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For site management, information is collected for statistical purposes and scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with the National Archives and Records Management Guidance. This government computer system uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design requirements, and identifying system performance and problem areas. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits.

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