SYSTEM NAMES:

Staff Time Utilization System.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, DC 20212.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Regional Office (R.O.) BLS employees.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Records include name, pay period, hours worked, units accomplished by PAS code for functions such as data collection, quality assurance, training, and other activities.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301.

PURPOSE(S):

STU data is used in the development of cost models for Bureau survey work. Codes define program and sub-program areas, work activities, and work locations. The data is used to track productivity and time usage.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

 

None, except for those universal routine uses listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:

None.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Files are stored electronically and/or on paper.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Files are retrieved by a data field, such as name.

SAFEGUARDS:

Access by authorized personnel only. Computer security safeguards are used for electronically stored data.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records are retained by fiscal year, in accordance with BLS Records Schedule N1-257-86-4.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Chief, Division of Business Operations, Office of Field Operations, Postal Square Building, 2 Massachusetts Ave. N.E., Washington, DC 20212.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Inquiries should be mailed to the System Manager. Provide the name and dates of employment.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

A request for access should be mailed to the System Manager.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

A petition for amendment should be mailed to the System Manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Employee information contained in this system is obtained from the Department of Labor Human Resources system (HR Connect). Regional Office employees self-report, electronically entering time worked into the "Staff Time and Utilization System" each pay period.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

None.