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       Requests for Access to Classified Information by Historical 
   Researchers.
     System location: 
       Air Force OPA-MB, 1221 South Fern Street, Room D159, Arlington, 
   VA 22202.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       All persons outside the Executive Branch of the United States 
   Government who request access to classified information for 
   historical research purposes.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Basic biographical data on the requestor, letters of requests, 
   letters granting access or denial and statement signed by the 
   requestor explaining the conditions governing access.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air Force: Powers and duties; 
   delegation by.
   Purpose(s): 
       Used to determine the trustworthiness of individuals for whom 
   access is requested, authorize or deny access based on this 
   determination and prescribe locations, schedules and circumstances in 
   which research may be conducted. Biographical data is disseminated to 
   the Defense Investigative Service, the Department of Justice, the Air 
   Force Office of Special Investigations and the Air Force Security 
   Clearance Office.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 
   U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information 
   contained therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a 
   routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
       The `Blanket Routine Uses' published at the beginning of the Air 
   Force's compilation of systems of records notices apply to this 
   system.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       Maintained in file folders.
     Retrievability: 
       Retrieved by name.
     Safeguards: 
       Records are accessed by custodian of the record system and by 
   person(s) responsible for servicing the record system in performance 
   of their official duties who are properly cleared for need-to-know. 
   Records are stored in safes.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained in office files until superseded, obsolete, no longer 
   needed for reference, or on inactivation, then destroyed by tearing 
   into pieces, shredding, pulping, macerating, or burning.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief, Magazine and Book Branch, Secretary of the Air Force 
   Office of Public Affairs.
     Notification procedure: 
       Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
   themselves is contained in this system should address written 
   inquiries to or visit the Chief, Magazine and Book Branch, Secretary 
   of the Air Force Office of Public Affairs.
       Written requests should be notarized. Personal visits require 
   positive identification such as Military ID card, drivers license, 
   Social Security Number, date of birth, etc.
     Record access procedures: 
       Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
   contained in this system should address written inquiries to or visit 
   the Chief, Magazine and Book Branch, Secretary of the Air Force 
   Office of Public Affairs.
     Contesting record procedures: 
       The Air Force rules for accessing records, and for contesting 
   contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in 
   Air Force Instruction 37-132; 32 CFR part 806b; or may be obtained 
   from the system manager.
     Record source categories: 
       Information obtained from the individual, police and 
   investigating officers, and the Department of Justice.
     Exemptions claimed for the system:
       None.

   #..F031 11 SPS A

   #....System name: 

       Presidential Support Files.
     System location: 
       Primary location: Detachment 1, 11 Security Police Squadron, 1330 
   Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1330.
       Decentralized locations: Security police offices for units having 
   a Presidential Support mission and those units from which personnel 
   are nominated or assigned to Presidential support duties. Official 
   mailing addresses are published as an appendix to the Air Force's 
   compilation of systems of records notices.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Those Air Force military and civilian personnel who are nominated 
   or assigned to authorized, designated positions involving 
   Presidential Support duties on either a full or part-time basis.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Nomination Files include reports of investigation by the Defense 
   Investigative Service and by other Federal investigative agencies; 
   correspondence between the Air Force Security Clearance Office and 
   units, installations, contractors and major commands, investigative 
   agencies, security offices, Air Staff offices and offices of the 
   Secretary of the Air Force, the office of the Military Assistant to 
   the Special Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of 
   Defense, the Office of the Director, White House Military Office, 
   medical evaluations, statements by nominees, summaries and 
   evaluations of investigative information. Assignment Record Files 
   include letters of notification of selection and quarterly rosters of 
   all assigned personnel listed alphabetically by organization.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air Force: Powers and duties; 
   delegation by; implementing Department of Defense Directive 5210.55, 
   Selection of DOD Military and Civilian Personnel and Contractor 
   Employees for Assignment duties; and Department of Defense Regulation 
   5200-2R, DOD Personnel Security Program.
   Purpose(s): 
       Nomination files are temporary files used to evaluate the 
   background, character, suitability and qualifications of nominees 
   being considered for selection to positions requiring regular or 
   frequent contact with the President or access to Presidential 
   facilities or modes of transportation.
       Files are reviewed and evaluated by staff members at each level 
   in the selection process, by medical facility staff members, by the 
   Air Force Security Clearance Office, and other appropriate Air Staff 
   office, by the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the 
   Secretary of the Air Force, and by the Office of the Military 
   Assistant to the Special Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy 
   Secretary of Defense.
       Files are reviewed by the Office of the Director, White House 
   Military Office and contractor personnel files may be reviewed by the 
   contractor and by the U.S. Secret Service.
       Assignment Record Files are originated from data in the 
   Nomination Files to locate, identify, control, manage, and administer 
   individuals selected for assignment to Presidential Support duties, 
   to initiate assignment actions after final selection, to notify 
   medical facilities, and to prepare the quarterly listing of 
   individuals assigned to the program for submission to the Office of 
   the Military Assistant to the Special Assistant to the Secretary and 
   Deputy Secretary of Defense, to major command and units and Security 
   Police offices having a Presidential support mission, and submission 
   to the Office of the Director, White House Military Office and to 
   contractors. Presidential Support mission. Assignment Record Files at 
   locations other than the Air Force Security Clearance Office are 
   merely duplicate copies of the file copy. File copies are retained at 
   the Air Force Security Clearance Office to permit record access and 
   to record the accountability of disclosures of the Nomination Files.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 
   U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information 
   contained therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a 
   routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
       The `Blanket Routine Uses' published at the beginning of the Air 
   Force's compilation of systems of records notices apply to this 
   system.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       Paper records maintained in file folders and on computer paper 
   output products.
     Retrievability: 
       Retrieved by name.
     Safeguards: 
       Records are accessed by custodian of the record system, by person 
   responsible for servicing the record system in performance of their 
   official duties, and by authorized personnel who are properly 
   screened and cleared for need-to-know. Records are stored in security 
   file containers/cabinets, in safes and vaults.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Upon completion of final favorable determination of selection, 
   Nomination Files are destroyed by tearing into pieces, shredding, 
   pulping, or burning and are replaced by Assignment Record Files. 
   Assignment Record Files for individuals are retained during the 
   period of assignment or for five years, whichever is longer, as the 
   disclosure accountability record, then are destroyed by tearing into 
   pieces, shredding, pulping, or burning except for the file copy which 
   is kept by the system manager for five years for disclosure 
   accounting. Assignment Record Files in quarterly roster listing form 
   are destroyed when superseded by the next quarterly roster by tearing 
   into pieces, shredding, pulping, or burning. Nomination Files for 
   personnel not selected are retained in the office of nonselection or 
   at the Air Force Security Clearance Office for one year after the 
   date of nonselection, at which time they are destroyed by tearing 
   into pieces, shredding, pulping, or burning.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Presidential Support Security Specialist, Air Force Security 
   Clearance Office, Washington, DC 20330.
     Notification procedure: 
       Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
   themselves is contained in this system should address written 
   inquiries to or visit the Presidential Support Security Specialist, 
   Detachment 1, 11 Security Police Squadron, 1330 Air Force Pentagon, 
   Washington DC 20330-1330.
       Request should contain the full name, military or civilian grade, 
   date of birth, position in unit or contracting firm, the date of 
   nomination or nonselection, or the unit or organization to which 
   assigned, location and period of assignment.
     Record access procedures: 
       Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
   contained in this system should address written inquiries to or visit 
   the Presidential Support Security Specialist, Detachment 1, 11 
   Security Police Squadron, 1330 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 
   20330-1330.
       Request should contain the full name, military or civilian grade, 
   date of birth, position in unit or contracting firm, the date of 
   nomination or nonselection, or the unit or organization to which 
   assigned, location and period of assignment.
     Contesting record procedures: 
       The Air Force rules for accessing records, and for contesting 
   contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in 
   Air Force Instruction 37-132; 32 CFR part 806b; or may be obtained 
   from the system manager.
     Record source categories: 
       Information from the individual, from reports from Federal 
   investigative agencies, military and civilian contractor personnel 
   records, and military medical records, correspondence from military 
   and civilian law enforcement and Security Police offices, major 
   command staff offices, Air Staff offices, offices of the Secretary of 
   the Air Force, the Office of the Military Assistant to the Special 
   Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Office of 
   the Director, White House Military Office and other Federal agencies 
   and office of the Executive and Legislative Branches.
     Exemptions claimed for the system:
       None.

   #..F031 11 SPS B

   #....System name: 

       Personnel Security Clearance and Investigation Records.
     System location: 
       Detachment 1, 11 Security Police Squadron, 1330 Air Force 
   Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1330;
       Headquarters Air Force Military Personnel Center, 550 C Street W, 
   Randolph Air Force Base, TX 78150-4703;
       United States Air Force Academy, 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 233, 
   USAF Academy CO 80840-5035; and
       Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC), 20 North Pine 
   Street, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 36112-6110.
       Air Force units, personnel offices, Security Police elements at 
   all Air Force installations. Official mailing addresses are published 
   as an appendix to the Air Force's compilation of systems of records 
   notices.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Air Force military and civilian personnel and applicants 
   including Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard personnel, Air 
   Force Academy and Air Force ROTC Cadets, Air Force contractors 
   requiring unescorted entry or special access, Non-appropriated Fund 
   Instrumentality personnel at Air Force installations and overseas 
   educators at Air Force installations.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       System includes clearance status and eligibility records.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       E.O.s 9838; 10450; and 11652; 10 U.S.C. 8013 Secretary of the Air 
   Force: Powers and duties; delegation by; as implemented by DOD 
   Regulation 5200-2R, DOD Personnel Security Program.
   Purpose(s): 
       Records are used to grant access to classified information or 
   unescorted entry to restricted areas; to record completion of 
   investigative requirements for enlistment, induction, appointment, 
   commissioning, assignment to sensitive positions, duty or training; 
   to grant special access for special programs or projects; to 
   determine investigative requirements needed for assignment; to record 
   status of investigative actions; to record date of separation; to 
   record adjudicative determinations of ineligibility for enlistment, 
   induction, commissioning, retention, appointment, assignment, 
   clearance or access.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 
   U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information 
   contained therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a 
   routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
       The `Blanket Routine Uses' published at the beginning of the Air 
   Force's compilation of systems of records notices apply to this 
   system.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       Maintained in file folders and on computer and computer output 
   products.
     Retrievability: 
       Retrieved by name and Social Security Number.
     Safeguards: 
       Records are accessed by custodian of the record system and by 
   person(s) responsible for servicing the record system in performance 
   of their official duties who are properly screened and cleared for 
   need-to-know. Records are stored in locked cabinets or rooms or in 
   security file containers/cabinets or vaults, and controlled by 
   computer system software and personnel screening.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Records are retained in computer systems for two years after 
   separation, deleted. A Reserve commitment are retained until 
   commitment is fulfilled, then Computer printouts are temporary 
   records and are destroyed when replaced by more recent listing. Paper 
   records are destroyed by tearing into pieces, shredding, pulping or 
   burning. Computer storage devices are overwritten or erased.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Commander, Detachment 1, 11 Security Police Squadron, 1330 Air 
   Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1330.
     Notification procedure: 
       Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
   themselves is contained in this system should address written 

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