Press Release

Privacy Act: Report of New System – Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) public Internet Web sites

By SpaceRef Editor
July 9, 2001
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 01-084)]

Privacy Act: Report of New System

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of New System of Records.

SUMMARY: Each Federal agency is required by the Privacy Act of 1974 to
publish a description of the systems of records it maintains containing
personal information when a system is substantially revised, deleted,
or created. In this notice, NASA provides the required information for
a new system of records used to collect information provided by users
of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) public Internet Web sites.

DATES: The effective date of this notice is July 9, 2001. Comments must
be received in writing on or before August 8, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Office of the Chief Information Officer, Code AO, NASA
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20546-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roland Ridgeway, 202-358-4485.

Roland M. Ridgeway, Jr.,

Acting NASA Privacy Act Officer.

NASA 61IWSR

System name:

MSFC Internet Web Site Record System.

Security classification:

None.

System location:

George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

Categories of individuals covered by the system:

Users of MSFC public internet Web sites who submit information to
MSFC over the internet or otherwise, and parents/guardians and teachers
who provide information pursuant to MSFC’s implementation of the
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) or other child
protection measures.

Categories of records in the system:

All information provided by users of MSFC public Internet Web sites
such as name, e-mail address, date of birth, mailing address, school,
grade level, employment, artwork, written submissions, and information
provided by the parents/guardians and teachers of users pursuant to
COPPA or other child protection measures.

Authority for maintenance of the system:

42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(8); 44 USC 3101; 15 U.S.C. 6502(b); 16 CFR 312.3-
312.8

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories
of users and the purpose of such uses:

The following are routine uses (1) Provide information to MSFC
contractors who will administer the MSFC Web sites; (2) Communicate
with teachers of children who use the sites; (3) Disclosure to members
of the public of student-generated material; (4) generate statistics
regarding the demographics of users, (5) Law Enforcement, (6) disclose
as a `routine use’ to a Federal, State, or local agency maintaining
civil, criminal, or other relevant enforcement information, (7)
disclose to a Federal agency, in response to its request, in connection
with the hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a security
clearance, the reporting of an investigation of an employee, 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, and (8) Court or other formal proceedings.

Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining,
and Disposing of Records in the System:
Storage:

Stored as electronic media.

Retrievability:

Records may be searched by name, e-mail address, or birthdate.

Safeguards:

During business hours, paper records are maintained in areas
accessible only to authorized NASA and NASA contractor personnel.
Electronic records are accessible via passwords from workstations
located in attended offices. After business hours, buildings have
security guards and secured doors.

Retention and Disposal:

Records are maintained in Agency files for varying periods of time
depending on the need for use of the records. Records collected
pursuant to COPPA Section 1303(b)(2)(A), (B), (C), and (D) will be
destroyed as soon as possible, but no later than 90 days after the
collection of the data. Records collected pursuant to other provisions
of COPPA will be destroyed upon the request of the user or the parent/
guardian of children who use the site, or not later than 5 years after
date of last entry on the record. All other records will be destroyed 5
years after date of last entry on the record per the National Archives
and Records Administration’s General Records Schedule 14, Item 24(a).

System Manager and Address:

AD03/Chief Information Officer, George C. Marshall Space Flight
Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space
Flight Center, AL 35812

Notification Procedure:

Individuals interested in inquiring about their records should
notify the System Manager at the address given above.

Record Access Procedures:

Individuals who wish to gain access to their records should submit
their request in writing to the System Manager at the address given
above.

Contesting Record Procedures:

The NASA regulations governing access to records, procedures for
contesting the contents and for appealing initial determinations are
set forth in 14 CFR part 1212.

Record Source Categories:

The information is submitted by users of MSFC public Internet Web
sites.

[FR Doc. 01-17028 Filed 7-6-01; 8:45 am]
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