Notice2023-24193
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
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Published
November 2, 2023
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that the VA is modifying the system of records titled, "Administrative Data Repository-VA" (150VA19). This system is used as the source for the information necessary to uniquely identify a person across the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), act as a record locator system for person records across the Administration, master the identity data and synchronize updates and changes to all the systems that know that person.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 211 (Thursday, November 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75387-75391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24193]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA).
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given
that the VA is modifying the system of records titled, ``Administrative
Data Repository-VA'' (150VA19). This system is used as the source for
the information necessary to uniquely identify a person across the
Veterans Health Administration (VHA), act as a record locator system
for person records across the Administration, master the identity data
and synchronize updates and changes to all the systems that know that
person.
DATES: Comments on this modified system of records must be received no
later than 30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register.
If no public comment is received during the period allowed for comment
or unless otherwise published in the Federal Register by VA, the
modified system of records will become effective a minimum of 30 days
after date of publication in the Federal Register. If VA receives
public comments, VA shall review the comments to determine whether any
changes to the notice are necessary.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or
mailed to VA Privacy Service, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, (005X6F),
Washington, DC 20420. Comments should indicate that they are submitted
in response to ``Administrative Data Repository-VA'' (150VA19).
Comments received will be available at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> for public
viewing, inspection or copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephania Griffin, VHA Chief Privacy
Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#26755243564e47484f470861544f40404f4866504708414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86d5f2e3f6eee7e8efe7a8c1f4efe0e0efe8c6f0e7a8e1e9f0">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone number 704-
245-2492 (Note: this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA is amending the system of records by
revising the System Name; System Number; System Location; System
Manager; Purpose; Categories of Individuals Covered by the System;
Categories of Records in the System; Record Source Categories; Routine
Uses of Records Maintained in the System; Policies and Practices for
Storage of Records; Policies and Practices for Retention and Disposal
of Records; Record Access Procedure; Contesting Records Procedures;
Notification Procedure; and Administrative, Technical and Physical
Safeguards. VA is republishing the system notice in its entirety.
The System Name is being updated from ``Administrative Data
Repository-VA'' to ``Enterprise Identity and Demographics Records-VA''.
The System Number will be changed from 150VA19 to 150VA10 to
reflect the current VHA organizational routing symbol.
The System Location has been updated to replace Austin Automation
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Center with Austin Information Technology Center (AITC). The section
will include that records are also hosted in a Federal Information
Security Management Act (FISMA)--high VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC). At
the Enterprise Level this information is stored and maintained within
the VA Master Person Index (VA MPI), which is defined as the
authoritative data source for this information. The section was also
amended to remove the statement, ``Information from these records or
copies of records may be maintained at the Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC, VA Data Processing
Centers, VA CIO Field Offices, Veterans Integrated Service Network.''
The System Manager is being updated to remove ``Chief Information
Officer'' and replace ``Director National Data Systems'' with
``Director Data Quality <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d7b656c3c3d3865646a65686c61796564636b626a627b697c61686c69687f7e65647d4d7b6c236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfa9b7beeeefeab7b6b8b7babeb3abb7b6b1b9b0b8b0a9bbaeb3babebbbaadacb7b6af9fa9bef1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></a>,
Enterprise Help Desk 855-673-4357.''
The Purpose has been amended to remove that the following:
``records are used to establish person identity throughout only the VHA
enterprise'' and has been expanded to the VA enterprise. The purpose of
the system of records is to provide a repository for the administrative
information that is used to accomplish the purposes described within
this document including determining Veteran benefits and eligibility.
The records include information provided by patients, providers,
employees, volunteers, trainees, contractors and others that receive IT
access to our computer systems and information obtained during routine
work, including VHA patient care. Quality assurance information that is
protected by 38 U.S.C. 7311 and 38 CFR 17.500-17.511 is not within the
scope of the Privacy Act and, therefore, is not included in this system
of records or filed in a manner in which the information may be
retrieved by reference to an individual identifier.''
The Purpose section will now reflect the following language: ``The
purpose of these records is to serve as the source for the information
necessary to uniquely identify a person across Veterans Health
Administration, act as a record locator system for person records
across the Administration, master the identity data and synchronize
updates and changes to all the systems that know that person. The data
may be used for VA's extensive research programs in accordance with VA
policy. The data is used to identify and provide benefits for all
persons of interest to VA and to establish the Integration Control
Number (ICN) as VA's unique enterprise identifier. The information will
also be used to identify the VA MPI as authoritative for this data and
defines the mastering and synchronizing of this data with integrated
partners. The VA MPI also provides authoritative data for the identity
of Veterans and beneficiaries; current and former patients; Veterans
Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and
National Cemetery Administration (NCA) beneficiaries; employees;
providers; volunteers; trainees; contractors; and individuals working
collaboratively with VA. These identity management services are used
across the enterprise and with external sharing partners.''
The Categories of Individuals Covered by this System is being
amended to include caregivers; patients; current and former VHA, VBA,
and NCA beneficiaries. Also included are individuals examined or
treated under contract or resource sharing agreements; individuals who
have applied for 38 U.S.C. ch. 1 benefits, but do not meet the
requirements under 38 U.S.C. ch. 1 to receive such benefits;
individuals who were provided medical care under emergency conditions
for humanitarian reasons and pensioned members of allied forces
provided healthcare services under 38 U.S.C. ch. 1.
The Categories of Records in the System is being amended to replace
``1. Administrative assignments or categorization of duties of certain
VHA personnel'' with ``1. Information used to establish unique
enterprise identifiers, VA ICNs and all associated system identifiers
and related metadata. This information is used to create a unique
identifier for all persons of interest to VA and all other systems that
have integrated with the VA MPI.''
The following text within Categories of Records in the System will
be removed: ``2. education and continuing education (e.g., name and
address of schools and dates of attendance, courses attended and
scheduled to attend, grades, type of degree, certificate, etc.);
information related to military service and status; qualifications for
employment (e.g., license, degree, registration or certification,
experience); Veteran enrollment and eligibility information including
financial assessments.'' This will now be replaced with ``2. Identity
information such as name, date of birth, birth sex, administrative sex,
self-identified gender identity, pronoun, preferred name, Social
Security Number, taxpayer identification number, date of death). Other
demographic information such as home and/or mailing address, home
telephone number, emergency contact information such as name, address,
telephone number and relationship; and associated audit and necessary
metadata.''
Additionally, being removed from this section is: ``3. Electronic
messages used for network communication between VHA systems.''
Record Source Categories is being updated to remove: ``Information
in this system of records is provided by patients, employees,
providers, IT users, and others that work collaboratively with VHA.''
This section will now reflect the following language: ``Information in
this system of records is provided by Veterans, VA employees, VA Health
Eligibility Center, VHA Program Offices, VA medical facilities, VISNs
and the following Systems Of Records: Veterans Health Information
Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) Records-VA (79VA10),
Veterans Affairs Profile-VA (VA Profile) (192VA30) and any associated
system of records that is utilizing VA MPI identity management
services.''
The following routine uses have been added:
12. Federal Agencies, for Research: To a Federal agency to conduct
research and data analysis to perform a statutory purpose of that
Federal agency upon the prior written request of that agency, provided
that there is legal authority under all applicable confidentiality
statutes and regulations to provide the data and the VHA Office of
Informatics has determined prior to the disclosure that VHA data
handling requirements are satisfied.
13. Housing and Urban Development (HUD): To HUD for the purpose of
reducing homelessness among Veterans by implementing the Federal
strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness as well as by evaluating
and monitoring the HUD Veterans Affairs Supported Housing program.
14. Federal Agencies, for Computer Matches: To other Federal
agencies for the purpose of conducting computer matches to obtain
information to determine or verify eligibility of veterans receiving VA
benefits or medical care under title 38.
15. Non-VA Health Care Providers, for Treatment: To a non-VA
healthcare provider, such as the Department Health and Human Services,
for the purpose of treating any VA patient, including Veterans.
16. Governmental Agencies, Health Organizations, for Claimants'
Benefits: To Federal, State and local government agencies and national
health organizations as reasonably necessary to
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assist in the development of programs that will be beneficial to
claimants, to protect their rights under law, and ensure they are
receiving all benefits to which they are entitled.
17. Law Enforcement, for Locating Fugitive: To any Federal, State,
local, Territorial, Tribal, or foreign law enforcement agency in order
to identify, locate, or report a known fugitive felon, in compliance
with 38 U.S.C. 5313B(d).
18. Business Partners, for Collaborative Efforts: To individuals or
entities with whom VA has a written agreement or arrangement to perform
such services as VA may deem practical for the purpose of laws
administered by VA or for identifying and correlating patients.
19. Data Breach Response and Remediation, for VA: To appropriate
agencies, entities and persons when (1) VA suspects or has confirmed
that there has been a breach of the system of records; (2) VA has
determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed breach there
is a risk to individuals, VA (including its information systems,
programs and operations), the Federal Government, or national security;
and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities or persons
reasonably necessary to assist in connection with VA efforts to respond
to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize or remedy
such harm.
Policies and Practices for Storage of Records is being updated to
replace ``Records are maintained at the Corporate Franchise Data Center
which is a VA operated facility. Information is stored on disk media.''
with ``Records are stored electronically.''
Policies and Practices for Retrieval of Records is being updated to
include date of birth and ICN.
Policies and Practices for Retention and Disposal of Records is
being modified to include: ``The records are maintained and disposed of
in accordance with the schedule approved by the Archivist of the United
States, General Records Schedule 4, item 2.''
Administrative, Technical and Physical Safeguards are being updated
to include: ``4. The system is hosted in Amazon Web Services Government
Cloud infrastructure as a service cloud computing environment that has
been authorized at the high-impact level under the Federal Risk and
Authorization Management Program. The secure site-to-site encrypted
network connection is limited to access via the VA trusted internet
connection.''
Record Access Procedure is being updated to reflect the following
language: ``Individuals seeking information on the existence and
content of records in this system pertaining to them should contact the
system manager in writing as indicated above, or write, call or visit
the VA facility location where they normally receive their care. A
request for access to records must contain the requester's full name,
address, telephone number, be signed by the requester, and describe the
records sought in sufficient detail to enable VA personnel to locate
them with a reasonable amount of effort.''
Contesting Records Procedures is being updated to reflect the
following language: ``Individuals seeking to contest or amend records
in this system pertaining to them should contact the system manager in
writing as indicated above, or write or visit the VA facility location
where they normally receive their care. A request to contest or amend
records must state clearly and concisely what record is being
contested, the reasons for contesting it, and the proposed amendment to
the record.''
Notification Procedure is being updated to state: ``Generalized
notice is provided by the publication of this notice. For specific
notice, see Record Access Procedure, above.''
The Report of Intent to Amend a System of Records Notice and an
advance copy of the system notice have been sent to the appropriate
Congressional committees and to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) (Privacy
Act) and guidelines issued by OMB (65 FR 77677), December 12, 2000.
Signing Authority
The Senior Agency Official for Privacy, or designee, approved this
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Kurt D.
DelBene, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief
Information Officer, approved this document on September 27, 2023 for
publication.
Dated: October 30, 2023.
Amy L. Rose,
Government Information Specialist, VA Privacy Service, Office of
Compliance, Risk and Remediation, Office of Information and Technology,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
``Enterprise Identity and Demographics Records-VA'' (150VA10).
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Records are hosted in a containerized environment at a federally
rated Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)-high data
center in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Austin Information
Technology Center (AITC) at 1615 Woodward Street, Austin, Texas 78772.
Records are also hosted in a FISMA-high VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC). At
the Enterprise Level this information is stored and maintained within
the VA Master Person Index (VA MPI) which is defined as the
authoritative data source for this information.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Director Data Quality, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c0b6a8a1f1f0f5a8a9a7a8a5a1acb4a8a9aea6afa7afb6a4b1aca5a1a4a5b2b3a8a9b080b6a1eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="16607e772726237e7f717e73777a627e7f78707971796072677a7377727364657e7f6656607738717960">[email protected]</span></a> or
the Enterprise Help Desk at 855-673-4357, Corporate Franchise Center,
1615 Woodward Street, Austin, Texas 78772.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
38 U.S.C. 501 and 7304.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The purpose of these records is to serve as the source for the
information necessary to: uniquely identify a person across the
Veterans Health Administration (VHA), act as a record locator system
for person records across the Administration, master the identity data
and synchronize updates and changes to all the systems that know that
person. The data may be used for VA's extensive research programs in
accordance with VA policy. The data is used to identify and provide
benefits for all persons of interest to VA and to establish the
Integration Control Number (ICN) as VA's unique enterprise identifier.
The information is also used to identify the VA MPI as authoritative
for this data and defines the mastering and synchronizing of this data
with integrated partners. The VA MPI also provides authoritative data
for the identity of Veterans and beneficiaries; current and former
patients; Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA) and National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
beneficiaries; employees; providers; volunteers; trainees; contractors;
and individuals working collaboratively with VA. These identity
management services are used across the enterprise and with external
sharing partners.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
The records include information on caregivers; patients; current
and former VHA, VBA, and NCA beneficiaries;
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employees; providers; volunteers; trainees; contractors; as well as
individuals working collaboratively with VHA. Also included are
individuals examined or treated under contract or resource sharing
agreements; individuals who have applied for 38 U.S.C. ch. 1 benefits,
but who do not meet the requirements under 38 U.S.C. ch. 1 to receive
such benefits; individuals who were provided medical care under
emergency conditions for humanitarian reasons; and pensioned members of
allied forces provided healthcare services under 38 U.S.C ch. 1.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
The records include information related to:
1. Information used to establish and maintain unique enterprise
identifiers for VA ICNs and all associated system identifiers and
related metadata. This information is used to create a unique
identifier of all persons of interest to VA and all other systems that
have correlated to the VA MPI.
2. Identity information such as name, date of birth, birth sex,
administrative sex, self-identified gender identity, pronoun, preferred
name, Social Security Number, taxpayer identification number, date of
death. Other demographic information such as home and/or mailing
address; home telephone number; emergency contact information such as
name, address, telephone number, and relationship; and associated audit
and necessary metadata.
3. Healthcare providers' Social Security Number and National
Provider Identifier.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information in this system of records is provided by Veterans, VA
employees, VA Health Eligibility Center, VHA Program Offices, VA
medical facilities, VISNs, VBA, NCA and the following systems of
records: Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology
Architecture (VistA) Records-VA (79VA10), Veterans Affairs Profile-VA
(VA Profile) (192VA30), and any associated system of record notices
that is utilizing VA MPI identity management services.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
1. Congress: To a Member of Congress or staff acting upon the
Member's behalf when the Member or staff requests the information on
behalf of, and at the request of, the individual who is the subject of
the record.
2. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): To NARA in
records management inspections conducted under 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906,
or other functions authorized by laws and policies governing NARA
operations and VA records management responsibilities.
3. Disclosure may be made to other Government agencies in support
of data exchanges of electronic medical record information approved by
the individual.
4. Law Enforcement: To a Federal, State, local, Territorial, Tribal
or foreign law enforcement authority or other appropriate entity
charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting a
violation or potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal, or
regulatory in nature, or charged with enforcing or implementing such
law, provided that the disclosure is limited to information that,
either alone or in conjunction with other information, indicates such a
violation or potential violation. The disclosure of the names and
addresses of Veterans and their dependents from VA records under this
routine use must also comply with the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 5701.
5. Department of Justice (DoJ), Litigation, Administrative
Proceeding: To DoJ, or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative
body, or other administrative body before which VA is authorized to
appear, when:
(a) VA or any component thereof;
(b) Any VA employee in their official capacity;
(c) Any VA employee in their individual capacity where DoJ has
agreed to represent the employee; or
(d) The United States, where VA determines that litigation is
likely to affect the agency or any of its components is a party to such
proceedings or has an interest in such proceedings, and VA determines
that use of such records is relevant and necessary to the proceedings.
6. Contractors: To contractors, grantees, experts, consultants,
students and others performing or working on a contract, service,
grant, cooperative agreement or other assignment for VA, when
reasonably necessary to accomplish an agency function related to the
records.
7. Federal Agencies, Fraud and Abuse: To other Federal agencies to
assist such agencies in preventing and detecting possible fraud or
abuse by individuals in their operations and programs.
8. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): To the EEOC in
connection with investigations of alleged or possible discriminatory
practices, examination of Federal affirmative employment programs or
other functions of the Commission as authorized by law.
9. Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA): To the FLRA in
connection with the investigation and resolution of allegations of
unfair labor practices, the resolution of exceptions to arbitration
awards when a question of material fact is raised; matters before the
Federal Service Impasses Panel; and the investigation of representation
petitions and the conduct or supervision of representation elections.
10. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB): To the MSPB in
connection with appeals, special studies of the civil service and other
merit systems, review of rules and regulations, investigation of
alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices and such other
functions promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, or as authorized by
law.
11. Data Breach Response and Remediation, for Another Federal
Agency: To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when VA determines
that information from this system of records is reasonably necessary to
assist the recipient agency or entity in (1) responding to a suspected
or confirmed breach or (2) preventing, minimizing or remedying the risk
of harm to individuals, the recipient agency or entity (including its
information systems, programs and operations), the Federal Government,
or national security, resulting from a suspected or confirmed breach.
12. Federal Agencies, for Research: VA may disclose information to
a Federal agency for the conduct of research and data analysis to
perform a statutory purpose of that Federal agency upon the prior
written request of that agency, provided that there is legal authority
under all applicable confidentiality statutes and regulations to
provide the data and the VHA Office of Informatics has determined prior
to the disclosure that VHA data handling requirements are satisfied.
13. Housing and Urban Development (HUD): To HUD for the purpose of
reducing homelessness among Veterans by implementing the Federal
strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness as well as by evaluating
and monitoring the HUD Veterans Affairs Supported Housing program.
14. Federal Agencies, for Computer Matches: To other Federal
agencies for the purpose of conducting computer matches to obtain
information to determine or verify eligibility of veterans receiving VA
benefits or medical care under title 38.
15. Non-VA Health Care Providers, for Treatment: To a non-VA
healthcare
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provider, such as the Department Health and Human Services, for the
purpose of treating any VA patient, including Veterans.
16. Governmental Agencies, Health Organizations, for Claimants'
Benefits: To Federal, State and local government agencies and national
health organizations as reasonably necessary to assist in the
development of programs that will be beneficial to claimants, to
protect their rights under law, and ensure they are receiving all
benefits to which they are entitled.
17. Law Enforcement, for Locating Fugitive: To any Federal, State,
local, Territorial, Tribal, or foreign law enforcement agency in order
to identify, locate, or report a known fugitive felon, in compliance
with 38 U.S.C. 5313B(d).
18. Business Partners, for Collaborative Efforts: To individuals or
entities with whom VA has a written agreement or arrangement to perform
such services as VA may deem practical for the purpose of laws
administered by VA or for identifying and correlating patients.
19. Data Breach Response and Remediation, for VA: To appropriate
agencies, entities and persons when (1) VA suspects or has confirmed
that there has been a breach of the system of records; (2) VA has
determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed breach there
is a risk to individuals, VA (including its information systems,
programs and operations), the Federal Government, or national security;
and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities or persons
reasonably necessary to assist in connection with VA efforts to respond
to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize or remedy
such harm.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
Records in this system are stored electronically.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
Records are retrieved by identifiers such as full name, Social
Security Number, date of birth, ICN and other assigned unique
identifiers of the individuals on whom they are maintained.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
The records are maintained and disposed of in accordance with the
schedule approved by the Archivist of the United States, General
Records Schedule 4, item 2.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
1. Access to VA working and storage areas is restricted to VA
employees on a ``need-to-know'' basis; strict control measures are
enforced to ensure that disclosure to these individuals is also based
on this same principle. Generally, VA file areas are locked after
normal duty hours and the facilities are protected from outside access
by the Federal Protective Service or other security personnel.
2. Access to file information is controlled at two levels: the
systems recognize authorized employees by a series of individually
unique passwords/codes as a part of each data message, and the
employees are limited to only that information in the file which is
needed in the performance of their official duties. Information that is
downloaded from this system and maintained on personal computers is
afforded similar storage and access protections as the data that is
maintained in the original files. Access to information stored on
automated storage media at other VA locations is controlled by
individually unique passwords/codes.
3. Access to the AITC is generally restricted to center employees,
custodial personnel, Federal Protective Service and other security
personnel. Access to computer rooms is restricted to authorized
operational personnel through electronic locking devices. All other
persons gaining access to computer rooms are escorted. Information
stored in the computer may be accessed by authorized VA employees at
remote locations including VA healthcare facilities, Information
Systems Centers, VA Central Office and Veteran Integrated Service
Networks. Access is controlled by individually unique passwords/codes
which must be changed periodically by the employee.
4. The system is hosted in Amazon Web Services Government Cloud
infrastructure as a service cloud computing environment that has been
authorized at the high-impact level under the Federal Risk and
Authorization Management Program. The secure site-to-site encrypted
network connection is limited to access via the VA trusted internet
connection.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking information on the existence and content of
records in this system pertaining to them should contact the system
manager in writing as indicated above, or write, call or visit the VA
facility location where they are or were employed or made contact. A
request for access to records must contain the requester's full name,
address, telephone number, be signed by the requester, and describe the
records sought in sufficient detail to enable VA personnel to locate
them with a reasonable amount of effort.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking to contest or amend records in this system
pertaining to them should contact the system manager in writing as
indicated above, or write, call or visit the VA facility location where
they are or were employed or made contact. A request to contest or
amend records must state clearly and concisely what record is being
contested, the reasons for contesting it, and the proposed amendment to
the record.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
Generalized notice is provided by the publication of this notice.
For specific notice, see Record Access Procedure, above.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None
HISTORY:
73 FR 72117 (November 26, 2008)
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