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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, =
2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40515-40516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [http://www.gpo.gov/]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16193]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 13-071]


Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy Act System of Records

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of records.

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SUMMARY: Each Federal agency is required by the Privacy Act of 1974 to=20
publish a description of the systems of records it maintains containing=20
personal information when a system is substantially revised, deleted,=20
or created. In this notice, NASA provides the required information for=20
a new system of records related to NASA's Astronaut Candidate Selection=20
System. This new system will help streamline and expedite NASA's=20
selection of astronauts, in accordance with requirements set forth in=20
14 CFR part 1214, Subpart 1214.11, NASA Astronaut Candidate Recruitment=20
and Selection Program.

DATES: Submit comments on or before 60 calendar days from the date of=20
this publication.

ADDRESSES: Patti F. Stockman, NASA Privacy Act Officer, Office of the=20
Chief Information Officer, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-
0001, 202-358-4787, NASA-PAOfficer@nasa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NASA Privacy Act Officer, Patti F.=20
Stockman, 202-358-4787, NASA-PAOfficer@nasa.gov.
NASA 10ACSR

SYSTEM NAME:
    Astronaut Candidate Selection Records.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Location 5, as set forth in Appendix A.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    This system maintains information on persons who have applied to=20
the agency for consideration as candidates for and recipients of=20
training associated with

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NASA Astronaut and Human Space Flight Programs.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Records in this system include identifying information for the=20
individuals in employment applications and resumes and records of=20
specialized training, honors and awards. The system also contains=20
relevant human resource correspondence, records an individual's=20
qualifications for participation in a specialized program, evaluations=20
of candidates, and final NASA determinations of candidates'=20
qualification for the program.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    51 U.S.C. 20113; 44 U.S.C. 3101; 5 U.S.C. 3301, 3307, 3308, 3311,=20
3312, and 3325.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES=20
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES:
    NASA standard routine uses, as set forth in Appendix B.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING,=20
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Stored on a secure server as electronic records.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Records are retrieved from the system by any one or a combination=20
of name, Discipline Area, or unique identification number.

SAFEGUARDS:
    Records are maintained within a secure, electronic database and=20
protected in accordance with the requirements and procedures of the=20
NASA regulations at 14 CFR 1212.605, utilizing database servers with=20
self-encrypting ``data-at-rest'' technologies, located in secured,=20
monitored, restricted access rooms. An approved security plan for this=20
system has been established in accordance with OMB Circular A-130,=20
Management of Federal Information Resources. Only key authorized=20
employees with appropriately configured system roles can access the=20
system through approved authentication methods, and only from=20
workstations within the NASA Intranet or via a secure VPN connection=20
that requires two-factor authentication.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    No records are authorized for disposal at this time, but will be=20
transferred to NARA after 7 years of creation in accordance with=20
Disposition Authority DAA-0255-2013-0001, once approved by the National=20
Archives and Records Administration and incorporated into NASA Records=20
Retention Schedules as Schedule 8, Item 35.

SYSTEM MANAGERS AND ADDRESSES:
    Astronaut Candidate Program Manager, Location 5, as set forth in=20
Appendix A.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Individuals interested in inquiring about their records should=20
notify the System Manager at the address given above.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
    Individuals who wish to gain access to their records should submit=20
their request in writing to the system manager.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    The NASA regulations pertaining to access to records and for=20
contesting contents and appealing initial determinations by individual=20
concerned are set forth in 14 CFR 1212.4.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Civil servant application information is received by the NASA=20
Astronaut Candidate Selection System from applicants themselves via an=20
electronic interface with the NASA Enterprise Application Competency=20
Center (NEACC) that receives a portion of all records from the=20
USAJobs.gov Web site, operated by =
the United States Office of Personnel=20
Management (OPM), and into which applicants enter their own application=20
data. Candidate Qualification input is received directly from=20
individuals used as references who have direct knowledge of applicant=20
capabilities. In certain circumstances, updates to this information may=20
be submitted by the individual on whom the record is maintained and/or=20
the NASA Personnel Office(s).

    Dated: June 28, 2013.
Richard J. Keegan, Jr.,
NASA Chief Information Officer (Acting).
[FR Doc. 2013-16193 Filed 7-3-13; 8:45 am]
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