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DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of modifications to three existing systems of records.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

DATES: The revisions will become effective without further notice on June 9, 2008 unless comments received on or before that date result in a contrary determination.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The Postal Service proposes to revise the following existing systems of records titled, ``USPS 810.100, http://www.usps.com Registration,'' ``USPS 810.200, http://www.usps.com Ordering, Payment and Fulfillment,'' and ``USPS 860.000, Financial Transactions.'' The modifications clarify user information in Categories of Records in the System, Purpose, Retention and Disposal and Systems Manager(s).

Background: The Postal Service's commitment to universal service is based on a foundation of providing secure products and services to postal customers. As a trusted organization, the Postal Service faces a variety of security challenges which require investigative, preventive, and security responses.

The Postal Service works collaboratively with internal and external groups to ensure new postal products and services are secure, thus maintaining customers' confidence in the mail and satisfying their personal and business needs.

This includes providing postal customers with secure access to products and services in all channels. As online access to retail products and services has grown, new types of fraudulent activities have emerged to challenge the security of online transactions.

The Postal Service has responded by developing fraud prevention initiatives designed to protect the security of financial transactions on usps.com. These initiatives include enhanced capabilities for ensuring the accuracy and security of credit card transactions conducted by national and international customers on usps.com. Modifications to the systems of records will be reflected in the Categories of Records in the System as it relates to businessspecific and user information, purpose, and retention and disposal of online user information.

SUMMARY: Privacy Act; Systems of Records,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

This notice is in accordance with the Privacy Act requirement that agencies publish their amended systems of records in the Federal Register when there is a revision, change, or addition. The Postal Service has reviewed its systems of records and has determined that USPS 810.100, http://www.usps.com Registration, should be revised to modify existing categories of records in the system, and retention and disposal of such records. Collection, retention, and disposal of user information will be added to enhance the understanding and fulfillment of customer needs and for ensuring the security of registration transactions conducted on usps.com.

In addition, the Postal Service has reviewed its systems of records and has determined that USPS 810.200, http://www.usps.com Ordering, Payment and Fulfillment, should be revised to modify existing categories of records in the system, purpose, and retention and disposal of such records. Categories of records in the system will be revised to include online user information. The purpose of collection will be revised to support law enforcement investigations, and retention and disposal of this information will be added.

The Postal Service has also determined that USPS 860.000, Financial Transactions, should be revised to include online user information within the categories of records in the system. The purpose of collection will be revised to support law enforcement investigations, and retention and disposal of this information will be added.

Privacy Act Systems of Records USPS 810.100, USPS 810.200, and USPS 860.000 were originally published in the Federal Register on April 29, 2005 (70 FR 22548).

The Postal Service proposes amending the systems as shown below: USPS 810.100, http://www.usps.com Registration

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Deborah D. Hubbard, 202-268-7119.