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POSTAL SERVICE

Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records; Revision and Final
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Final notice.

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SUMMARY: This document revises the proposed new routine use to the
Privacy Act system of records USPS 080.010, Inspection Requirements--
Investigative File System, that was published in the Federal Register
on Tuesday, November 14, 1995 (60 FR 57254-57255) and corrected in the
Federal Register on November 28, 1995 (60 FR 58693).
    In response to these notices, the American Postal Workers Union,
AFL-CIO, submitted comments expressing its concern that the language of
the routine use was overly broad and could result in harm or unfairness
to individuals whose records were disclosed on electronic bulletin
boards to organizations or individuals that were not directly impacted
by the suspected or actual criminal activity.
    The Postal Service has reviewed the union's comments and has
decided to revise the language of the routine use to further restrict
the disclosure of records of identified individuals on electronic
bulletin boards to organizations or individuals that could be injured
by the suspected or actual criminal activity.
    New routine use number 12 should be changed to read as follows:
    ``12. A record from this system may be disclosed on an electronic
bulletin board to organizations or individuals in the public or private
sectors that share in the bulletin board, provided that the disclosure
is approved by the Chief Postal Inspector, or delegate, because it is
deemed necessary: (1) To elicit information or cooperation from these
organizations or individuals for use by the Postal Inspection Service
in the performance of an authorized activity; or (2) to alert these
organizations or individuals of possible criminal activity that could
affect them for which the Postal Inspection Service has authority to
investigate and about which it has obtained credible information.''

    Dated: February 27, 1996.
Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 96-5780 Filed 3-11-96; 8:45 am]
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