NOTE: COMMENTS REGARDING ANY FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE MUST BE SENT TO THE ADDRESS INDICATED IN THE DOCUMENT. ANY COMMENTS ON THE RAPID INFORMATION BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM (RIBBS) ABOUT ANY FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES WILL NOT BE USED OR CONSIDERED IN THE COURSE OF ANY RULE MAKING. [Federal Register: November 14, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 219)] [Notices] [Page 57254-57255] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAL SERVICE Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records AGENCY: Postal Service. ACTION: Notice of the addition of a new routine use to an existing system of records. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document publishes notice of the addition of a new routine use to Privacy Act system of records USPS 080.010, Inspection Requirements--Investigative File System. This new routine use permits the disclosure of information on computer bulletin boards by the Postal Inspection Service in the performance of an authorized activity to elicit information or cooperation from users of such bulletin boards. It also permits the Postal Inspection Service to alert users of such bulletin boards of possible criminal activity for which the Postal Inspection Service has authority to investigate and about which it has obtained credible information. DATES: This proposal will become effective without further notice December 26, 1995, unless comments received on or before that date result in a contrary determination. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed or delivered to Records Office, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Room 8650, Washington, DC 20260-5240. Copies of all written comments received will be available for public inspection and photocopying between 8:15 a.m. and 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Peak, Records Office, (202) 268- 2601. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to subsection (e)(11) of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Postal Service is publishing a notice of a new routine use of its system of records USPS 080.010, Inspection Requirements-- Investigative File System. This system contains information on the investigation of criminal, civil, or administrative matters, including employee and contractor background investigations. This new routine use permits disclosure of an individual's identity and conduct [[Page 57255]] on computer bulletin boards shared by non-law enforcement organizations or individuals in the public and private sectors. The Postal Inspection Service is the law enforcement arm of the Postal Service (18 U.S.C. 3061). This new routine use would allow the Postal Inspection Service to elicit from users of computer bulletin boards information or cooperation required to perform an authorized activity, or to alert users of possible criminal activity for which the Postal Inspection Service has authority to investigate and about which it has obtained credible information. This new use will also directly benefit the anti-crime efforts of the Postal Inspection Service and organizations that are customers of the Postal Service, such as credit card issuers, health care providers, and insurance carriers. Currently, the Postal Inspection Service is working with these organizations to detect and prevent fraud and mail- related crimes. In addition to assisting the Postal Inspection Service in its detection and apprehension efforts, the information to be disclosed on the bulletin boards by this new routine use will help prevent fraud by alerting users of the bulletin boards with information about a particular criminal activity within their industries. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) and paragraph 4.c.(1)(f) of Appendix 1 of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-130, Federal Information Resources Management, interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, or arguments on this proposal. A report of the proposed system has been sent to Congress and to the Office of Management and Budget for their evaluation. New Routine Use The most recent description of USPS 080.010 appears at 54 FR 11798, dated March 20, 1991. It is proposed that routine use No. 12 be added to that system description as follows: USPS 080.010 Inspection Requirements--Investigative File System, 080.010. 39 U.S.C. 404, 18 U.S.C. 3061, and 5 U.S.C., App. 3. General routine use statements a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k, l, and m listed in the prefatory statement at the beginning of the Postal Service's published system notices apply to this system. Other routine uses are as follows: * * * * * [Add:] 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 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 for which the Postal Inspection Service has authority to investigate and about which it has obtained credible information. * * * * * Stanley F. Mires, Chief Counsel, Legislative. [FR Doc. 95-27985 Filed 11-13 -95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710-12-P