Computer Operations Service Center; Engineering; Processing and Distribution Centers; and contractor site(s).
USPS customers, including individual and business customers.
Names and mailing addresses of individuals and businesses.
39 U.S.C. 401, 403, and 404.
To improve the speed, accuracy, and certainty of mail delivery.
Standard routine uses 1. through 6. and 11. apply. In addition:
- A mailpiece containing a barcode that is encoded with the address, but not name, of a customer derived from this system may be disclosed to a mailer if the Postal Service is unable to deliver the mailpiece, and returns it to the mailer as part of a requested return service.
Automated databases, electronic and computer storage media, with names and addresses stored separately.
Retrieval is accomplished by a computer-based system, using one or more of the following elements: name, ZIP Code(s), street name, primary number, secondary number, delivery point, and/or carrier route identification.
The name and address database is obtained from a commercial vendor under strict contract and security controls. The database is maintained separately from USPS databases. Name data and address data within the commercial database are also stored separate from each other. In field deployment, name and address data are stored in an encrypted fashion. The database is not to be commingled with any agency records or databases, and is not to be used to update any agency record or database. No information is provided from the USPS into the commercial database or back to the vendor.
The database only operates on secure systems. Electronic transmissions of records are protected by encryption and access authorization codes. Records are kept on computers in controlled-access areas, with access limited to authorized personnel. Computers are protected by a cipher lock system, card key system, or other physical access control methods. The use of computer systems is regulated with installed security software, computer logon identifications, and operating system controls including access controls, terminal and use identifications, and file management. Contractors are subject to contract controls regarding security, as well as security compliance reviews.
The database will be maintained until 90 days after termination of the contract or program, and then destroyed. During contract performance, the database is replaced by the vendor in its entirety no less frequently than every 90 days. To destroy the replaced version, the Postal Service employs sanitization procedures that ensure the complete destruction of information as specified by its information security policies.
Vice President, Engineering Systems, United States Postal Service, 8403 Lee Highway, Merrifield, VA 22082.
Customers wanting to know if information about them is kept in this system of records must address inquiries in writing to the Manager, Letter Mail Technology, 8403 Lee Highway, Merrifield, VA 22082.
Requests for access must be made in accordance with the Notification Procedure above and the Postal Service Privacy Act regulations regarding access to records and verification of identity under 39 CFR 266.6.
See Notification Procedure and Record Access Procedures above.
Commercially available source of names and mailing addresses.
