Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY:

Office of the Secretary, DoD.

ACTION:

Notice to Delete a System of Records.

SUMMARY:

The Office of the Secretary of Defense is deleting a system of records notice from its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

DATES:

This proposed action will be effective without further notice on March 25, 2011 unless comments are received which result in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by docket number and/or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) and title, by any of the following methods:

* Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

* Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, Mailroom 3C843, 1160 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mrs. Cindy Allard at (703) 588-6830, or Privacy Act Officer, Freedom of Information Directorate, Washington Headquarters Services, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Office of the Secretary of Defense systems of records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the Federal Register and are available from the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT address above.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to delete one system of records notice from its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The proposed deletion is not within the purview of subsection (r) of the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, which requires the submission of a new or altered system report.

Deletion:

DWHS P14

Blood Donor Files (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10227).

Reason:

Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) ceased sponsoring blood drives in 2004. Records covered under this system of records notice have been destroyed in accordance with NARA authorized records schedule (destroy when three years old). WHS no longer collects or maintains any records pertaining to blood donor files.