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Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 202 / Thursday, October 18, 2001 / Notices
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20229.

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

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

These records and information in the
records may be used to: (1) Disclose
pertinent information to appropriate
Federal, State, local or foreign agencies
responsible for investigating or
prosecuting the violations of, or for
enforcing or implementing, a statute,
rule, regulation, order, or license, where
the disclosing agency becomes aware of
an indication of a violation or potential
violation of civil or criminal law or
regulation; (2) disclose information to a
Federal, State, or local agency,
maintaining civil, criminal or other
relevant enforcement information or
other pertinent information, which has
requested information relevant to or
necessary to the requesting agency’s or
the bureau’s hiring or retention of an
individual, or issuance of a security
clearance, license, contract, grant, or
other benefit; (3) disclose information to
a court, magistrate, or administrative
tribunal in the course of presenting
evidence, including disclosures to
opposing counsel or witnesses in the
course of civil discovery, litigation, or
settlement negotiations, in response to a
subpoena, or in connection with
criminal law proceedings; (4) provide
information to the news media in
accordance with guidelines contained in
28 CFR 50.2 which relate to an agency’s
functions relating to civil and criminal
proceedings; (5) provide information to
third parties during the course of an
investigation to the extent necessary to
obtain information pertinent to the
investigation; (6) provide passenger
archive information and other TECS
data relevant to the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children
(NCMEC) investigation through
Department of the Treasury law
enforcement officers to personnel of the
NCMEC to assist in investigations of
missing or exploited children.

Information for this file is obtained
from supervisors, managers, instructors,
educational institutions, and/or training
facilities such as the Office of Personnel
Management, Department of the
Treasury, etc.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.
Treasury/CS .244
SYSTEM NAME:

Treasury Enforcement
Communications System (TECS)—
Treasury/Customs.
SYSTEM LOCATION:

Office of Investigations, U.S. Customs
Service, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20229.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:

(1) Violators or suspected violators of
U.S. Customs or related laws (some of
whom have been apprehended by
Customs officers); (2) Individuals who
are suspected of, or who have been
arrested for, thefts from international
commerce; (3) Convicted violators of
U.S. Customs and/or drug laws in the
United States and foreign countries; (4)
Fugitives with outstanding warrants—
Federal or state; (5) Victims of U.S.
Customs law violations; (6) Owners,
operators and/or passengers of vehicles,
vessels or aircraft traveling across U.S.
borders; (7) Individuals participating in
financial transactions reported under
the Bank Secrecy Act.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Every possible type of information
from a variety of Federal, state and local
sources, which contributes to effective
law enforcement may be maintained in
this system of records. Records include
but are not limited to records pertaining
to known violators, wanted persons,
lookouts (temporary and permanent),
reference information, regulatory and
compliance data. Information about
individuals includes but is not limited
to name, alias, date of birth, address,
physical description, various
identification numbers (i.e., seizure
number), details and circumstances of a
search, arrest, or seizure, case
information such as merchandise and
values, methods of theft, etc.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301; Treasury Department
Order No. 165, revised, as amended.

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

Magnetic disc and tape, laser optical
disks, microfiche, and hard copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:

By name; unique identifiers, address,
or in association with an enforcement
report or other system document.
SAFEGUARDS:

(1) All officers making inquiries have
had a full field background investigation
and are given information on a ‘‘needto-know’’ basis only. (2) Procedural and
physical safeguards are utilized such as

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accountability and receipt records,
guards patrolling the area, restricted
access and alarm protection systems,
special communications security, etc.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Review is accomplished by Customs
officers each time a record is retrieved
and on periodic basis to see if it should
be retained or modified. Since both
temporary and permanent records are
maintained, period of retention will
vary with type of record entered. The
records are disposed of by erasure of
magnetic tape or disc, and by shredding
and/or burning of hard copy documents.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Investigations, U.S. Customs Service,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20229.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

This system of records may not be
accessed for purposes of determining if
the system contains a record pertaining
to a particular individual. (See 5 U.S.C.
552a (e)(4)(G) and (f)(1).)
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

This system of records may not be
accessed under the Privacy Act for the
purpose of inspection.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Since this system of records may not
be accessed for purposes of determining
if the system contains a record
pertaining to a particular individual and
those records, if any, cannot be
inspected, the system may not be
accessed under the Privacy Act for the
purpose of contesting the content of the
record.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

This system contains investigatory
material compiled for law enforcement
purposes whose sources need not be
reported.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

This system is exempt from 5 U.S.C.
552a (c)(3), (c)(4), (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3),
(d)(4), (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (H)
and (I), (5) and (8), (f) and (g) of the
Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a
(j)(2) and (k)(2). (See 31 CFR 1.36.)
Treasury/CS .249
SYSTEM NAME:

Uniform Allowances—Unit Record—
Treasury/Customs.
SYSTEM LOCATION:

Financial Management Office, 99 SE
First Street, Miami, FL 33131;
Management Services Branch,
Administration Division, Port Director,

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