94-11444. Privacy Act of 1974; Establishment of New System of Records  

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    FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION
    
     
    
    Privacy Act of 1974; Establishment of New System of Records
    
    AGENCY: Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation.
    
    ACTION: Advance notice with request for comments; publication of 
    proposed system notice for new systems of records.
    
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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 
    Insurance Corporation (Corporation) is establishing Privacy Act systems 
    of records and is publishing a complete notice of its inventory of 
    systems. The publication of these proposed systems notices is one of 
    the steps required to establish the new systems. The new systems of 
    records facilitates the Corporation's ability to collect, maintain, 
    use, and disclose information pertaining to individuals.
    
    DATES: Written comments should be received by June 13, 1994. The 
    Corporation filed a New Systems Report with Congress and the Office of 
    Management and Budget (OMB) on May 6, 1994. This notice will be adopted 
    without further publication on July 5, 1994, unless modified by a 
    subsequent notice to incorporate comments received from the public.
    
    ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed (in triplicate) to Mary A. 
    Creedon, Chief Operating Officer, in care of Cindy Nicholson, Farm 
    Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 22102-0826. 
    Copies of all communications received will be available for examination 
    by interested parties in the offices of the Farm Credit System 
    Insurance Corporation.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Ronald H. Erickson, Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance 
    Corporation, McLean, Virginia 22102-0826, (703) 883-4113, TDD (703) 
    883-4444, or
    Jane Virga, Office of General Counsel, Farm Credit System Insurance 
    Corporation, McLean, Virginia, 22102-0826, (703) 883-4071, TDD (703) 
    883-4444.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, the 
    Corporation has reviewed all systems of records and identified eight 
    new systems.
        The notice reflects designated points of contact for inquiring 
    about the systems, accessing the records, and requesting amendments to 
    the records. As noted below, the Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm 
    Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102-5090, is the custodian for some of 
    the records pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Corporation.
        The categories of new systems are: FCSIC-1, Corporation Internal 
    Automated Personnel System, FCSIC-2, Employee Reports of Financial 
    Interests and Employment, FCSIC-3, Employee Attendance, Leave, 
    Personnel Actions, and Payroll Files, FCSIC-4, Employee Travel Files, 
    FCSIC-5, Financial Management Records, FCSIC-6, Procurement Records, 
    FCSIC-7, Personnel Security Files, and FCSIC-8, Correspondence Files.
        Notice is hereby given that the Corporation adopts the Office of 
    Personnel Management's (OPM) OPM/GOVT-1 and the OPM's Federal Register 
    notice of OPM/GOVT-1 with respect to those personnel records that are 
    maintained by the Corporation and described in OPM/GOVT-1. Individuals 
    are referred to the OPM's Federal Register notice on the existence and 
    character of OPM/GOVT-1. The citation is 57 FR 35705-35709, August 10, 
    1992, as amended from time to time. OPM's Federal Register notice sets 
    out the routine uses of the records in OPM/GOVT-1. Individuals 
    interested in reviewing and commenting on such routine uses are 
    referred to 57 FR 35705-35709, August 10, 1992, as amended from time to 
    time. Employee inquiries about OPM/GOVT-1 and employee requests for 
    access or amendments to records described therein that are maintained 
    by the Corporation may be directed to: Chief Operating Officer, Farm 
    Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 22102-0826.
        As required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act, as amended, the 
    Corporation has sent notice of this proposed system of records to the 
    Office of Management and Budget, the Committee on Government Operations 
    of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental 
    Affairs of the Senate. The notices are published in their entirety 
    below.
    
    Table of Contents
    
    FCSIC-1  FCSIC Internal Automated Personnel System.
    FCSIC-2  Employee Reports of Financial Interest and Employment.
    FCSIC-3  Employee Attendance, Leave, Personnel Actions, and Payroll 
    Records.
    FCSIC-4  Employee Travel Files.
    FCSIC-5  Financial Management Records.
    FCSIC-6  Procurement Records.
    FCSIC-7  Personnel Security Files.
    FCSIC-8  Correspondence Files.
    FCSIC-1
        FCSIC Internal Automated Personnel System.
        These records are located at the Farm Credit Administration with 
    copies at the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, 
    Virginia 22102-0826.
        Current and former Corporation employees since March 1988.
        Information from Personnel Management Information and 
    Telecommunications System of the Department of Treasury, including the 
    employee's occupational series, grade, salary, position title, 
    geographic location, work schedule, date of birth, sex, and similar 
    information. The source for this data is the National Finance Center's 
    United States Department of Agriculture Personnel Payroll System.
        12 U.S.C. 2277a-7, 2277a-8.
        Information in this record system may be used to furnish internal 
    statistical reports and trend analyses for managing human resources.
        (1) 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.
        (2) 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.
        (3) 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.
        (4) 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.
        (5) 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.
        (6) 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.
        Information stored electronically.
        Electronically retrievable by name, social security number, and 
    other identifiers such as sex, geographic location, occupational 
    series, etc.
        Records are kept in a secure area with access limited to those 
    whose official duties require access.
        In accordance with National Archives and Records Administration 
    General Records Schedule requirements.
        Chief Operating Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, 
    McLean, Virginia 22102-0826.
        All inquiries about this system of records shall be addressed to: 
    Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, 
    Virginia 22102-0826.
        Requests for access to a record shall be directed to: Privacy Act 
    Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.3.
        Requests for amendments of a record shall be directed to: Privacy 
    Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.7.
        Information in this system of records either comes from the 
    individual to whom it applies or comes from information supplied by 
    agency officials.
    FCSIC-2
        Employee Reports of Financial Interests and Employment--FCSIC.
        These records are located at the Farm Credit Administration with 
    copies at the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, 
    Virginia 22102-0826.
        Current and former Corporation employees.
        ``Public Financial Disclosure Report'' and ``Confidential Statement 
    of Employment and Financial Interests'' required of certain employees. 
    Contains statement of financial interests of the employee and of 
    members of his or her immediate household as well as any other 
    statements or memorandums concerning other employment or financial 
    interests of the Corporation employee.
        Executive Order 12674, as amended by Executive Order 12731, and 5 
    U.S.C. App. 201, 205.
        Information in this record system may be used by authorized 
    personnel for ascertaining conflicts or apparent conflicts of interest, 
    recommending or taking appropriate action, monitoring the agency's 
    ethics program.
        (1) 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.
        (2) 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.
        (3) 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 an 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.
        (4) 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.
        (5) 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.
        (6) 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.
        Records are maintained in file folders.
        Records are maintained alphabetically by name.
        Records are kept in a locked cabinet except when being used by 
    authorized personnel who are instructed as to their confidentiality and 
    permitted use.
        In accordance with National Archives and Records Administration 
    General Records Schedule requirements for employee reports of financial 
    interests and employment.
        Designated Agency Ethics Official, Farm Credit System Insurance 
    Corporation, McLean, Virginia 22102-0826.
        All inquiries about this system of records shall be addressed to: 
    Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, 
    Virginia 22102-0826.
        Requests for access to a record shall be directed to: Privacy Act 
    Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.3.
        Requests for amendments of a record shall be directed to: Privacy 
    Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.7.
        Information in this system of records either comes from the 
    employee to whom it applies or comes from information supplied by 
    agency officials.
    FCSIC-3
        Employee attendance, leave, personnel actions, and payroll 
    records--FCSIC.
        These records are located at the Farm Credit Administration with 
    copies at the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, 
    Virginia 22102-0826.
        Corporation employees.
        Records consist of paper, electronic, and microfiche files 
    containing payroll-related information for Corporation employees 
    reported on a biweekly, year-to-date, and, in some cases, an annual 
    basis. The records contain payroll and leave data for each employee 
    including rate and amount of pay, personnel actions during payroll 
    periods, hours worked, tax and retirement deductions, life insurance 
    and health insurance deductions, savings allotments, savings bond and 
    charity deductions, other financial deductions, mailing addresses, and 
    home addresses. Records produced electronically utilize software 
    provided by the National Finance Center's United States Department of 
    Agriculture Personnel Payroll System.
        12 U.S.C. 2277a-7, 2277a-8.
        Information in this record system may be used to prepare payroll 
    and to meet Government payroll record keeping and reporting 
    requirements, and for retrieving and supplying payroll and leave 
    information as required for agency needs. In addition, information in 
    this record system is used to furnish certain information (name, 
    permanent or temporary status, most recent position, grade, or salary) 
    to other Government agencies, commercial or credit organizations, or 
    verification of employment to prospective employers.
        (1) Information in this record system may be disclosed as a routine 
    use to Federal, State, and local taxing authorities concerning 
    compensation to employees or contractors for personal services; to the 
    Office of Personnel Management, Department of the Treasury, Department 
    of Labor, and other Federal agencies concerning pay, benefits, and 
    retirement of employees; to Federal employees health benefits carriers 
    concerning health insurance of employees; to financial organizations 
    concerning employee savings account allotments and net pay to checking 
    accounts; to State human resource offices administering unemployment 
    compensation programs; to educational and training organizations 
    concerning employee qualifications and identity for specific courses; 
    and to heirs, executors, and legal representatives of beneficiaries.
        (2) 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.
        (3) 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.
        (4) 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.
        (5) 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.
        (6) 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.
        (7) 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.
        Records are maintained in locked cabinets or electronically.
        Paper records are filed alphabetically by name. Electronic records 
    are accessed by social security number. Microfiche records are arranged 
    by social security number within a pay period.
        Files are kept in areas which are locked after business hours. 
    Access to records is limited to authorized individuals.
        In accordance with National Archives and Records Administration 
    General Records Schedule requirements for payroll-related records.
        Chief Operating Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, 
    McLean, Virginia 22102-0826.
        All inquiries about this system of records shall be addressed to: 
    Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, 
    Virginia 22102-0826.
        Requests for access to a record shall be directed to: Privacy Act 
    Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.3.
        Requests for amendments of a record shall be directed to: Privacy 
    Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.7.
        Information in this system of records comes from the employee to 
    whom it applies or comes from information supplied by Corporation 
    employees and other authorized personnel.
    FCSIC-4
        Employee Travel--FCSIC.
        Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 22102-
    0826.
        Current and former Corporation employees.
        Paper and electronic records relating to travel vouchers and 
    supporting documentation.
        12 U.S.C. 2277a-7, 2277a-8.
        Information contained in this system of records is used to provide 
    records of reimbursement to employees for expenses incurred while in 
    official travel status.
        (1) 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.
        (2) 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.
        (3) 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.
        (4) 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.
        (5) 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.
        (6) 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.
        Records are stored in cabinets or electronically.
        Paper records are filed alphabetically by name.
        Paper files are kept in areas which are locked after business 
    hours. Access to electronic system is limited to authorized employees.
        In accordance with National Archives and Records Administration 
    General Records Schedule requirements for financial records.
        Administrative Specialist, Farm Credit System Insurance 
    Corporation, McLean, Virginia 22102-0826.
        All inquiries about this system of record shall be directed to: 
    Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, 
    Virginia 22102-0826.
        Requests for access to a record shall be directed to: Privacy Act 
    Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.3.
        Requests for amendments of a record shall be directed to: Privacy 
    Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.7.
        Corporation employees and other individuals executing records.
    FCSIC-5
        Financial Management Records--FCSIC.
        These records are located at the Farm Credit Administration, 
    McLean, Virginia 22102-0826.
        Corporation employees and individuals conducting business with the 
    Corporation.
        Records consist of paper, electronic, and microfiche files 
    supporting the Corporation financial management system, including 
    employee travel advance records, records of budget formulation and 
    execution, the Corporation administrative expenses, and other financial 
    records.
        12 U.S.C. 2277a-7, 2277a-8.
        This system of records serves as the source for collecting and 
    recapping financial data to provide control over assets and 
    liabilities, collection of revenues and disbursement of expenses and 
    reports necessary for management and for other Government agencies.
        (1) 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.
        (2) 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.
        (3) 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.
        (4) 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.
        (5) 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.
        (6) 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.
        Records are stored in cabinets or electronically.
        Paper records are arranged by SF1166a (Voucher and Schedule of 
    Payments) voucher number within each year. Automated system can 
    retrieve by name, vendor number, or social security number as 
    applicable.
        Paper files are kept in file cabinets in areas which are locked 
    after business hours. Access to electronic system is limited to 
    authorized employees.
        In accordance with National Archives and Records Administration 
    General Records Schedule requirements for financial records.
        Chief Operating Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, 
    McLean, Virginia 22102-0826.
        All inquiries about this system of records shall be addressed to: 
    Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, 
    Virginia 22102-0826.
        Requests for access to a record shall be directed to: Privacy Act 
    Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.3.
        Requests for amendments of a record shall be directed to: Privacy 
    Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.7.
        Corporation employees and other individuals doing business with 
    Corporation.
    FCSIC-6
        Procurement Records--FCSIC.
        These records are located at the Farm Credit Administration, 
    McLean, Virginia 22102-0826.
        Individuals, corporations, and governmental entities who provide or 
    may provide supplies or services to the Corporation by contract or 
    purchase order.
        Bids, offers, lease agreements, purchase orders, requisitions, and 
    other pertinent written information related to purchase transactions.
        12 U.S.C. 2277a-7, 2277a-8; 40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.
        Information contained in this system of records is used by the 
    Corporation as the basis for maintaining control of purchase 
    transactions and to provide a minimum of opportunity for fraud as well 
    as the maximum feasible opportunity for audit as related to the 
    purchase of supplies and services obtained.
        (1) 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.
        (2) 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.
        (3) 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.
        (4) 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.
        (5) 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.
        (6) 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.
        Records are maintained in file folders.
        Records filed: (1) In numerical order by purchase order or contract 
    number; and (2) alphabetically by the name of the vendor.
        Maintained in area which is locked after business hours. Access to 
    this record system is limited to employees and persons with contractual 
    authority within the Corporation and the FCA.
        In accordance with National Archives and Records Administration 
    General Records Schedule requirements for procurement records.
        Chief Operating Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, 
    McLean, Virginia 22102-0826.
        All inquiries about this system of records shall be addressed to: 
    Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, 
    Virginia 22102-0826.
        Requests for access to a record shall be directed to: Privacy Act 
    Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.3.
        Requests for amendments of a record shall be directed to: Privacy 
    Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.7.
        Individuals, corporations, or governmental entities who make bids 
    or offers to the Corporation or enter into lease or other agreements 
    with the Corporation. Employees who prepare contractual actions.
    FCSIC-7
        Personnel Security Files--FCSIC.
        These records are located at the Farm Credit Administration, 
    McLean, Virginia 22102-5090.
        Current and former Corporation employees.
        Case files compiled during background investigations of employees 
    in sensitive positions. The files include:
        (a) Security forms (SF 86, ``Security Investigation Data for 
    Sensitive Position''; and OPM Form 329-B, ``Authority for Release of 
    Information and Redisclosure'');
        (b) Investigative report which includes credit check, check of 
    police record, and interviews with neighbors, former supervisors, and 
    coworkers;
        (c) Determination of suitability for security clearance by agency 
    security officer; and
        (d) Issuance of clearance statement.
        Executive Order 10450.
        Information in this system of records is used to determine 
    suitability for holding a sensitive position within the Corporation and 
    to issue security clearance.
        (1) 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.
        (2) 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.
        (3) 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.
        (4) 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.
        (5) 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.
        (6) 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.
        Records are maintained in file folders.
        Records are arranged alphabetically by name.
        Records are maintained in a locked safe in an area that is secured 
    after business hours. Access to records is restricted to those 
    employees whose official duties require access.
        Files are transferred to OPM when employee leaves the agency.
        Chief Operating Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, 
    McLean, Virginia 22102-0826.
        All inquiries about this system of records shall be addressed to: 
    Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, 
    Virginia 22102-0826.
        Requests for access to a record shall be directed to: Privacy Act 
    Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.3.
        Requests for amendments of a record shall be directed to: Privacy 
    Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.7.
        Information in this system of records comes from the individual to 
    whom it applies, credit bureaus, police, neighbors, former supervisors 
    and coworkers, etc.
        This system is subjected to a specific exemption pursuant to 5 
    U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), to the extent there is included in the system 
    investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes.
    FCSIC-8
        Correspondence Files--FCSIC.
        Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 22102-
    0826.
        Current and former Corporation employees.
        Letters, memorandums, and other documents pertaining to the 
    operations of the Corporation.
        12 U.S.C. 2277a-7, 2277a-8.
        (1) 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.
        (2) 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.
        (3) 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.
        (4) 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.
        (5) 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.
        (6) 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.
        Records are maintained in file folders.
        Records are arranged alphabetically by name.
        Records are maintained in a locked cabinet in an area that is 
    secured after business hours.
        In accordance with National Archives and Records Administration 
    General Records Schedule requirements.
        Administrative Specialist, Farm Credit System Insurance 
    Corporation, McLean, Virginia 22102-0826.
        All inquiries about this system of records shall be addressed to: 
    Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, 
    Virginia 22102-0826.
        Requests for access to a record shall be directed to: Privacy Act 
    Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.3.
        Requests for amendments of a record shall be directed to: Privacy 
    Act Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 
    22102-0826, as provided in 12 CFR 1403.7.
        Information in this system of records either comes from the 
    individual to whom it applies or comes from information supplied by 
    agency officials.
    
        Dated: May 5, 1994.
    Nan P. Mitchem,
    Acting Secretary to the Board, Farm Credit System Insurance 
    Corporation.
    [FR Doc. 94-11444 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6710-01-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
05/13/1994
Department:
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Advance notice with request for comments; publication of proposed system notice for new systems of records.
Document Number:
94-11444
Dates:
Written comments should be received by June 13, 1994. The Corporation filed a New Systems Report with Congress and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on May 6, 1994. This notice will be adopted without further publication on July 5, 1994, unless modified by a subsequent notice to incorporate comments received from the public.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: May 13, 1994