USPS

700.200

System Name:
Vehicular Violations Records System.

System Location

Inspection Service, USPS Headquarters; and USPS facilities where postal police officers issue vehicular violations notices.

Categories of Individuals Covered by the System

Vehicle operators.

Categories of Records in the System

Vehicle operator’s and postal police officers’ names; operator’s state permit and permit number; state vehicle license number; date, number, and cause of citation; and dates of court appearances.

Authority for Maintenance of the System

39 U.S.C. 401.

Purpose(s)

To regulate traffic and parking on USPS premises.

Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories of Users and the Purposes of Such Uses

Standard routine uses 1. through 9. apply.

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

Storage

Automated database, computer storage media, and paper

Retrievability

By the subject individual name or vehicle license number.

Safeguards

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.

Retention and Disposal

Vehicular violations records are retained 2 years. 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.

System Manager(s) and Address

Chief Postal Inspector, Inspection Service, United States Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20260

Notification Procedure

Individuals at USPS Headquarters wanting to know if information about them is maintained in this system of records must address inquiries to: Inspector-in-Charge for Internal Affairs, United States Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20260. Individuals at other facilities must address inquiries to the facility’s Inspector-in-Charge.

Record Access Procedures

Requests for access must be made in accordance with the Notification Procedure above and USPS Privacy Act regulations regarding access to records and verification of identity under 39 CFR 266.6.

Contesting Record Procedures

See Notification Procedure and Record Access Procedures above.

Record Source Categories

Vehicle operators; postal police officers; witnesses; state motor vehicle registration bureaus; USPS personnel offices; USPS parking control officers; prosecutive and judicial officials; and other systems of records.