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[FR Doc No: 94-1343]


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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.''
* * * * *
    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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