Headquarters and all field postal facilities.
- USPS employees and other individuals having emergency management responsibilities officially designated by the Postal Service to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, or recover from any natural disaster or manmade hazard.
- Household members of USPS employees and other individuals having emergency management responsibilities officially designated by the Postal Service to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, or recover from any natural disaster or manmade hazard.
- Individuals who are evacuees from postal facilities or who are unaccounted for in the event of a natural disaster or manmade hazard affecting a postal facility.
- Individuals whose names have been provided to the Postal Service by government agencies or disaster relief organizations as a result of a disaster or manmade hazard.
- Emergency management information: Records related to USPS employees and contractors having officially designated emergency management responsibilities, including: name; Social Security Number or Employee Identification Number; date of birth; postal or contract assignment information; home, work, and emergency contact information; duty location, work schedule; and assigned emergency management devices.
- Medical fitness and surveillance information: Records related to medical documentation such as receipt of prophylaxis, tests, including determinations of fitness to wear protective equipment, and surveillance for exposure to hazards.
- Emergency management training information: Records related to specialized training in emergency management of natural disasters and manmade hazards completed by emergency management personnel.
- Evacuee information: Records of individuals who are impacted by natural disasters or manmade hazard, such as name; postal assignment information (if USPS employee); home, work, and emergency contact information; home and work address; location in facility and activities prior to evacuation; route of exit from facility; rallying point; and emergency medical treatment administered to evacuees.
39 U.S.C. 401 and 410.
- To permit collaboration among officially designated individuals who are responsible for mitigation of, preparation for, response to, and recovery from any natural disaster or manmade hazard involving the Postal Service.
- To satisfy federal requirements for the training, fitness testing, and medical surveillance of individuals in response to a natural disaster or manmade hazard involving the Postal Service.
- To test for the exposure of individuals to hazards.
- To account for the whereabouts of individuals in response to a natural disaster or manmade hazard at a postal facility.
- To assess the likelihood of an individual’s exposure to a hazard and to contact the individual with important health-related information.
- To provide information about disaster recovery programs and services to individuals affected by a natural disaster or manmade hazard.
Standard routine uses 1 through 9 apply.
- Medical records may be disclosed to an individual’s private treating physician, to medical personnel retained by USPS, and to public health agencies to provide medical examinations, medications, or treatment to individuals covered by this system of records.
Automated database, computer storage media, and paper.
By name, Social Security Number, Employee Identification Number, and postal facility name.
Paper records, computers, and computer storage media are located in controlled-access areas under supervision of program personnel. Access to these areas is limited to authorized personnel, who must be identified with a badge. Access to records is limited to individuals whose official duties require such access. Contractors and licensees are subject to contract controls and unannounced on-site audits and inspections. Computers are protected by mechanical locks, card key systems, 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 transaction logging, and file management software.
- Emergency management information and emergency management training information is retained 5 years beyond the end of the period for which the individual is assigned emergency management responsibilities.
- Medical documentation including fitness and medical surveillance information is retained 30 years from the date of collection.
- Evacuee information is retained 5 years from the date of collection.
Records existing on paper are destroyed by burning, pulping, or shredding. Records existing on computer storage media are destroyed according to the applicable USPS media sanitization practice.
Chief Postal Inspector, United States Postal Inspection Service, United States Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza S.W., Washington, DC 20260.
Vice President, Product Information, United States Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20260.
Senior Director, Office of the Postmaster General and CEO, United States Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20260.
Manager, Safety, Security, Emergency Planning, United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, 1735 N. Lynn Street, Arlington, VA 22209.
Current and former employees and contractors wanting to know if information about them is maintained in this system of records must address inquiries to the facility head where currently or last employed. Headquarters employees or contractors must submit inquiries to the chief postal inspector. Requests must include full name, Social Security Number or Employee Identification Number, and employment or contract dates. Individuals from whom evacuee information may have been collected must address inquiries to the head of the facility from which they were evacuated. Household members of current or former field employees and other individuals having emergency management responsibilities officially designated by the Postal Service must address inquiries to the facility head where the postal employee in their household is currently or was last employed. Household members of current or former Headquarters employees and other individuals having emergency management responsibilities officially designated by the Postal Service must submit inquiries to the Chief Postal Inspector.
Employees; contractors; medical staff of the Postal Service; designated contractors; public health agencies; emergency response agencies, providers, first responders; individuals who are evacuated in the event of a natural disaster or manmade hazard; and household members of USPS employees and other individuals having emergency management responsibilities officially designated by the Postal Service.
See Notification Procedure and Record Access Procedures above.
Employees; contractors; medical staff of the Postal Service; designated contractors; public health agencies; emergency response providers, first responders; individuals who are evacuated in the event of a natural disaster or manmade hazard; and household member of USPS employees and other individuals having emergency management responsibilities officially designated by the Postal Service.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j) and (k), USPS has established regulations at 39 CFR 266.9 that exempt records in this system depending on their purpose.
