[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-1343]
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[Federal Register: January 20, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; System of Records
AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of alteration of Privacy Act system of records.
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SUMMARY: The Treasury Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms (ATF), gives notice of proposed alteration to the system of
records entitled Fiscal Record System--Treasury/ATF .004, which is
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching
and Privacy Protection Act of 1988. The system notice was last
published in its entirety in the Federal Register, Vol. 57, No. 75,
Page 13931, April 17, 1992.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than February 22, 1994. The
alteration to the system of records will be effective March 1, 1994,
unless comments are received which result in a contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Disclosure Branch, Department of
the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Room 8250,
Washington, DC 20226. Comments will be made available for inspection
and copying in the Bureau Reference Library upon request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Thomas, Senior Disclosure Specialist, Disclosure Branch, Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (202) 927-8480 or Patricia Perpal,
Financial Analyst, (202) 927-8629.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the alteration is to bring
the existing Privacy Act notice into compliance with the requirements
of the Privacy Act as amended in 1988. The proposed amendment adds six
new routine uses. The new routine uses will enable ATF to participate
in the Government-wide Federal salary and administrative offset
program, in the tax refund offset program authorized under 31 U.S.C.
subsection 3720A, and to otherwise recoup its non-tax debt. In addition
to the above, categories of individuals, categories of records, and
record source categories are also being altered for the reasons stated
above. The amendment also makes certain editorial changes and adds text
to certain elements.
The specific changes to the record system being altered are set
forth below:
Treasury/ATF .004
Fiscal Record System--Treasury/ATF.
Description of change: After ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms'', remove ``1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW'' and change address
to read ``650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.''
Description of change: Following ``(4) Vendors furnishing goods and
services to the Bureau.'', add ``(5) Individuals who are financially
indebted to the U.S. Government under some particular service or
program of the Bureau.''
Description of change: After ``(12) Chief Counsel and Regional
Counsel memoranda and opinions.'' add ``(13) History of debt collection
activity on individuals. (14) Correspondence with employing agencies of
debtors requesting action to begin collecting delinquent debt through
voluntary or involuntary offset procedures against individual's salary
or benefits.''
Description of change: Remove the period at the end of item (7) and
substitute a semicolon(;), and add the following new routine uses: (8)
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to obtain the mailing address of a
taxpayer for the purpose of locating such person to collect a debt
pursuant to 26 U.S.C. subsection 6103(m). Mailing addresses acquired
from the IRS which become part of this system are released to consumer
reporting agencies to obtain credit reports or to debt collection
agencies and not to other governmental agencies; (9) a consumer
reporting agency for the purpose of obtaining a credit report; (10)
debt collection agencies for debt collection services; (11) the Defense
Manpower Data Center (DMDC), Department of Defense, the U.S. Postal
Service, and other agencies through authorized computer matching
programs to identify and locate individuals who are delinquent in their
repayment of debts owed to ATF in order to collect a debt through
salary or administrative offsets; (12) other Federal agencies for the
purpose of effecting interagency salary or administrative offsets as
well as to the IRS, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. subsection 3720A, for the
purpose of effecting tax refund offsets against a debtor; (13) any
creditor Federal agency seeking assistance from ATF in requesting
voluntary repayment or in implementing salary or administrative offset
procedures in collection of a debt owed to the Government.
Following ``Routine Uses of Records'' insert:
Disclosures pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (b)(12) and section 3 of the
Debt Collection Act of 1982 may be made from this record system to
consumer reporting agencies to encourage repayment of an overdue debt.
Descritpion of change: Remove ``1200 Pennsylvania Avenue'' and
insert ``650 Massachusetts Avenue.''
Description of change: Delete text and insert ``Inquiries and
Privacy Act requests from individuals seeking to determine whether
information about them is contained in this system should be addressed
to: Privacy Act Request, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 650
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20226, or can be delivered
personally to this address in Room 8290.''
Description of change: Remove ``1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room
4412'' and insert ``650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Room 8290.''
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Description of change: Remove the period at the end of item (5) and
substitute a semicolon (;), and add the following: ``(6) Creditor
agencies; (7) Federal employing agency of debtor; (8) Collection
agencies; (9) Federal, state or local agencies, including the IRS,
furnishing address of debtor.''
Dated: January 11, 1994.
Deborah M. Witchey,
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Administration).
[FR Doc. 94-1343 Filed 1-19-94; 8:45 am]
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