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[FR Doc No: 94-22595]


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[Federal Register: September 13, 1994]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 

Privacy Act of 1974; Revisions to System of Records

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed revision of an existing system of records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing for public comment 
revisions to an existing system of records, NRC-32, Licensee and 
Applicant Taxpayer Identification Number Records--NRC. The proposed 
revisions add six new routine uses which will enhance the NRC's ability 
to collect certain license fee debts owed to the U.S. Government. 
Corresponding changes to other portions of the system notice are also 
being made as a result of the additional routine use disclosures.

DATES: The revised system of records will become effective without 
further notice on October 24, 1994 unless comments received on or 
before that date cause a contrary decision. If, based on NRC's review 
of comments received, changes are made, NRC will publish a new final 
notice.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: 
Docketing and Service Branch. Copies of comments may be examined at the 
NRC Public Document Room at 2120 L Street, NW., Lower Level, 
Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jona L. Souder, Privacy Act Program 
Manager, Freedom of Information/Local Public Document Room Branch, 
Division of Freedom of Information and Publications Services, Office of 
Administration, Washington, DC 20555, Telephone: 301-415-7170.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposes 
to amend its system of records entitled ``NRC-32, Licensee and 
Applicant Taxpayer Identification Number Records--NRC,'' to establish 
six new routine uses which will enhance the NRC's ability to collect 
certain license fee debts owed to the U.S. Government. Existing routine 
use b. is redesignated h. New routine use b. permits the disclosure of 
information in the system to the Defense Manpower Data Center of the 
Department of Defense, the United States Postal Service, and other 
Federal, State, or local agencies for computer matching to identify 
individuals who are (1) delinquent in their repayment of debts owed to 
NRC and (2) receiving Federal salary or benefit payments. NRC will use 
the information obtained as a result of the matching to collect the 
debts under the provisions of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 
97-365) by voluntary repayment, by administrative or salary offset, or 
by referral to collection agencies. New routine use c. permits the 
disclosure of information in the system to the General Accounting 
Office, Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney, or other Federal agencies 
for further collection action on delinquent accounts. New routine use 
d. permits disclosures to commercial credit reporting agencies to 
obtain or add to a credit history file for use in the administration of 
debt collection. New routine use e. permits disclosures to any Federal 
agency where an NRC debtor is employed or receiving remuneration to 
enable that agency to collect a debt owed to the NRC. New routine use 
f. permits disclosure to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for 
computer matching under 26 U.S.C. 6103(m)(2) to obtain the mailing 
address of a taxpayer to collect or to compromise a claim by NRC 
against a taxpayer under 31 U.S.C. 3711, 3717, and 3718. New routine 
use g. permits the disclosure of information from the system to the IRS 
to collect a debt by offset against the debtor's tax refunds under the 
Federal Tax Refund Offset Program.
    Other revisions to the system of records notice are also being 
made. These include changes to (1) clarify the categories of 
individuals covered, (2) add paper records to the categories of 
records, (3) update the authority for maintaining the system, and (4) 
expand the record source categories.
    Accordingly, NRC proposes to amend ``NRC-32, Licensee and Applicant 
Taxpayer Identification Number Records--NRC,'' in its entirety to read 
as follows:
NRC-32
    Licensee and Applicant Taxpayer Identification Number Records--NRC.
    License Fee and Debt Collection Branch, Office of the Controller, 
NRC, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    NRC licensees and individuals or corporations who have filed 
applications for an NRC license.
    License Fee and Debt Collection Branch computer systems maintaining 
taxpayer ID numbers, application or license numbers, and billing 
information. These computerized data bases also include licensee or 
applicant names, billing addresses, license or application numbers, fee 
categories, regional affiliations, and billing histories. Paper forms 
submitted by licensees and applicants containing taxpayer ID numbers 
are also maintained in this system.
    5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(12); 5 U.S.C. 5514; 15 U.S.C. 1681a(f); 26 U.S.C. 
6103(m)(2); 31 U.S.C. 37, subchapters I and II; 31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3) 
(1988); 31 U.S.C. 3711; 31 U.S.C. 3716; 31 U.S.C. 3717; 31 U.S.C. 3718; 
31 U.S.C. 3720A (1988); 42 U.S.C. 2201 (1988); 42 U.S.C. 5841 (1988); 
Cash Management Improvement Act Amendments of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-589); 
10 CFR Parts 15, 16, 170, 171 (1994); Section 206 of Executive Order 
11222.
    a. To debt collection contractors for the purpose of collecting 
delinquent debts as authorized by the Debt Collection Act of 1982, 31 
U.S.C. 3718.
    b. To the Defense Manpower Data Center, Department of Defense; the 
United States Postal Service; or any other Federal, State, or local 
agency to conduct an authorized computer matching program in compliance 
with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, to identify and locate 
individuals who are delinquent in their repayment of debts owed to the 
U.S. Government under certain programs or services administered by the 
NRC in order to collect the debts under the provisions of the Debt 
Collection Act of 1982 (5 U.S.C. 5514) by voluntary repayment, by 
administrative or salary offset, or by referral to collection 
contractors.
    c. To the U.S. General Accounting Office, Department of Justice, 
United States Attorney, or other Federal agencies for further 
collection action on any delinquent account when circumstances warrant.
    d. 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.
    e. To any Federal agency where the debtor is employed or receiving 
some form of remuneration for the purpose of enabling that agency to 
collect a debt owed the U.S. Government on NRC's behalf by counseling 
the debtor for voluntary repayment or by initiating administrative or 
salary offset procedures under the provisions of the Debt Collection 
Act of 1982 (5 U.S.C. 5514).
    f. To the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 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 NRC 
against the taxpayer pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 6103(m)(2) and in accordance 
with 31 U.S.C. 3711, 3717, and 3718. Redisclosure of a mailing address 
obtained from the IRS may be made only for debt collection purposes, 
including to a debt collection agency to facilitate the collection or 
compromise of a Federal claim under the Debt Collection Act of 1982, 
except that redisclosure of a mailing address to a commercial reporting 
agency is for the limited purpose of obtaining a commercial credit 
report on the particular taxpayer. Any such mailing address information 
obtained from the IRS will not be used or shared for any other NRC 
purpose or disclosed by NRC to another Federal, State, or local agency 
which seeks to locate the same taxpayer for its own debt collection 
purpose.
    g. Referral of legally enforceable debts to the Internal Revenue 
Service to be offset against the debtor's tax refunds under the Federal 
Tax Refund Offset Program.
    h. For any of the routine uses specified in the Prefatory Statement 
of General Routine Uses.
    Disclosures of information to a consumer reporting agency are not 
considered a routine use of records. Disclosures may be made from this 
system to ``consumer reporting agencies'' as defined in the Fair Credit 
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681(a)(f)) or the Federal Claims Collection 
Act of 1966, as amended (31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3)).
    Information contained in this system is stored on hard copy and on 
computer media.
    Information is retrieved by license number, application number, 
licensee or applicant name, invoice number, or taxpayer identification 
number.
    The hard copy records and data bases are maintained in an area 
where access is controlled by keycard and limited to those with a need 
for access to the work area, and in a building where access is 
controlled by a security guard force.
    These records are under visual control during duty hours. After 
duty hours, access to the building is controlled by a security guard 
force and access to each floor is controlled by key card. Computer 
records are password protected.
    These records are destroyed in accordance with the retention 
periods provided for in General Records Schedule (GRS) GRS 6-10.b. or 
when no longer needed, whichever is later. Computer files are deleted 
after the expiration of the retention period authorized under the 
General Records Schedule for the disposable hard copy file or when no 
longer needed, whichever is later.
    Chief, License Fee and Debt Collection Branch, Division of 
Accounting and Finance, Office of the Controller, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Director, Division of Freedom of Information and Publications 
Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Same as ``Notification procedure.''
    Same as ``Notification procedure.''
    NRC; NRC licensees and applicants for NRC licenses; employing 
agency of debtor; collection agencies; and Federal, State, or local 
agencies furnishing identifying and/or address information.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of September 1994.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James M. Taylor,
Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. 94-22595 Filed 9-12-94; 8:45 am]
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