[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8468-8469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4179]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4235-N-02]
Privacy Act of 1974: Proposed Amendment to Two Systems of Records
AGENCY: Office of Administration, HUD.
ACTION: Notification of a proposed amendment to two existing systems of
records.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11)), HUD
is issuing notice of the Department's intention to amend the following
Privacy Act systems of records: HUD/Dept-28, Property Improvement and
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Loans-Default and HUD/DEPT-2, Accounting
Records. A new routine use disclosure will be added to both systems of
records. The new routine use disclosure is necessary to accommodate the
Department of Treasury cross servicing or for some other Federal agency
designated by Treasury to perform the necessary routine debt collection
tasks.
DATES: Comments Due Date: Persons wishing to comment on the proposed
routine use must do so by March 23, 1998.
EFFECTIVE DATE: These amendments will be effective March 23, 1998,
unless comments are received that would result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this notice to the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of General Counsel, Room
10276, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20410. Communications should refer to the above
docket number and title. A copy of each communication submitted will be
available for public inspection and copying between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30
p.m. weekdays at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeanette Smith, Privacy Act Officer, Telephone Number (202) 708-2374
[This is not a toll-free number] or Fax Number (202) 708-3577.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD/Dept-2 and HUD/Dept-28 are being amended
to allow for the release of information pertaining to delinquent
accounts to the Department of Treasury or to other Federal agencies
designated by the Department of Treasury for the purpose of debt
collection. The new routine use will read as follows: To other Federal
agencies for the purpose of debt collection.
Accordingly, HUD/Dept-28 and HUD/Dept-2 system notices originally
published in the ``Federal Register Privacy Act Issuances,'' 1995/
compilation are further amended by the addition of the new routine use
disclosure below.
A report of HUD's intention to add a new routine use disclosure has
been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), The Senate
Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the House Committee on
Government and Oversight pursuant to paragraph 4 of Appendix I to OMB
Circular No. A-130, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining
Records About Individuals,'' February 8, 1996.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a, 88 Stat. 1896; (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).
Dated: February 12, 1998.
David S. Cristy,
Director, Information Resources Management Policy and Management
Division.
HUD/DEPT-28
System Name: Property Improvement and Manufactured (Mobile) Home Loans-
Default.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, other routine uses are as follows:
(a) To the Department of Justice for prosecution of fraud in the
course of claims collection efforts and for the institution of suit or
other proceedings to effect collection of claims.
(b) To the FBI to investigate possible fraud revealed in the course
of claims collection efforts.
(c) General Accounting Office for audit purposes.
(d) Private employers and Federal agencies to facilitate collection
of claims against employees.
(e) Office of Personnel Management for offsetting retirement
payments.
(f) Consumer reporting and commercial credit agencies to facilitate
claims collection consistent with Federal Claims Collection Standards,
4 CFR 102.4.
(g) To financial institutions that originated or serviced loans to
give notice of disposition of claims.
(h) To title insurance companies for payment of liens.
(i) To local recording offices for filing assignments of legal
documents, satisfactions, etc.
(j) To bankruptcy courts for filing of proofs of claim.
(k) To HUD contractors for debt servicing.
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(l) To state motor vehicle agencies and Internal Revenue Service to
obtain current addresses of debtors.
(m) To prospective purchasers--for sale of mortgages, loans, or
insurance premiums or charges.
(n) To other Federal agencies--for the purpose of debt collection.
HUD/DEPT-2
SYSTEM NAME:
Accounting Records.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, other routine uses are as follows:
(a) To the U.S. Treasury--for disbursements and adjustments
thereof.
(b) To the Internal Revenue Service--for reporting of sales
commissions and for reporting of discharge indebtedness.
(c) To the General Accounting Office, General Services
Administration, Department of Labor, Labor housing authorities, and
taxing authorities--for audit, accounting and financial reference
purposes.
(d) To mortgage lenders--for accounting and financial reference
purposes, for verifying information provided by new loan applicants and
evaluating creditworthiness.
(e) To HUD contractors--for debt and/or mortgage note servicing.
(f) To financial institutions that originated or serviced loans--to
give notice of disposition of claims.
(g) To title insurance companies--for payment of liens.
(h) To local recording offices--for filing assignments of legal
documents, satisfactions, etc.
(i) To the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) of the Department of
Defense and the U.S. Postal Service to conduct computer matching
programs for the purpose of identifying and locating individuals who
are receiving Federal salaries or benefit payments and are delinquent
in their repayment of debts owed to the U.S. Government under certain
programs administered by HUD in order to collect the debts under the
provisions of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-365) by
voluntary repayment, or by administrative or salary offset procedures.
(j) To any other Federal agency for the purpose of effecting
administrative or salary offset procedures against a person employed by
the agency or receiving or eligible to receive some benefit payments
from the agency when HUD as a creditor has a claim against that person.
(k) With other agencies; such as, Departments of Agriculture,
Education, Justice and Veteran Affairs, and the Small Business
Administration--for use of HUD's Credit Alert Interactive Voice
Response System (CAIVRS) to prescreen applicants for loans or loans
guaranteed by the Federal Government to ascertain if the applicant is
delinquent in paying a debt owed to or insured by the Government.
(l) 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 HUD against the
taxpayer pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 6103(m)(2) and in accordance with 31
U.S.C. 3711, 3217, and 3718.
(m) To a credit reporting agency for the purpose of either adding
to a credit history file or obtaining a credit history file on an
individual for use in the administration of debt collection.
(n) To the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), Department of
Justice, United States Attorney, or other Federal agencies for further
collection action on any delinquent account when circumstances warrant.
(o) To a debt collection agency for the purpose of collection
services to recover monies owned to the U.S. Government under certain
programs or services administered by HUD.
(p) To any other Federal agency including, but not limited to the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3720A, for the
purpose of effecting an administrative offset against the debtor for a
delinquent debt owned to the U.S. Government by the debtor.
(q) To the Resolution Trust Corporation--to prescreen potential
contractors for bad debts prior to acquiring their services.
(r) To other Federal Agencies--for the purpose of debt collection.
[FR Doc. 98-4179 Filed 2-18-98; 8:45 am]
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