of unfair labor practices, exceptions to
arbitrator awards when a question of material fact is raised, and
matters before the Federal Service Impasses Panel. The FLRA also
investigates representation petitions and conducts or supervises
representation elections. The FLRA's purpose, scope, powers, and duties
are also set forth in Subchapter C of Title 5 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR). As part of its powers and duties, the FLRA may make
any appropriate inquiry to carry out its duties. The FLRA has the
authority to request certain information, including employee names and
home addresses, in connection with its investigations and other
activities. Employee's home addresses are necessary information for
FLRA investigation of elections where the elections are by mail ballot,
rather than by on-site election.
The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) requires any records under the
control of a federal agency from which information is retrieved by the
name of an individual, or by some identifying number, symbol, or other
identifying particular assigned to an individual, to be grouped in a
system of records. Information cannot be released from a Privacy Act
system of records without the individual's consent, unless an exception
applies or a routine use for the release of the information is
developed for the system of records.
The VA Office of General Counsel has determined that release of
information to FLRA from Privacy Act system of records ``Personnel and
Accounting Pay System-VA'' (27VA047), including the names and home
addresses of employees, is necessary to comply with the statutory
mandate under which FLRA operates. It has also been determined that the
release of information for this purpose is a necessary and proper use
of the information in this system of records and the addition of the
new routine use number 33 for transfer of this information is
appropriate.
An altered system of records report and a copy of the revised
system notice have been sent to the House of Representatives Committee
on Government Reform, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as required by 5 U.S.C.
552a(r) and guidelines issued by OMB (59 FR 37906, 37916-18 (7/25/94)).
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments,
suggestions, or objections regarding the proposed routine use of the
system of records to the Director, Office of Regulations Management
(02D), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Room
1154, Washington, DC 20420. All relevant material received before
August 16, 2000, will be considered. All written comments
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received will be available for public inspection at the above address
in the Office of Regulations Management, Room 1158, between the hours
of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
If no public comment is received during the 30-day review period
allowed for public comment, or unless otherwise published in the
Federal Register by VA, the new routine use statement is effective
August 16, 2000.
Approved: June 29, 2000.
Togo D. West, Jr.,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of Amendment to System of Records
In the system of records identified as 27VA047, ``Personnel and
Accounting Pay System-VA,'' as set forth in the Federal Register 40 FR
38095 (8/26/75) and amended in 48 FR 16372 (4/15/83), 50 FR 23009 (5/
30/85), 51 FR 6858 (2/26/86), 51 FR 25968 (7/17/86), 55 FR 42534 (10/
19/90), 56 FR 23952 (5/24/91), 58 FR 39088 (7/21/93), 58 FR 40852 (7/
30/93), 60 FR 35448 (7/7/95), 62 FR 41483 (8/1/97), 62 FR 68362 (12/31/
97), and 65 FR 20850 (4/18/00) the system is amended as follows:
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Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including
categories of users and the purpose of such uses:
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33. To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations
Authority (including its General Counsel) when requested in connection
with the investigation and resolution of allegations of unfair labor
practices, in connection with the resolution of exceptions to
arbitrator awards when a question of material fact is raised, in
connection with matters before the Federal Service Impasses Panel, and
to investigate representation petitions and conduct or supervise
representation elections.
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[FR Doc. 00-17973 Filed 7-14-00; 8:45 am]
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