[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5378-5380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2389]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Privacy Act of 1974: Systems of Records

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11)), the 
FCC is issuing notice of our intent to amend the system of records 
entitled the Pay, Leave, and Travel Records--FCC/Central 1, to include 
new routine uses.

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We invite public comment on this publication.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed amended system should be 
received by March 4, 1998. Office of Management and Budget, which has 
oversight responsibility under the Privacy Act to review the system may 
submit comments on or before March 16, 1998. The amended system shall 
be effective without further notice on March 16, 1998, unless the FCC 
receives comments that would require a contrary determination. As 
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o) of the Privacy Act, the FCC submitted 
reports on this amended system to both houses of Congress.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed to Judy Boley, Privacy Act 
Officer, Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Room 234, FCC, 
1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20554. Written comments will be 
available for inspection at the above address between 9 a.m. and 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Boley, Privacy Act Officer, 
Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Room 234, 1919 M Street, 
NW, Washington, DC 20554, Telephone number, (202) 418-0214 or via 
internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Pub. L. 104-193, the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996, the FCC will disclose data from its Pay, Leave, and Travel 
Records to the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for 
Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services for use 
in the National Database of New Hires, part of the Federal Parent 
Locator System (FPLS) and Federal Tax Offset System, DHHS/OCSE No. 09-
90-0074. A description of the Federal Parent Locator Service may be 
found at 62 FR 51663 (October 2, 1997).
    FPLS is a computerized network through which States may request 
location information from Federal and State agencies to find non-
custodial parents and their employers for purposes of establishing 
paternity and securing support. On October 1, 1997, the FPLS was 
expanded to include the National Directory of New Hires, a database 
containing employment information on employees recently hired, 
quarterly wage data on private and public sector employees, and 
information on unemployment compensation benefits. On October 1, 1998, 
the FPLS will be expanded further to include a Federal Case Registry. 
The Federal Case Registry will contain abstracts on all participants 
involved in child support enforcement cases. When the Federal Case 
Registry is instituted, its files will be matched on an ongoing basis 
against the files in the National Directory of New Hires to determine 
if an employee is a participant in a child support case anywhere in the 
country. If the FPLS identifies a person as being a participant in a 
State child support case, that State will be notified. State requests 
to the FPLS for location information will also continue to be processed 
after October 1, 1998.
    When individuals are hired by the FCC, we may disclose to the FPLS 
their names, social security numbers, home addresses, dates of birth, 
dates of hire, and information identifying us as the employer. We also 
may disclose to FPLS names, social security numbers, and quarterly 
earnings of each FCC employee, within one month of the end of the 
quarterly reporting period.
    Information submitted by the FCC to the FPLS will be disclosed by 
the Office of Child Support Enforcement to the Social Security 
Administration for verification to ensure that the social security 
number provided is correct. The data disclosed by FCC to the FPLS will 
also be disclosed by the Office of Child Support Enforcement to the 
Secretary of the Treasury for use in verifying claims for the advance 
payment of the earned income tax credit or to verify a claim of 
employment on a tax return.
    Accordingly, the Pay, Leave, & Travel Records system notice 
originally published in the Federal Register on May 18, 1992, 57 FR 
21091 is amended as set forth below. Routine uses of records maintained 
in the system, including categories of users and the purposes of such 
uses:
    9. The names, social security numbers, home addresses, dates of 
birth, dates of hire, quarterly earnings, employer identifying 
information, and State of hire of employees may be disclosed to the 
Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children and 
Families, Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of 
locating individuals to establish paternity, establishing and modifying 
orders of child support, identifying sources of income, and for other 
child support enforcement actions as required by the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (Welfare Reform 
law, Pub. L. 104-193).
FCC/Central--1

SYSTEM NAME:
    Pay, Leave, and Travel Records.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Personnel Resources Division, Associate Managing Director--Human 
Resources Management; Financial Management Division; Associate Managing 
Director--Operations; Office of Managing Director; administrative 
offices of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 1919 M Street, 
NW, Washington, DC 20554; and FCC field offices. (See FCC telephone 
directory for field office addresses.)

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    All Commission employees.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Contains various records required to administer the pay, leave, and 
travel requirements of the Commission.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    44 U.S.C. 3101, 3102, 3309.

PURPOSE(S):
    1. To authorize payroll deductions for allotments, savings bonds, 
charitable contributions, union dues, health benefits and life 
insurance; collect indebtedness for overpayment of salary and unpaid 
Internal Revenue taxes; pay income tax obligation to Internal Revenue 
Service; authorize issuing of salary checks by Treasury Department 
obtain reimbursement of travel expenses for official business; report 
gross wages and separation information for unemployment compensation; 
pay any uncollected compensation due a deceased employee; and provide 
for a summary of employees payroll data and retirement contributions.
    2. As a data source for management information for production of 
summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the 
function for which the records are collected and maintained, or for 
related personnel management functions or manpower studies; may also be 
utilized to respond to general requests for statistical information 
(without personal identification of individuals) under the Freedom of 
Information Act or to locate specific individuals for personnel 
research or other personnel management functions.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    1. Where there is an indication of a violation or potential 
violation of a statute, regulation, rule, or order, records from this 
system may be referred to the appropriate Federal, state, or local 
agency responsible for investigating or prosecuting a violation

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or for enforcing or implementing the statute, rule, regulation or 
order.
    2. A record from this system may be disclosed to request 
information from a federal, state, or local agency maintaining civil, 
criminal, or other relevant enforcement information or other pertinent 
information, such as licenses, if necessary to obtain information 
relevant to a Commission decision concerning the hiring or retention of 
an employee, the issuance of a security clearance, the letting of a 
contract, or the issuance of a license, grant or other benefit.
    3. A record from this 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.
    4. A record on an individual in this system of a records may be 
disclosed to a Congressional office in response to an inquiry the 
individual has made to the Congressional office.
    5. A record from the system of records may be disclosed to GSA and 
NARA for the purpose of records management inspections conducted under 
authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. Such disclosure shall not be used 
to make a determination about individuals.
    6. A record on an individual in this system of records may be 
disclosed, where pertinent, in any legal proceeding to which the 
Commission is a party before a court or administrative body.
    7. A record from this system of records may be disclosed to the 
Department of Justice or in a proceeding before a court or adjudicative 
body when:
    (a) The United States, the Commission, a component of the 
Commission, or, when represented by the government, an employee of the 
Commission is a party to litigation or anticipated litigation or has an 
interest in such litigation, and
    (b) The Commission determines that the disclosure is relevant or 
necessary to the litigation.
    8. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to the 
Office of Personnel Management in order for it to carry out its legally 
authorized Government-wide functions and duties.
    9. The names, social security numbers, home addresses, dates of 
birth, dates of hire, quarterly earnings, employer identifying 
information, and State of hire of employees may be disclosed to the 
office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children and 
Families, Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of 
locating individuals to establish paternity, establishing and modifying 
orders of child support, identifying sources of income, and for other 
child support enforcement actions as required by the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (Welfare Reform 
law, Pub. L. 104-193).
    In each of these cases, the FCC will determine whether disclosure 
of the records is compatible with the purpose for which the records 
were collected.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:
    Records are maintained in an automated personnel and payroll system 
as well as manual files in folders, cards, magnetic tapes, and loose 
leaf binders.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Records are indexed by name and social security number.

SAFEGUARDS:
    Records are maintained in filing cabinets in an office that is 
locked when not occupied by staff. Automated and manual records are 
available only to authorized personnel whose duties require access.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Records are maintained for varying periods of time from one year to 
permanently in accordance with General Records Schedules issued by the 
National Archives and Records Administration. Disposal is by shredding.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    Managing Director, Office of the Managing Director, FCC, 1919 M St. 
NW., Washington, DC 20554 or the appropriate administrative office in 
which the individual is employed.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Address inquiries to the system manager. It is necessary to furnish 
the following information in order to identify the individual whose 
records are requested.
    A. Full name.
    B. Date of Birth.
    C. Social Security Number.
    D. Mailing address to which the reply should be mailed.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Same as above. Requesters should reasonably specify the record 
contents being sought.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    Same as above. Requesters should reasonably specify the record 
contents being contested.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Information is provided by management officials and by the 
individuals on whom the record is maintained.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-2389 Filed 1-30-98; 8:45 am]
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