96-32923. Privacy Act of 1974; Establishment of a New System of Records

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 250 (Friday, December 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68262-68263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32923]


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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION


Privacy Act of 1974; Establishment of a New System of Records

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.

ACTION: Notice of establishment of a new system of records maintained 
on individuals; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), notice is hereby given that the Farm Credit 
Administration (FCA) is publishing a system notice, which indicates the 
establishment of a new Privacy Act system of records. The system notice 
provides information on the existence and character of the system of 
records for Internet access.

DATES: Written comments should be received by January 27, 1997. The FCA 
filed a New System Report with Congress and the Office of Management 
and Budget on December 20, 1996. This notice will be adopted without 
further publication on February 19, 1997, unless modified by a 
subsequent notice to incorporate comments received from the public.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed (in triplicate) to Debra 
Buccolo, Privacy Act Officer, in care of Cindy Nicholson, Farm Credit 
Administration, McLean, Virginia 22102-5090. Copies of all 
communications received will be available for examination by interested 
parties in the offices of the Farm Credit Administration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debra Buccolo, Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, 
Virginia 22102-5090, [phone], TDD [phone].

    or
Jane Virga, Office of General Counsel, Farm Credit Administration, 
McLean, Virginia, 22102-5090, [phone], TDD [phone].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, the 
FCA has identified a new system of records. The notice reflects 
designated points of contact for inquiring about the system, accessing 
the records, and requesting amendments to the records.
     The new system of records is: FCA-19, FCA Internet Access System. 
As required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act, as amended, the FCA 
has sent notice of this proposed system of records to the Office of 
Management and Budget, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate. The notice is published in its entirety below.
 FCA-19

SYSTEM NAME:
     FCA Internet Access System.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
     Records are located at the Farm Credit Administration.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
     Current and former FCA employees since November 1996.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
     Information pertaining to an employee's access to the Internet, 
including the employee's name, Web sites visited, dates, and times.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    12 U.S.C. 2243, 2252.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
     In the event that information in this record system indicates a 
violation or potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal, or 
regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general statute or 
particular program statute, or by regulation, rule, or order issued 
pursuant thereto, the relevant records may be referred, as a routine 
use, to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, State, local, or 
foreign, charged with the responsibility of investigating or 
prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing or implementing 
the statute, or rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto.
    Information in this record system may be disclosed as a routine use 
to a Federal, State, or local agency maintaining civil, criminal, or 
other relevant enforcement information or other pertinent information, 
such as current licenses, if necessary to obtain information relevant 
to a decision concerning the hiring or retention of an employee, the 
letting of a contract, or the issuance of a grant or other benefit.
     Information in this record system may be disclosed to a Federal 
agency, in response to its request, in connection with the hiring or 
retention of an employee, the issuance of a security clearance, the 
reporting of and investigation of an employee, the letting of a 
contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other benefit by the 
requesting agency, to the extent that the information is relevant and 
necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the matter.
     Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record 
of an individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional 
office made at the request of that individual.
     It shall be a routine use of the records in this system of records 
to disclose them to the Department of Justice or to disclose them in a 
proceeding before a court or adjudicative body before which the Agency 
is authorized to appear, when
     (a) The Agency, or any component thereof; or
     (b) Any employee of the Agency in his or her official capacity; or
     (c) Any employee of the Agency in his or her individual capacity 
where the Department of Justice or the Agency has agreed to represent 
the employee; or
     (d) The United States, where the Agency determines that litigation 
is likely to affect the Agency or any of its components,

is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the 
use of such records by the Department of Justice or the use of such 
records in the proceeding is deemed by the Agency to be relevant and 
necessary to the litigation, provided, however, that in each case, the 
Agency determines that disclosure of the records to the Department of 
Justice or the disclosure of such records in the proceeding is a use of 
the information contained in the records that is compatible with the 
purpose for which the records were collected.
     In the event that information in this record system is needed in 
the course of presenting evidence to a court, magistrate, or 
administrative tribunal, the relevant records may be referred, as a 
routine use, to the appropriate person to use as evidence.

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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
     Information stored electronically.

RETRIEVABILITY:
     Electronically retrievable by name.

SAFEGUARDS:
     Access is limited to those whose official duties require access.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
     In accordance with National Archives and Records Administration 
General Records schedule requirements.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESSES:
     Director, Office of Resources Management, Farm Credit 
Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
     All inquiries about this system of records shall be addressed to: 
Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
     Requests for access to a record shall be directed to: Privacy Act 
Officer, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090, as provided 
in 12 CFR 603.310.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
     Requests for amendments of a record shall be directed to: Privacy 
Act Officer, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, VA 22101-5090, as 
provided in 12 CFR 603.330.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
     Information in this system of records either comes from the 
individual to whom it applies or comes from information supplied by 
Agency officials.

    Dated: December 20, 1996.
Jeanette Brinkley,
Acting Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
[FR Doc. 96-32923 Filed 12-26-96; 8:45 am]
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