SYSTEM NAME:

Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Office of the Solicitor, Division of Federal Employees' and Energy Workers' Compensation, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210-0002; Offices of the Regional Solicitors and Associate Regional Solicitors at various regional locations set forth in the Appendix to this document.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Current or former employees of the Department of Labor filing claims under the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act to recover for the loss of or damage to personal property incident to their service.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Claim files, including claim forms, accident, investigative, medical or personnel reports, witness statements, summaries, correspondence and memoranda.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

31 U.S.C. 3721; 29 C.F.R. Part 15.

PURPOSE(S):

To maintain records necessary for adjudication of claims filed under the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act.

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 contained 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 the name of claimant.

SAFEGUARDS:

Access by authorized personnel only. Computer security safeguards are used for electronically stored data and locked locations for paper files.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records are retained for as long as the case is open in the office handling the claim. Upon conclusion of the matter, files are retained for two years and then transferred to the Federal Records Center for three years and then destroyed in accordance with DOL/SOL Records Schedule Number DAA-0174-0006.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Associate Solicitor for Federal Employees' and Energy Workers' Compensation in Washington, DC, and Regional Solicitors and Associate Regional Solicitors at various regional locations set forth in the Appendix to this document.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

Inquiries should be mailed to the appropriate System Manager.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

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

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:

A petition for amendment should be mailed to the appropriate System Manger.

RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information contained in this system is obtained from claimants, current and former employers, witnesses, physicians and/or medical providers, insurance companies, attorneys, police, hospitals, and other persons.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

None.