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Purpose(s):
Used by the Judge Advocate General (JAG) and claims processing
JAG offices within the Air Force for claims adjudication and
processing, budgeting, management of claims processing to ensure
worldwide consistency, and establishment of manpower authorization
based on claims workload.
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
record system.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,
retaining, and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
Maintained in file folders, on computer and computer output
products, and microfilm.
Retrievability:
By name, claim number, or 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. Records are stored in security file
containers/cabinets and in vaults, and on computers with passwords
required to access the system, or in physically securable areas in
offices.
Retention and disposal:
At HQ USAF and within mainframe located at 2CSS, retained for 10
years then destroyed by tearing into pieces, shredding, pulping,
macerating, burning, or erasure from computer data system.
At other than HQ USAF and 2CSS, retained in office files for five
years, then destroyed by tearing into pieces, shredding, pulping,
macerating, burning or erasure from computer data system.
System manager(s) and address:
The Judge advocate General, HQ USAF, Building 5683, Bolling Air
Force Base, DC 20332-6128.
Notification procedure:
Individuals seeking to determine whether information about
themselves is contained in this system should address written
inquiries to or visit the Judge Advocate General, HQ USAF, Building
5683, Bolling Air Force Base, DC 20332-6128.
Requests should include full name, current military or civilian
(DOD) status, Social Security Number and proof of identity with an
Armed Forces identification card or drivers license.
Record access procedures:
Individuals seeking access to information about themselves
contained in this system should address written inquiries to or visit
the Judge Advocate General, HQ USAF, Building 5683, Bolling Air Force
Base, DC 20332-6128.
Requests should include full name, current military or civilian
(DOD) status, Social Security Number and proof of identity with an
Armed Forces identification card or drivers license.
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 860b; or may be obtained
from the system manager.
Record source categories:
Information from claimants and government agencies involved.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
None.
#..F051 AF JA H
#....System name:
Claims Records.
System location:
Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, DC 20330.
Headquarters of major commands and at all levels down to and
including Air Force installations.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
All military personnel and civilians filing administrative claims
against the Air Force or against whom the Air Force has filed an
administrative claim.
Categories of records in the system:
Individual claim record.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air Force: Powers and duties;
delegation by.
Purpose(s):
To provide a legal basis for administrative payment, collection,
or non-collection of claims for and against the government, by Judge
Advocates and the Secretary of the Air Force; and when required, with
the concurrence of the Justice Department; to provide evidence upon
which suits at law can be defended or prosecuted by the Justice
Department; to provide information upon which to reply to Congress or
Congressional inquiries or to make reports to the General Accounting
Office and Congress on legislative payment of claims; to effect
management and collection of claims arising out of movement of
household goods and effects, records are provided Air Force
transportation officers, Air Force Finance officers, the General
Accounting Office, the Interstate Commerce Commission and the
individual carrier, warehouseman, or packer involved; to obtain
medical opinions from the Office of The Surgeon General, USAF, upon
which claims and litigation decisions can be made by Judge Advocates
and the Justice Department; on request medical records are furnished
to military personnel, dependents, retired personnel, or other
individuals whose records are included in the claim file; Finance
officers are also provided pertinent portions of any claim file
forwarded for payment; a copy of the adjudicated claim is furnished
upon request by the claimant for the purpose of submitting a tax
return for a casualty loss or in support of a private relief bill; to
provide evidence before the Court of Claims on legislative referral
of private bill claims; when the Department of Defense is involved,
claim files are provided to any agency of that department involved;
claim files are submitted to foreign governments for adjudication
under applicable status of forces agreements; documentary evidence
may be furnished to foreign courts in connection with litigation
involving the United States or its personnel; referral of claim files
may be made to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology or the Office
of Special Investigations when appropriate; when required claim files
may be referred to the Department of Labor with regard to employment
and duty status; and to provide claim files to the legal staffs of
the Armed Forces for the purpose of training of legal, paralegal and
administrative personnel.
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:
Records from this system of records may be disclosed to any of
the non-DOD agencies listed above.
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. Records are stored in security file
containers/cabinets.
Retention and disposal:
Retained in office files for three months after monthly cut-off,
then destroyed by tearing into pieces, shredding, pulping,
macerating, or burning. Retained in office files for one year after
annual cut-off, then destroyed by tearing into pieces, shredding,
pulping, macerating, or burning. Held one or two years depending upon
claim then destroyed after four additional years at staging area;
after agency action completed others are held one, three or five
years then destroyed by tearing into pieces, shredding, pulping,
macerating or burning.
System manager(s) and address:
The Judge Advocate General, Headquarters United States Air Force.
Notification procedure:
Individuals seeking to determine whether information about
themselves is contained in this system should address written
inquiries to or visit the HQ USAF/JACC, 1900 Half Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20324.
Full name, date of incident, date of claim, type of claim, claim
number, location of incident; HQ USAF/JACC, 1900 Half Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20324; drivers license, military ID, birth certificate
or equivalent must be presented for personal visit.
Record access procedures:
Individuals seeking access to information about themselves
contained in this system should address written inquiries to or visit
the HQ USAF/JACC, 1900 Half Street, SW, Washington, DC 20324.
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 medical institutions, police and
investigating officers, the public media, bureaus of motor vehicles,
state or local governments, witnesses, and source documents.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
None.
#..F051 AFRES A
#....System name:
Reserve Judge Advocate Training Report.
System location:
Headquarters, Air Force Reserve (AFRES), Robins Air Force Base,
GA 31098.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Air Force Reserve Judge Advocates (JAGs).
Categories of records in the system:
Information pertaining to individual training.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air Force: Power and duties;
delegation by.
Purpose(s):
To provide Air Force Reserve Staff Judge Advocate Training File
on all Reserve JAGs.
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.
Retention and disposal:
Retained in office files until reassignment or separation, then
destroyed by tearing into pieces, shredding, pulping, macerating, or
burning.
System manager(s) and address:
Staff Judge Advocate, Air Force Reserve, Robins Air Force Base,
GA 31098.
Notification procedure:
Individuals seeking to determine whether information about
themselves is contained in this system should address written
inquiries to or visit the Staff Judge Advocate, Air Force Reserve,
Robins Air Force Base, GA 31098.
Record access procedures:
Individuals seeking access to information about themselves
contained in this system should address written inquiries to or visit
the Staff Judge Advocate, Air Force Reserve, Robins Air Force Base,
GA 31098.
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 educational institutions, from State
Bar Association and from individual.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
None.
#..F051 USAFE A
#....System name:
Civil Process Case Files.
System location:
Office of the Staff Judge Advocate General/International Law
(JAI), Headquarters, United States Air Forces in Europe, APO AE
09094-5001.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Military members and civilian employees and their dependents upon
whom service is made of documents issued by German courts, customs
and taxing agencies, and other administrative agencies.
Categories of records in the system:
Documents from German authorities regarding payment orders,
execution orders, demands for payment of indebtedness, notifications
to establish civil liability, customs and tax demands, assessing
fines and penalties, demands for court costs or for costs for
administrative proceedings summons and subpoenas, paternity notices,
complaints, judgments, briefs, final and interlocutory orders, orders
of confiscation, notices, and other judicial or administrative writs;
correspondence between United States (US) Government authorities and
the Federal Republic of Germany; identifying data on individuals
concerned; and similar relevant documents and reports.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air Force; powers and duties,
delegation by; Agreement to Supplement the Agreement between the
Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty regarding the Status of their
Forces with respect to Foreign Forces stationed in the Federal
Republic of Germany (NATO SOFA Supplementary Agreement); 1 United
States Treaty 531; Treaties and Other International Acts Series 5351,
and 48 United Nations Treaties Series 262, Article 32; and E.O. 9397
(SSN).
Purpose(s):
To ensure that military members and civilian employees'
obligations under the NATO SOFA Supplementary Agreement are honored
and the rights of these personnel are protected by making legal
assistance available.
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:
Information may be disclosed to foreign law enforcement or
investigatory or administrative authorities, to comply with
requirements imposed by, or to claim rights conferred in the
international agreements and arrangements regulating the stationing
and status in the Federal Republic of Germany of U.S. military and
civilian personnel. Information disclosed to courts or authorities of
the Federal Republic of Germany may be further disclosed by the
Federal Republic of Germany to claimants, creditors or their
attorneys.
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:
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