Privacy Act System of Records: Training Registration and Administration Records for the Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training and the National Enforcement Training Institute, EPA-47

[excerpted from: Federal Register: October 1, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 190)]

System Name: OCEFT/NETI Training Registration and Administration Records.

System Location: National Enforcement Training Institute, Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and Training, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Federal Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20460.

Categories of Individuals Covered by the System: Federal, state, local, and tribal environmental enforcement personnel who are enrolled in or have attended OCEFT/NETI environmental enforcement related training.

Categories of Records in the System: Cost and/or budget related data, student registrations and transcripts, course descriptions, course lists, course rosters, course catalogs, and other related records. Registrations and transcripts contain students' names, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, mailing addresses, fax numbers, titles, and work affiliation.

Authority for Maintenance of the System (includes any revisions or amendments): Pollution Prosecution Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 4321; Executive Order 9397 (Nov. 22, 1943).

Purpose(s): To manage environmental enforcement related training data.

Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories of Users and the Purposes of Such Uses: General routine uses A, D, E, F, G, H, and K apply to this system.

Policies and Practices For Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining, and Disposing of Records in the System:

  • Storage: Computer database.

  • Retrievability: Files are retrieved by individuals using a log-in name and individually selected password.

  • Safeguards: Computer records are maintained in a secure, password protected computer system. All records are maintained in secure, access-controlled areas or buildings. The computer system also maintains a user log that identifies and records persons who access and use the system.

  • Retention and Disposal: Retained indefinitely.

System Manager(s) and Address: Director, National Enforcement Training Institute, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20460.

Notification Procedures: Any individual who wants to know whether this system of records contains a record about him or her, who wants access to his or her record, or who wants to contest the contents of a record, should make a written request to the System Manager.

Record Access Procedure: Requesters will be required to provide adequate identification, such as a driver's license, employee identification card, or other identifying document. Additional identification procedures may be required in some instances. In addition, any individual who wants to know whether this system of records contains a record about him or her, who wants access to his or her record, or who wants to contest the contents of a record, may access the database using the "find self" feature. If the record is found, the user can personally update/correct the information contained in the record.

Contesting Record Procedure: Requests for correction or amendment must identify the record to be changed and the corrective action sought. Complete EPA Privacy Act procedures are set out in 40 CFR Part 16.

Record Source Categories: Individual enrollees.

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