[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 198 (Friday, October 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53430-53431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25394]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. FR-3918-N-04]


Privacy Act of 1974; New System of Records

AGENCY: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

ACTION: Establish a New System of Records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposes 
to establish a new record system to add to its inventory of systems of 
records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This action will be effective without further notice on 
November 13, 1995 unless comments are received that would result in a 
contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this new system of records to the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of General 
Counsel, room 10276, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-0500. Communications should 
refer to the above docket number and title. Facsimile (FAX) comments 
are not acceptable. 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, Departmental Privacy Act Officer, Telephone Number 
(202) 708-2374, or William H. Eargle, Director, Office of Finance and 
Accounting, Telephone Number (202) 708-3310. (These are not toll free 
numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 
U.S.C. 552a), as amended, notice is given that 

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HUD proposes to establish a new system of records identified as HUD/
DEPT- entitled Departmental Accounts Receivable Tracking/Collection 
System (DARTS-D21).
    Title 5 U.S.C. 552a(e) (4) and (11) provide that the public be 
afforded a 30-day period in which to comment on the new record system.
    The new system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 
Privacy Act was submitted to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
the United States Senate, the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Office of Management 
Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I to OMB Circular No. 
A-130, Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About 
Individuals, dated June 25, 1993 (58 FR 36075, July 2, 1993).

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a.

    Issued at Washington, DC, October 4, 1995.
Donald C. Demitros,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management.
HUD/DEPT-
    Departmental Accounts Receivable Tracking/Collection System (DARTS-
D21)
    HUD Computer Center, Lanham, Maryland.
    Current or former HUD employees or individual participants in HUD 
programs whose debts to HUD are more than 90 days delinquent.
    Delinquent debts owed by current or former HUD employees for 
advances, i.e., travel, payroll, etc., and debts owed by individuals 
arising from overpayments, audits, court order, et al.
    Debt Collection Act of 1982, Pub. L. 97-365.
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 
552 a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records, or information contained 
therein, may specifically be disclosed outside of the agency as a 
routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows, provided that 
no routine use listed shall be construed to limit or waive any other 
routine use specified herein:
    (a) Internal Revenue Service--for the purpose of effecting an 
administrative offset against the debtor for a delinquent debt owed to 
the U.S. Government by the debtor.
    (b) Department of Justice--for prosecution of fraud, and for the 
institution of suit or other proceedings to effect collection of 
claims.
    (c) General Accounting Office--for further collection action on any 
delinquent account when circumstances warrant.
    (d) Outside collection agencies and credit bureaus--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 
for further collection action.
    Disclosure pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(12) may be made from this 
record system to consumer reporting agencies as defined in the Fair 
Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f) or the Federal Claims 
Collection Act of 1966 (31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3). The disclosure is limited 
to information necessary to establish the identity of the individual, 
including name, address, and taxpayer identification number (Social 
Security Number); the amount, status, and history of the claim; and the 
agency or program under which the claim arose for the sole purpose of 
allowing the consumer reporting agency to prepare a commercial credit 
report.
    Hard copy files are kept in a locked room, computer records are 
stored in limited access files in DARTS.
    Records are retrieved by social security number (SSN) or name.
    The records are available only to those persons whose official 
duties require such access. Records are kept in limited access areas 
during duty hours and in locked room at all other times.
    As prescribed in the General Records Schedule or for 10 years after 
debt is paid at a maximum.
    Director, Office of Finance and Accounting, 451 7th St S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20410.
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the particular HUD administrator or component listed in the ``system 
manager'' location above.
    Individuals should furnish full name, Social Security Number, 
current address and telephone number.
    Same as above.
    Information in this system of records is obtained from the 
subjects, Personnel and Payroll systems, HUD's Central Accounting 
Program System (CAPS), Office of the Inspector General, Office of 
General Counsel, and other government agencies such as the Department 
of Justice, General Accounting Office, the Office of Personnel 
Management, the Department Claims Officer (DCO) and documents submitted 
by various court systems.
    None.

[FR Doc. 95-25394 Filed 10-12-95; 8:45 am]
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