Surface Transportation Board

System name: Operating Personnel Files (Nonpermanent Records),     ICC.     System location: ICC Headquarters Bureaus and Offices, Washington, DC, and Regional Detached Offices (49 CFR part 1001). 

Categories of individuals covered by the system: ICC employees.  Categories of records in the system: Working papers and documents    developed during the course of an individual's employment which are    not permanently retained. These will include the Standard Form 7B (OF  4B), Employee Record Card, and nonofficial records generally limited    to information on experience, education, training, special    qualifications and skills, position descriptions, performance    appraisals and conduct. The Regional Managers' files may contain    duplicate copies of official documents (SF 171, SF 50, etc.).  

Authority for maintenance of the system: Federal Personnel Manual Supplement 293-31.  

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories of users and the purposes of such uses: For the use of    operating officials as a source of data to initiate requests for  personnel actions, to plan and schedule employee training, to counsel employees on their performance, to establish a basis for proposing  commendations or disciplinary actions, and to carry out their    personnel management responsibilities in general. In the event that a  system of records maintained by this agency to carry out its functions indicates a violation or potential violation of law,   whether civil, criminal or regulatory in nature, and whether arising    by general statute or particular program statute, or by regulation,   rule or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant records in the    system of records may be referred, as a routine use, to the    appropriate agency, whether Federal, state, local or foreign, charged    with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such    violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, or    rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto. The information    contained in this system of records will be disclosed to the Office    of Management and Budget in connection with the review of private    relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19 at any stage    of the legislative coordination and clearance process as set forth in    that Circular.       Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record    of an individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional    office made at the request of that individual.    

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,    retaining, and disposing of records in the system:     

Storage: Maintained in individual file folders.    

Retrievability: Indexed by name.    

Safeguards: Kept in locked file cabinets under direct control of    responsible official.    

Retention and disposal: Retained until employee leaves the agency    through transfer or other separation and then forward to the    Personnel Office where it is screened to insure that it contains no    documents that should be permanently filed in the Official Personnel    Folder, and then is destroyed.    

System manager(s) and address:          Administrative Officer (Assistant), ICC         Headquarters Bureaus and Officers, Washington, DC.         Regional Managers and Officer-in-charge--Detached     Offices    

Notification procedure: Same as above.     Record access procedures: Same as above.    

Contesting record procedures: Same as above.     Record source categories: Employees and their supervisors.    

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: None.

32-20-002

System name: National Defense Executive Reserve Files, ICC.  

System location: recruitment and Assignment Files Bureau of  Operations, Surface Transportation Board, 12th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20423. Appointment Files Personnel Office,    Surface Transportation Board, 12th and Constitution Avenue, NW,    Washington, DC 20423.    

Categories of individuals covered by the system: Letters and/or    memorandums addressed to members of the Commission's National Defense    Executive Reserve or to staff involving recruitment of reservists.    

Categories of records in the system: Letters, Memorandum or NDER    Forms 1, 2, and 3, or Form BOp D11 concerning reservists' assignments    or responsibilities in connection with the National Defense Executive   Reserve program, letters of appointment and statement of    understanding.     Authority for maintenance of the system: EO 11179 and EO 11490.    

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: Maintaining  management control system of the Commission's membership and staff  responsibilities in connection therewith and of individuals selected    to participate in the National Defense Executive Reserve program. The    information in this system of records will be exchanged as a matter  of routine use with the Federal Preparedness Agency, General Services    Administration, in connection with both agencies' responsibilities    for administering the National Defense Executive Reserve and    Emergency Preparedness programs, assigned by Executive Orders Nos.    11179, dated September 22, 1964, and 11490, dated October 30, 1969.    In the event that a system of records maintained by this agency to    carry out its functions indicates a violation or potential violation    of law, whether civil, criminal or regulatory in nature, and whether    arising by general statute or particular program statute, or by    regulations, rule or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant    records in the system of records may be referred, as a routine use,    to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, state, local or foreign,    charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such    violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, or    rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto. The information    contained in this system of records will be disclosed to the Office    of Management and Budget in connection with the review of private    legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19 at any stage of the    legislative coordination and clearance process as set forth in that    Circular.       Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record    of an individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional    office made at the request of that individual.    

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,    retaining, and disposing of records in the system:     

Storage: File folders and card file, 3 inch x 5 inch cards, basic    control of quarterly computer printouts, membership listing of    National Defense Executive Reserves, listing names, addresses and    employment information about each reservist.     Retrievability: Files maintained by individual name.    

Safeguards: Kept in locked file cabinets under control of    responsible official.     Retention and disposal: Permanent for card file; correspondence and    rosters, etc., three-year active file and then destroyed.    

System manager(s) and address:          Recruitment and assignment files         Bureau of Operations         Assistant to the Director         Surface Transportation Board         12th and Constitution Avenue, NW,    Washington, DC 20423         Appointment files         Director of Personnel         Surface Transportation Board         12th and Constitution Avenue, NW,         Washington, DC 20423    

Notification procedure: Same as above.    

Record access procedures: Same as above.    

Contesting record procedures: Same as above.    

Record source categories: Employee.    

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: None.

32-20-003

System name: Unit Medical Records, ICC.    

System location: Occupational Health Unit, ICC 12th and    Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20423.    

Categories of individuals covered by the system: ICC employees.    

Categories of records in the system: Contains employee's name, date   of birth, address, telephone number, Bureau or Office where employed,   name of person to contact in case of emergency, name of employee's    personal physician. Nurse's Notes visits and treatment in the Health    Unit, records pertaining to blood donations and individual records of    physical examinations, laboratory test results, x-rays and other    individual health records with pertinent medical opinions.    

Authority for maintenance of the system: Federal Personnel Manual    Supplement 792-1.     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including    categories of users and the purposes of such uses: Maintained   expressly for the well-being of employees in relation to work  assignments. For use of Director of Personnel in providing counseling  services to employees and agency officials. In the event that a    system of records maintained by this agency to carry its functions    indicates a violation or potential violation of law, whether civil,    criminal or regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general    statute or particular program statute, or by regulation, rule or    order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant in the system of records    may be referred, as a routine use, to the appropriate agency, whether    Federal, state, local or foreign, charged with the responsibility of    investigating or prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing    or implementing the statute, or rule, regulation or order issued    pursuant thereto. The information contained in the system of records    will be disclosed to the Office of Management and Budget in    connection with the review of private relief legislation as set forth   in OMB Circular No. A-19 at any stage of the legislative coordination    and clearance process as set forth in that Circular.       Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record    of an individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional    office made at the request of that individual.    

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,    retaining, and disposing of records in the system:     

Storage: Maintained in individual file folders.     Retrievability: Indexed by name.     Safeguards: Kept in locked file, with access only by the    Occupational Health Nurse and/or Physician.     Retention and disposal: Retained unit one year after the employee    leaves the agency, and then destroyed. Upon separation, will be given   to employee at his request or to his personal physician, if so    desired.    

System manager(s) and address:        Occupational Health Nurse      Room 1414     Surface Transportation Board     12th and Constitution Avenue, NW,      Washington, DC 20423    

Notification procedure: Same as above.    

Record access procedures: Same as above.    

Contesting record procedures: Same as above.    

Record source categories: Employee.    

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: None.

32-20-004

System name: Automated Personnel and Payroll System, ICC.   

System location: Section of Systems Development, ICC, 12th and  Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20423.  Categories of individuals covered by the system: ICC employees.    

 

Categories of records in the system: Contains the name, social  security number, employee number, date of birth, employment status,  leave status, pay status, tax status, insurance status, saving bond and charity deductions, time and attendance data, and the    organization of each ICC employee.  

 

Authority for maintenance of the system: 49 U.S.C. 12.   

 

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including    categories of users and the purposes of such uses: File is used for    the: Transfer of information to the Internal Revenue Service for  wage, levy and tax requirements--transfer of information to the  Treasury Department for completion of payroll processing--transfer of    information to the American Federation of Government Employees,    Graphic Arts International Union, and the Professional Association of    the ICC for the processing of union dues--transfer of information to    state and city revenue offices for tax unemployment processing--   transfer of information to the Civil Service Commission for personnel    requirements--employee separation and retirement processing--employee  time attendance accounting--employee salary payment and deduction    control--employee bond, charity and health benefits processing-- employee leave control--employee parking assignment control--employee  telephone directory--employee personnel action processing and control--Commission budget planning, monitoring and control--creation    of internal management reports, summaries and work files which are    located throughout the agency.       In the event that a system of records maintained by this agency    to carry out its functions indicates a violation or potential    violation of law, whether civil, criminal or regulatory in nature,    and whether arising by general statute of particular program statute,    or by regulation, rule or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant    records in the system of records may be referred, as a routine use,    to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, state, local or foreign,    charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such    violation or charged with enforcement implementing the statute, or    rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto.       The information contained in this system of records will be    disclosed to the Office of Management and Budget in connection with    the review of private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular    No. A-19 at any stage of the legislative coordination and clearance    as set forth in legislative coordination and clearance process as set    forth in that Circular.       Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record    of an individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional    office made at the request of that individual.    

 

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,    retaining, and disposing of records in the system:      Storage: Maintained on magnetic tape.    

 

Retrievability: Indexed by social security number.    

 

Safeguards: Stored in secure computer facility under the    supervision of the tape librarian.    

 

Retention and disposal: Fifty-two week retention for files. A five-   year retention period for year-end files. At the end of each of these    periods, files are destroyed.     System manager(s) and address:          Chief Section of Systems Development         Room B-411         Surface Transportation Board         12th and Constitution Avenue, NW,         Washington, DC.    

 

Notification procedure: Same as above.    

 

Record access procedures: Same as above.    

 

Contesting record procedures: Same as above.    

 

Record source categories: Employee.    

 

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: None.

 

32-20-005

System name: Case Status System (Formal Case Control), ICC.   

 

System location: section of System Development, ICC 12th and    Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20423.     Categories of individuals covered by the system: Administrative Law    Judges and Attorney-Advisers who have been assigned to work on cases    before the Commission--parties of record and parties to be advised of    all proceedings.    

 

Categories of records in the system: Contains the various    processing stages that case passes through as it is reviewed by the    Commission--contains Administrative Law Judge and Attorney-Adviser   names who are responsible for various processing stages of the case-- contains the names of parties of record and parties to be advised of    all proceedings--contain hearing locations, when applicable--contains  carrier identity.     Authority for maintenance of the system: Commission directive.     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including    categories of users and the purposes of such uses: Provides    identification of all pending cases before the Commission--identifies    older cases to expedite processing--identifies cases with normal time    allowances--provides an area being processed within inventory of    pending cases by stage of processing--identifies the responsible    Administrative Law Judge or Attorney-Adviser and organizational unit    responsible for various stages of case processing--identifies parties    of record and parties to be advised of all proceedings for a given    case--used to produce management reports located throughout the    agency. In the event that a system of records maintained by this    agency to carry out its functions indicates a violation or potential    violation of law, whether civil, criminal or regulatory in nature,    and whether arising by general statute or particular program statute,    or by regulation, rule or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant    records in the system of records may be referred, as a routine use,    to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, state, local or foreign,    charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such    violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, or    rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto.       The information contained in this system of records will be    disclosed to the Office of Management and Budget in connection with    the review of private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular    No. A-19 at any stage of the legislative coordination and clearance    process as set forth in that Circular.       Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record    of an individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional    office made at the request of that individual.     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,    retaining, and disposing of records in the system:      Storage: Maintained on magnetic tape and computer disk files.     Retrievability: Indexed by case and carrier identity and    Administrative Law Judge or Attorney-Adviser name.     Safeguards: Stored in secure computer facility. Data base access is    under the supervision of a data base administrator.     Retention and disposal: Records are maintained on each case until    it has been decided. The record is then transferred to an inactive    history file for permanent retention.   

 

System manager(s) and address:          Chief, Section of System Development         Room B-411         Surface Transportation Board         12th and Constitution Avenue, NW,         Washington, DC 20423    

 

Notification procedure: Same as above.     Record access procedures: Same as above.    

 

Contesting record procedures: Same as above.    

 

Record source categories: Carrier(s) involved, and commission    staff.

    

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: None.

 

32-20-006

 

System name: Correspondence and Management Control, ICC.   

 

System location: ICC Headquarters Bureaus and Offices Washington,    DC., and Regional Detached Offices (49 CFR part 1001).   Categories of individuals covered by the system: Names of    assignments with a control slip, including due dates for either    individuals or sections within various organizational elements of the    Commission covering letters, memoranda, or other inquiries for which    responsibility to reply exists, normal business production    transactions, time frames, on special projects, and all aspects of    overall correspondence and workload control, as well as individual    signed records for government property accountability.     Categories of records in the system: The overall Commission    performance monitoring system incorporates a series of subsystems    which identity the various measurements of productivity which are    implicit in the operation of the Commission. Maintenance of records    on the performance and the production of Branches, Sections, Offices    and individual employees is necessary to enable the Commission    effectively manage its work load. These records include the names of    individuals assigned to specific activities, the dates of    assignments, dates products received, name of signer for    correspondence which is going out, and general evaluation criteria of    the individual performance of the element being monitored.     Authority for maintenance of the system: 49 U.S.C. 12, 18     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including    categories of users and the purposes of such uses: Control of the    production of the total employee force of the Surface Transportation    Board and assurance that productivity is achieved by the employees    assigned individual organizational elements. Additionally, to    maintain a suspense on specific actions being levied upon an    individual to assure that the response is timely, as well as    qualitative. Used for control of government property assuring    individual accountability.       In the event that a system of records maintained by this agency    to carry out its functions indicates a violation or potential    violation of law, whether civil, criminal or regulatory in nature,    and whether arising by general statute or particular program statute,    or by regulation, rule or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant    records in the system of records may be referred, as a routine use,    to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, state, local or foreign,    charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such    violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, or    rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto.       The information contained in this system of records will be    disclosed to the Office of Management and Budget in connection with    the review of private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular    No. A-19 at any stage of the legislative coordination and clearance    process as set forth in the Circular.       Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record    of an individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional    office made at the request of that individual.    

 

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,    retaining, and disposing of records in the system:     

 

Storage: Both card, suspense special forms, and computer-related    assignment records, are maintained to control the overall system.    Maintained in sequence by the organizational element and/or the    individual assigned to a special task, as well as cross-referenced by    the number of the task involved.    

 

Safeguards: Maintained at supervisory levels on an informal basis    with access prohibited outside of the Commission.    

 

Retention and disposal: One-year active operation and subsequently    destroyed.     System manager(s) and address:          Managing Director         Surface Transportation Board         Room 2118         12th and Constitution Avenue, NW,         Washington, DC 20423    

 

Notification procedure: Same as above.    

 

Record access procedures: Same as above.    

 

Contesting record procedures: Same as above.    

 

Record source categories: Employee.    

 

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: None.

 

32-20-007

System name: Consumer Complaint System, ICC.  System location: Public Information and Consumer Affairs Office,  ICC, 12th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20423.   Headquarters, ICC Bureau and Offices, and Regional Detached Offices    (49 CFR part 1001).    

 

Categories of individuals covered by the system: Letters received    from consumers and/or shippers regarding the operation of the ICC or    carriers subject to its regulations.    

 

Categories of records in the system: These records include letters    on virtually every subject. They are concentrated in three areas:    Complaints from individual consumers on household goods shipments,    complaints from travelers on rail passenger facilities, and    complaints from passengers on motor passenger facilities.    Additionally, information on general subjects of the operation of the    Surface Transportation Board and, specifically, shipper complaints    against carrier practices and/or tariffs are included in overall    complaint files. Files generally are accessed by name of individual    complaining or subject of the complaint or name of the carrier    against which the complaint is tendered. Notice is given that when    complaints generate an investigative file portions of this overall    file are extracted and exempted under the provisions and notice    provided in the publication of ICC VIII, Preliminary Investigative    Files, and ICC IX, Enforcement Files.    

 

Authority for maintenance of the system: 49 U.S.C. 12, 18.    

 

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including    categories of users and the purposes of such uses: To respond to    complaints from individuals, to correlate information received from    individuals to assure policies are developed supporting the overall    public interest in the regulatory process, to provide information to    carriers relative to shortcomings they are experiencing, and take    informal compliance action, as well as to transfer the files to    formal investigative or enforcement action, when justified. This is a    public file available for public review under the terms of the    Freedom of Information Act. Individuals submitting special complaint    correspondence to the Commission, unless identifying their desire to    remain anonymous, will not be protected from disclosure of the    information contained within the complaint letter. In the event that    a system of records maintained by this agency to carry its functions    indicates a violation or potential violation of law, whether civil,    criminal or regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general    statute or particular program statute, or by regulation, rule or    order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant records in this system of    records may be referred, as a routine use, to the appropriate agency,    whether Federal, state, local or foreign, charged with the    responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such violation or    charged with enforcing or prosecuting such violation or charged with    enforcing or implementing the statute, or rule, regulation or order    issued pursuant thereto.       Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record    of an individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional    office made at the request of that individual.       The information contained in this system of records will be    disclosed to the Office of Management and Budget in connection with    the review of private legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-   19 at any stage of the legislative coordination and clearance process    as set forth in that Circular.    

 

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,    retaining, and disposing of records in the system:     

 

Storage: In conventional file cabinets, alphabetically, by sender,    and potentially by subject of complaint, dispersed for filing to    office have primary operational use.    

 

Retrievability: Maintained in alphabetical order, by complainant,    with potential cross-index for identification of entity against which    the complaint has been made, and further cross-reference by subject    of complaint.    

 

Safeguards: Minimal, since the files are public in nature.     Retention and disposal: Maintained for approximately two years and    then destroyed.    

 

System manager(s) and address:          Public Information Officer, ICC         12th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20423    

 

Notification procedure: Same as above.     Record access procedures: Same as above.    

 

Contesting record procedures: Same as above.    

 

Record source categories: Consumers and/or shippers.    

 

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: None.

 

32-20-008

 

System name: Preliminary Investigative Files, ICC.    

 

System location: Bureau of Operations, Surface Transportation  Board, 12th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20423, and   Regional Detached Offices (49 CFR part 1001).    

 

Categories of individuals covered by the system: Suspected  violators of the Interstate Commerce Act or ICC orders or  regulations. 

 

Categories of records in the system: These files contain  information indicating or alleging that an individual or entity could    be in violations of the Interstate Commerce Act. Such records could    be arrest records from the various states received pursuant to Pub.    L. 89-170, which allows cooperative agreements between the states and    this Commission in the provision of information. For example, these    files could contain warning letters involving alleged violations,    miscellaneous correspondence, newspaper clippings, records of    contacts with entities or individuals by Commission personnel, copies    of preliminary investigation reports, and prior enforcement actions    taken by the Surface Transportation Board or the courts because of    violations of the Interstate Commerce Act.    

 

Authority for maintenance of the system: 49 U.S.C. 12     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including    categories of users and the purposes of such uses: Used employees of    the Surface Transportation Board to administer the Act, increase    compliance with orders, regulations and statutes for the regulation    of surface transportation, and initiate appropriate enforcement    action.       In the event that a system of records maintained by this agency    to carry out its functions indicates a violation or potential    violation of law, whether civil, criminal or regulatory in nature,    and whether arising by general statute or particular program statute,    or by regulation, rule or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant    records in the system of records may be referred, as a routine use,    to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, state, local or foreign,    charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such    violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, or    rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto.       The information contained in this system of records will be    disclosed to the Office of Management and Budget in connection with    the review of private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular    No. A-19 at any stage of the legislative coordination and clearance    process as set forth in that Circular.       Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record    of an a individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional    office made at the request of that individual.    

 

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,    retaining, and disposing of records in the system:     

 

Storage: Maintained in individual file folders.    

 

Retrievability: Indexed by name of entity of individual.    

 

Safeguards: Kept in locked file cabinets under direct control of    responsible official.    

 

Retention and disposal: Maintained for a minimum of five years and    then destroyed.    

 

System manager(s) and address:        Washington, DC         Director, Bureau of Operations         Room 7115         Surface Transportation Board         12th and Constitution Ave. NW,         Washington, DC 20423       Regional Detached Offices:         Regional Managers (49 CFR part 1001)       Field Offices:         Officers in Charge (49 CFR part 1001)    

 

Notification procedure: Same as above.    

 

Record access procedures: Same as above.  

 

Contesting record procedures: Same as above.    

 

Record source categories: Author of letters.     Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: Under the    provisions of section (j)(2), this file is exempted from any part of    section 5 U.S.C. 552(a), except Subsections (b), (c) (1), and (2),    (e)(4) (A) through (F), (e) (6), (7), (9), (10), and (11), and (i).    This material is collected in the process of investigating all    potential violations of the Interstate Commerce Act, whether civil or    criminal, and is exempted for the reasons expressed in 5 U.S.C.    552(b)(7). Under the provisions of section (k)(2), this file is    exempted from Subsections (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4) (G), (H), and    (I), and (f). This material is collected in the process of    investigating all potential violations of the Interstate Commerce    Act, whether civil or criminal, and is exempted for the reasons    expressed in 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(7).

 

32-20-009

 

  

System name: Investigative and Enforcement Records, Cross- Indexed, ICC.     System location: Bureau of Enforcement (cross-indexed and central    file) Surface transportation Board, 12th and Constitution Avenue, NW,    Washington, DC 20423, and ICC Regional Offices (investigative files    with assigned geographical jurisdiction).    

 

Categories of individuals covered by the system: Individual,    corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship, subject to    enforcement actions being taken by the Surface Transportation Board    as a result of preliminary investigations.    

 

Categories of records in the system: The central cross-index    contains the name and address of individual, partnership,    corporation, or sole proprietorship, and includes a cross-reference    to the enforcement file containing the investigative reports, as well    as other information gathered as part of the criminal prosecution    and/or civil forfeiture action. The basic cross-reference file does    not contain significant information other than the name and address    of the entity involved, but the cross-reference to the investigative    file, which is maintained by case number, does provide access based    upon individual name. Individual investigative and enforcement files   are maintained by enforcement file number, both at Headquarters and   Regions.     Authority for maintenance of the system: 49 U.S.C 12.    

 

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including    categories of users and the purposes of such uses: Used to monitor    and control the progress of enforcement actions, both within the    Commission for civil forfeitures and in relationship with the    Department of Justice on those actions that are going through the   courts. The central cross index is the only practical method for    access to the appropriate file based upon any individual identifier.    Actual file information is used for prosecution of civil and criminal    actions. In the event that a system of records maintained by this    agency to carry out its functions indicates a violation or potential    violation of law, whether civil, criminal or regulatory in nature,    and whether arising by general statute or particular program statute,  or by regulation, rule or order issued pursuant thereto, the    relevant, records in the system of records may be referred as a    routine use, to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, state, local    or foreign, charged with the responsibility of investigating or    prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing or implementing    the statute, or rule, or regulation or order issued pursuant thereto.    The information contained in this system of records will be disclosed    to the Office of Management and Budget in connection with the review    of private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19    at any stage of the legislative coordination and clearance process as    set forth in that Circular.      

 

Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record    of an individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional    office made at the request of that individual.    

 

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,    retaining, and disposing of records in the system:     

 

Storage: Maintained on folding 5 inch by 8 inch index cards.    

 

Retrievability: Indexed by individual, partnership, corporation, or    sole proprietorship (index). Actual files retrieved by enforcement    file number.    

 

Safeguards: Stored in a special room of the Bureau of Enforcement    with Commission employees present during all duty hours (index).    

 

Retention and disposal: Cards are maintained in the active cross-   reference and indexing file while the file is open and transferred to    the closed card section after the file is concluded.     System manager(s) and address:          Assistant Director         Bureau of Enforcement         Surface Transportation Board         12th and Constitution Avenue, NW,   Washington, DC 20423     Notification procedure: Same as above.    

 

Record access procedures: Same as above.     Contesting record procedures: Same as above.    

 

Record source categories: Preliminary investigative files (ICC    VIII).     Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: Under the  provisions of section (j)(2), this file is exempted from any part of  5 U.S.C. 552(a) except Subsections (b), (c) (l) and (2), (e)(4) (A)  through (F), (e) (6), (7), (9), (10) and (11), and (i). This material    is collected in the process of investigating all potential violations    of the Interstate Commerce Act, whether civil or criminal, and is exempted for the reasons expressed in 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(7). Under the  provisions of section (k)(2) this file is exempted from subsections (c)(3), (d), (e)(4)(G), (l) and (f). This material is collected in    the process of investigating all potential violations of the    Interstate Commerce Act, whether civil or criminal, and is exempted  for the reasons expressed in 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(7).

 

32-20-010

 

System name: ICC Employee Parking Permit Applications for   Carpools, ICC.    

 

System location: Section of Administrative Services, ICC, 12th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20423.  Categories of individuals covered by the system: All individuals    applying for, or assigned, parking facilities.  Categories of records in the system: ICC Form MD-21, Revised March  1975, Surface Transportation Board, Application for Parking Space, Contents: Carpool member names, home address, office telephone    number, bureau or office, service computation date, vehicle license    number, distance between residence and ICC and the name of the    employer.     Authority for maintenance of the system: FDMR Temporary Regulations   D-47, May 22, 1974.    

 

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: Use is to maintain  control of assigned parking spaces. In the event that a system of    records maintained by this agency to carry out its functions    indicates a violation or potential violation of law, whether civil,    criminal or regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general    statute or particular program statute, or by regulation, rule or    order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant records in the system of    records may be referred, as a routine use, to the appropriate agency,    whether Federal, state, local or foreign, charged with the    responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such violation or    charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, or rule,    regulation or order is issued pursuant thereto. The information    contained in this system of records will be disclosed to the Office    of Management and Budget in connection with the review of private    relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19 at any stage    of the legislative coordination and clearance process as set forth in    that Circular.       Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record    of an individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional    office made at the request of that individual.    

 

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,    retaining, and disposing of records in the system:     

 

Storage: Maintained on 5 inch by 8 inch cards.     Retrievability: Indexed by location of parking space, number of    carpool members and order of parking permit number.     Safeguards: Secured in locked metal, lateral file cabinet under the    supervision of the space and services unit.    

 

Retention and disposal: Cards are maintained for a three-year    period and then discarded.    

 

System manager(s) and address:          Chief, Building Services, Space Management Branch         Room 1315         Surface Transportation Board         12th and Constitution Avenue, NW,         Washington, DC 20423    

 

Notification procedure: Same as above.    

 

Record access procedures: Same as above.    

 

Contesting record procedures: Same as above.    

 

Record source categories: Individuals seeking parking facilities.    

 

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: None.

 

32-20-011

 

System name: ICC Indentification System File. 

 

System location: Surface Transportation Board, Section of  Administrative Services, 12th and Constitution Avenue, NW,    Washington, DC 20423.     Categories of individuals covered by the system: A. All ICC    Headquarters employees.       B. All nongovernment employees requiring access to office space    occupied in the ICC Headquarters Building in Washington, DC.       C. All ICC employees issued investigative credentials.     Categories of records in the system:        A. Name, date of birth, social security number.       B. Name, organization (firm), social security number.       C. Name, title, Bureau or Office, credential number.    

 

Authority for maintenance of the system: 49 CFR 1000.5.     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including    categories of users and the purposes of such uses: Control of ICC    Identification System. In the event that a system of records    maintained by this agency to carry out its functions indicates a    violation or potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal or    regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general statute or    particular program statute, or by regulation, rule or order issued    pursuant thereto, to relevant records in the system of records may be    referred, as a routine use, to the appropriate agency whether    Federal, state, local or foreign, charged with the responsibility of    investigating or prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing    or implementing the statute, or rule, regulation or order issued    pursuant thereto. The information contained in this system of records    will be disclosed to the Office of Management and Budget in    connection with the review of private relief legislation as set forth    in OMB Circular No. A-19 at any stage of the legislative coordination    and clearance process as set forth in that Circular.      

 

Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record    of an individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional    office made at the request of that individual.    

 

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,    retaining, and disposing of records in the system:      Storage: A. 8 inch by 10 inch log book. B. 5 inch by 8 inch sheets.    C. 5 inch by 8 inch sheet.     Retrievability: A. Indexed by date issued. B. Indexed by    organization and date issued. C. Indexed by Bureau or Office and    credential number.     Safeguards: All three segments of the identification system are    stored in the Section of Administrative Services under the    supervision of the Space and Services Unit.     Retention and disposal: A. Maintained two years after completion of    log book, then destroyed. B. Maintained for two years after which    cards are destroyed. C. Maintained until credential is returned and    destroyed or marked retired upon separation of employee. Inactive    records are stored two years and discarded.     System manager(s) and address:          Chief, Building Services, Space Management Branch         Section of Administrative Services         Surface Transportation Board         12th and Constitution Avenue, NW,  Washington, DC 20423    

 

Notification procedure: Same as above.    

 

Record access procedures: Same as above.    

 

Contesting record procedures: Same as above.    

 

Record source categories: Employee.    

 

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: None.

 

 

32-20-012

 

System name: Employee Travel Records, ICC.   

System location: Budget and Fiscal Office, ICC, 12th and   Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20423.     Categories of individuals covered by the system: ICC employees.    

Categories of records in the system: The record consists primarily    of a series of standard and Commission forms and index file cards    designed to record pertinent travel information. The information    usually includes the employee's name, address, and organization, the   mode, purpose, dates and places of travel, the method and amount of   reimbursement and the amount of travel advance outstanding.    Authority for maintenance of the system: 49 U.S.C. 18.     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including    categories of users and the purposes of such uses: The records are    available for any use by any person. The Commission uses these    records to establish approval for travel on official business, the    reimbursement of the employee for approved expenses, control of    annual budget estimates, input to the Commission's internal    accounting system and periodic and special reports required by    agencies outside the Commission, and the compilation of information    for internal management purposes. Portions of the file are made    available to Commission management personnel for monitoring assigned    functional and geographical areas of responsibility. In the event    that a system of records maintained by this agency to carry out its    functions indicates a violation or potential violation of law,    whether civil, criminal or regulatory in nature, and whether arising    by general statute or particular program statute, or by regulation,    rule or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant records in the    system of records may be referred, as a routine use to the    appropriate agency, whether Federal, state, local or foreign, charged    with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such    violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, or    rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto. The information    contained in this system of records will be disclosed to the Office    of Management and Budget in connection with the review of private    relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19 at any stage    of the legislative coordination and clearance process as set forth in    that Circular.    Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record    of an individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional    office made at the request of that individual.    

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,    retaining, and disposing of records in the system:     

Storage: Maintained in individual file folders.    

Retrievability: Indexed by employee name.     Safeguards: Kept in locked file cabinet under supervision of Budget    and Fiscal Officer.    

Retention and disposal: Records are destroyed in accordance with    GSA retention schedules.    

System manager(s) and address:          Chief, Budget and Fiscal Office         Room 1330         Surface Transportation Board         12th and Constitution Avenue, NW,         Washington, DC 20423.    

Notification procedure: Same as above.    

Record access procedures: Same as above.    

Contesting record procedures: Same as above.    

Record source categories: Employee.    

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: None.

32-20-0013

System name: Identification and Measurement of Minority and  Female Owned Motor Carriers.  System location: ICC Headquarters, Washington, DC.  Categories of individuals covered by the system: Minority and  female owned motor carriers.     Categories of records in the system: Questionnaires are mailed to    all ICC regulated carriers and to each new applicant for authority.  This data is compiled into a register which serves as a useful means  of communicating with minority firms already in or interested in entering the trucking business. 

Authority for maintenance of the system: 5 U.S.C. 553 and 49 U.S.C.    10101 and 10321.    

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including    categories of users and the purposes of such uses: This information    will be made available to the Commission and the Congress, as well as    to other agencies and organizations, to assist in designing and    delivering programs to address the specific needs of these firms.    Participation in this data collection program is voluntary.     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,    retaining, and disposing of records in the system:      Storage: Maintained on magnetic tape.     Retrievability: Indexed by name.     Safeguards: Kept in locked file cabinet under direct control of    responsible official.    

Retention and disposal: To be retained for an unlimited period of    time.     System manager(s) and address: Chief Section of Systems    Development, B-411, Surface Transportation Board, 12th and    Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20423.     Notification procedure: Same as above.    

Record access procedures: Same as above.    

Contesting record procedures: Same as above.    

Record source categories: Licensees and applicants.    

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: None.

32-20-0014

System name: Fee Billing and Collection System. 

System location:        Surface Transportation Board, Budget and Fiscal Office, Room    1330, 12th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20423.   

Categories of individuals covered by the system:        Individuals or entities that hold fee billing accounts.    

Categories of records in the system:      Individual or entities submit Form ICC-1032 to request    establishment of an account for fee billing purposes. Files contain a  record of charges, including applicable interest, penalties and  administrative charges and payments for fee billing accounts. File    include correspondence and other documentation relating to collection    activities of the ICC. The files may include financial information  obtained from credit bureaus of developed by ICC field staff. 

Authority for maintenance of the system:        The authority for maintenance of the system is found in 49 USC    10321, 31 USC 3711 et seq. and 9701.    

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including    categories of users and the purposes of such uses:    Maintaining a recordkeeping and accounting system to record   changes, including applicable interest, penalties and administrative    charges, and payments for fee billing accounts.    The information in the system of records may be provided to other  federal agencies and entities including but not limited to the  Internal Revenue Service, the General Accounting Office, and the    Department of Justice. The information also may be provided to credit    bureaus and debt collection contractors, as authorized by the Debt    Collection Act of 1982, 31 USC 3711, et seq.    

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving accessing,  retaining, and disposing of records in the system:   

Storage:     The Budget and Fiscal files consist of paper records maintained  in folders, and on automated data storage devices and magnetic    computer discs Files are secured at all times.  

Retrievability:        Indexed in data base by account number and name of account    holder. Paper records filed by account number.    

Safeguards:        Access to the records is limited to authorized staff in the    Budget and Fiscal Office and to other authorized officials or    employees of the ICC on a need-to-know basis as determined by the    Budget and Fiscal Office. All records are kept in limited access    areas during duty hours and in locked files at all other times.    

Retention and disposal:     To be retained for 5 years.  System manager(s) and address:      Surface Transportation Board, Chief, Budget and Fiscal Office,  Room 1330, 12th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20423.  

Notification procedures:       See 49 CFR part 1007.    

Record access procedures:        See 49 CFR part 1007.    

Contesting record procedures:        See 49 CFR part 1007.    

Record source categories:        Account holders, credit bureaus, ICC field staff.    

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act:        None.

32-20-0015

System name: OIG Complaint and Investigative Files.    

System location:        OIG, ICC. Room 2121, Washington, DC 20423.    

Categories of individuals covered by the system:        Individuals involved in complaints reported to and investigations    conducted by the OIG relating to the programs and operations of the    ICC.    

Categories of records in the system:        Files containing information relevant to complaints and    investigations. Files include all relevant correspondence, internal    staff memoranda, copies of all subpoenas issued, affidavits, witness    statements, transcripts of testimony and accompanying exhibits,    working papers of the staff, and any other reports, documents, and    records. These records are used as a basis for the issuance of    subpoenas, suitability determinations, and civil, criminal, and    administrative actions.    

Authority for maintenance of the system:      The authority for maintenance of the system is found under the  Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, Pub. L. 100-504, 102 Stat. 251 (amending 5 U.S.C. App. 3 (1978)).   Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including  categories of users and the purposes of such uses:        In addition to the disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.    552a(b), these records or information in these records may    specifically be disclosed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows,   provided that no routine use specified herein shall be construed to    limit or waive any other routine use specified herein:    (1) To other agencies, offices, establishments, and authorities,  whether federal, state, local, foreign, or self-regulatory    (including, but not limited to, organizations such as professional  associations or licensing boards), authorized or with the  responsibility to investigate, litigate, prosecute, enforce, or  implement a statute, rule, regulation, or order, where the record or    information, by itself or in connection with other records or    information:       (a) Indicates a violation or potential violation of law, whether    criminal, civil, administrative, or regulatory in nature, and whether    arising by general statute or particular program statute, or by    regulation, rule, or order issued pursuant thereto, or    (b) Indicates a violation or potential violation of a   professional, licensing, or similar regulation, rule or order, or    otherwise reflects on the qualifications or fitness of an individual   who is licensed or seeking to be licensed;    (2) To any source, private or governmental, to the extent    necessary to secure from such source information relevant to and    sought in furtherance of a legitimate investigation or audit;    (3) To agencies, offices, or establishments of the executive,    legislative, or judicial branches of the federal or state government:       (a) Where such agency, office, or establishment has an interest    in the individual for employment purposes, including a security  clearance or determination as to access to classified information,  and needs to evaluate the individual's qualifications, suitability,    or loyalty to the United States Government, or       (b) Where an agency, office, or establishment conducts an    investigation of the individual for purposes of granting a security    clearance, or making a determination of qualifications, suitability,    or loyalty to the United States Government or access to classified   information or restricted areas, or       (c) Where the records or information in those records are   relevant and necessary to a decision with regard to the hiring or  retention of an employee or disciplinary or other administrative  action concerning the employee, or     (d) Where disclosure is requested in connection with the award of   a contract or other determination relating to a government    procurement, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other benefit by    the requesting agency, to the extent that the record is relevant and    necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the matter,    including but not limited to, disclosure to any Federal agency    responsible for considering suspension or debarment action where such    record would be germane to a determination of the propriety or    necessity of such action, or disclosure to the United States General    Accounting Office, the General Services Administration Board of    Contract Appeals, or any other Federal contract board of appeals in    cases relating to an agency procurement;       (4) To the Office of Personnel Management, the Office of    Government Ethics, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Office of    Special Counsel, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the    Federal Labor Relations Authority or its General Counsel, of records    or portions thereof relevant and necessary to carry out their    authorized functions, such as, but not limited to, rendering advice    requested by the OIG, investigations of alleged or prohibited    personnel practices (including unfair labor or discriminatory    practices), appeals before official agencies, offices, panels or    boards, and authorized studies or reviews of civil service or merit    systems or affirmative action programs;       (5) To independent auditors or other private firms with which the    OIG has contracted to carry out an independent audit or    investigation, or to analyze, collate, aggregate or otherwise refine    data collected in the system of records, subject to the requirement    that such contractors shall maintain Privacy Act safeguards with    respect to such records;       (6) To any authorized component of the ICC, the Department of    Justice, or other law enforcement authority, and for disclosure by   such parties:      (a) To the extent relevant and necessary in connection with    litigation in proceedings before a court or other adjudicative body,    where (i) the United States is a party to or has an interest in the    litigation, including where the ICC, or an ICC component, or an ICC    official or employee in his or her official capacity, or an    individual ICC official or employee whom the Department of Justice    has agreed to represent, is or may likely become a party, and (ii)    the ligation is likely to affect the agency or any component thereof,    or       (b) For purposes of obtaining advice, including advice concerning    the accessibility of a record or information under the Privacy Act or    the Freedom of Information Act:       (7) To the National Archives and Record Administration for    records management inspections conducted under authority of 44 U.S.C.    2904 and 2096;       (8) To a Congressional office from the record of a subject    individual in response to an inquiry from the Congressional office    made at the request of the individual, but only to the extent that    the record would be legally accessible to that individual;       (9) To any direct recipient of federal funds, such as a    contractor, where such record reflects serious inadequacies with a    recipient's personnel and disclosure of the record if for purpose of    permitting a recipient to take corrective action beneficial to the    Government;       (10) To debt collection contractors for the purposes of   collecting debts owed to the Government, as authorized under the Debt    Collection Act of 1982, 31 U.S.C. 3718, and subject to applicable    Privacy Act safeguards; (11) To a grand jury pursuant either to a federal or state grand    jury subpoena, or to a prosecution request that such record be    released for the purposes of its introduction to a grand jury where    subpoena or request has been specifically approved by a court; (12) To OMB for the purposes of obtaining advice regarding ICC    obligations under the Privacy Act or (13) To the Secretary of the ICC for the purpose of placing any    ex parte communication, which has not already been reported to the    Secretary pursuant to 49 CFR 1102.2(e), in the correspondence section    of the appropriate public docket.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,    retaining, and disposing of records in the system:

Storage:  The OIG files consist of paper records maintained in binders or    folders, and on automated data storage devices. Files are secured at    all times.

Retrievability: Indexed on disk by case number. Paper records are filed    numerically by case number. At this time, records are not cross-   indexed by name and/or by subject but are expected to be retrieved in    this fashion in the near future. Safeguards:  Access control: Access to the records is limited to authorized staff in OIG and  to other authorized officials or employees of ICC on a need-to-know basis as determined by the OIG. All records are kept in limited    access areas during duty hours and in locked files at all other    times. 

Retention and disposal: To be retained for an unlimited period of time.

System manager(s) and address: Inspector General, OIG, ICC, Room 2121, Washington, DC 20423. Notification procedure:  See 49 CFR part 1007. Record access procedure: Same as above. Contesting record procedure: Same as above. Record source categories:  Information in these records is obtained from all individuals and    entities who may assist OIG in evaluating complaints and conducting    investigations authorized by Pub. L. 100-504.

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act:        This system is exempted from 5 U.S.C. 552a, except subsections    (b), (c)(1) and (2), (e)(4)(A) through (F), (e)(6), (7), (9), (10),    and (11) and (i), under 552a(j)(2) to the extent the system of   records pertains to the enforcement of criminal laws; and is exempted    from 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H), (I), and (f)    under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), to the extent the system of records    consists of investigatory materials compiled for law enforcement    purposes, other than that material within the scope of the exemption   at 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2).      5 U.S.C. App. 3 (1978) prohibits disclosure by the OIG of the    identity of any employee, without the consent of the employee, who    submits a complaint or provides information concerning the possible    existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules or    regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of    authority, or a substantial and specific danger to the public health    or safety.