[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-24666]
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[Federal Register: October 5, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Privacy Act of 1974; Establishment of System of Records
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(5 U.S.C. 552a), notice is hereby given that the Department of the
Interior proposes to establish a new system of records to be maintained
by the Office of Financial Management. The system, entitled
``Delinquent Debtors File--Interior, OS-84,'' will include information
pertaining to current Departmental employees, former Departmental
employees, and other Federal employees indebted and owing money to the
Department, who have been identified as delinquent debtors. The
information contained in this system will be used for the purpose of
collecting debts owed to the Department through administrative offset
or salary offset procedures. The notice is published in its entirety
below.
As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C.
552a(r)), the Office of Management and Budget, the Senate Committee on
Governmental Affairs, and the House Committee on Government Operations
have been notified of this action.
5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11) requires that the public be provided a 30-day
period in which to comment on the intended use of the information in
the system of records. The Office of Management and Budget, in its
Circular A-130, requires a 40-day period in which to review such
proposals. Written comments on this proposal can be addressed to the
Departmental Privacy Act Officer, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Administrative Services, 1849 ``C'' Street NW, Mail Stop 5412 MIB,
Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202) 208-6045. Comments received
within 40 days of publication in the Federal Register (November 14,
1994), will be considered. The system will be effective as proposed at
the end of the comment period, unless comments are received which would
require a contrary determination.
Dated: September 16, 1994.
Albert C. Camacho,
Director, Office of Administrative Services.
INTERIOR/OS-84
Delinquent Debtor File--Interior, OS-84.
U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Division
of Financial Management, m.s. 7258 MIB, 1849 C St. NW, Washington, DC
20240.
Employees, former employees, and other Federal employees indebted
and owing money to the Department of the Interior.
Delinquent debt records consisting of the debtor's name, Social
Security Number, address, amount of debt, date debt arose, office
referring debt, and related correspondence.
Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966, Pub. L. 89-508, Debt
Collection Act of 1982, Pub. L. 97-365, and E.O. 9397.
The primary purpose of the records is to collect debts owed to the
Department using salary offset or administrative offset procedures.
Disclosures outside the Department of the Interior may be made: (1)
To the General Accounting Office, Department of Justice, United States
Attorney, or other Federal agencies for further collection action on
any delinquent account when circumstances warrant; (2) To a commercial
credit reporting agency for the purpose of either adding to a credit
history file or obtaining a credit history file for use in the
administration of debt collection; (3) To a debt collection agency for
the purpose of collection services to recover indebtedness owed to the
Department; (4) To any Federal agency where the individual debtor is
employed or receiving some form of remuneration for the purpose of
enabling that agency to collect debts on the Department's behalf by
administrative or salary offset procedures under the provisions of the
Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-365); (5) To any other Federal
agency including, but not limited to, the Internal Revenue Service
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3720A, for the purpose of effecting an
administrative offset against the debtor of a delinquent debt owed to
the Department by the debtor; (6) To the Internal Revenue Service by
computer matching to obtain the mailing address of a taxpayer for the
purpose of locating such taxpayer to collect or to compromise a Federal
claim by the Department against the taxpayer pursuant to 26 U.S.C.
6103(m)(2) and in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 37121, 3716, and 3718.
Note: The Department will disclose an individual's mailing address
obtained from the IRS pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 6103(m)(2) only for the
purpose of debt collection. Disclosures to a debt collection agency
will be made only to facilitate the collection or compromise of a
Federal claim under the Debt Collection Act of 1982. Disclosures to a
consumer reporting agency will be made only for the limited purpose of
obtaining a commercial credit report on the individual taxpayer.
Address information obtained from the Internal Revenue Service will not
be used or shared for any other Departmental purpose or disclosed to
another Federal, state, or local agency which seeks to locate the same
individuals for its own debt collection purpose; (7) To the Defense
Manpower Data Center, Department of Defense, the U.S. Postal Service or
to any other Federal, state, or local agency, a data base of
information consisting of the debtor's name, Social Security Number,
and amount owed, for the purpose of conducting an authorized computer
matching program in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C.
552a), as amended, so as to identify and locate delinquent debtors in
order to start a recoupment process on an individual basis of any debt
owed to the Department by the debtors arising out of any administrative
or program activities or services administered by the Department; (8)
To any creditor Federal agency seeking assistance for the purpose of
that agency implementing administrative or salary offset procedures in
the collection of unpaid financial obligations owed the United States
government from an individual. (9) To the U.S. Department of Justice or
to a court or adjudicative body with jurisdiction when (a) the United
States, the Department of the Interior, a component of the Department,
or, when represented by the government, an employee of the Department
is a party to litigation or anticipated litigation or has an interest
in such litigation, and (b) the Department of the Interior determines
that the disclosure is relevant or necessary to the litigation and is
compatible with the purpose for which the records were compiled; (10)
Of information indicating a violation or potential violation of a
statute, regulation, rule, order or license, to appropriate Federal,
State, local or foreign agencies responsible for investigating or
prosecuting the violation or for enforcing or implementing the statute,
rule, regulation, order or license; (11) To a congressional office in
response to an inquiry the individual has made to the congressional
office.
Disclosures pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(12). Disclosures may be
made from this system to consumer reporting agencies as defined in the
Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f)) or the Federal Claims
Collection Act of 1966 (31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3)).
Records are stored in automated and manual form.
Records are retrieved by the name or Social Security Number of the
individual debtor.
Records are maintained with access controls meeting the
requirements of 43 CFR 2.51.
Records are retained by the Division of Financial Management only
for the duration of computer matching programs. Upon conclusion of
these programs, records are returned to their respective, originating
offices, where they are retained and disposed of in accordance with
approved agency schedules. Backup copies are retained for one calendar
year, and then destroyed.
Chief, Division of Financial Management, Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Department of the Interior, m.s. 7258 MIB, 1849 C St. NW,
Washington, DC 20240.
An individual requesting notification of the existence of records
on him or her should address his/her request to the System Manager. The
request must be in writing, signed by the requester, and comply with
the content requirements of 43 CFR 2.60.
An individual requesting access to records maintained on him or her
should address his/her request to the System Manager. The request must
be in writing, signed by the requester, and comply with the content
requirements of 43 CFR 2.63.
An individual requesting amendment of a record maintained on him or
her should address his/her request to the System Manager. The request
must be in writing, signed by the requester, and comply with the
content requirements of 43 CFR 2.71.
Departmental and Bureau financial offices.
None.
[FR Doc. 94-24666 Filed 10-4-94; 8:45 am]
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