[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8468-8469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4179]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4235-N-02]


Privacy Act of 1974: Proposed Amendment to Two Systems of Records

AGENCY: Office of Administration, HUD.

ACTION: Notification of a proposed amendment to two existing systems of 
records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11)), HUD 
is issuing notice of the Department's intention to amend the following 
Privacy Act systems of records: HUD/Dept-28, Property Improvement and 
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Loans-Default and HUD/DEPT-2, Accounting 
Records. A new routine use disclosure will be added to both systems of 
records. The new routine use disclosure is necessary to accommodate the 
Department of Treasury cross servicing or for some other Federal agency 
designated by Treasury to perform the necessary routine debt collection 
tasks.

DATES: Comments Due Date: Persons wishing to comment on the proposed 
routine use must do so by March 23, 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: These amendments will be effective March 23, 1998, 
unless comments are received that would result in a contrary 
determination.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this notice to the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of General Counsel, Room 
10276, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20410. Communications should refer to the above 
docket number and title. 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, Privacy Act Officer, Telephone Number (202) 708-2374 
[This is not a toll-free number] or Fax Number (202) 708-3577.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD/Dept-2 and HUD/Dept-28 are being amended 
to allow for the release of information pertaining to delinquent 
accounts to the Department of Treasury or to other Federal agencies 
designated by the Department of Treasury for the purpose of debt 
collection. The new routine use will read as follows: To other Federal 
agencies for the purpose of debt collection.
    Accordingly, HUD/Dept-28 and HUD/Dept-2 system notices originally 
published in the ``Federal Register Privacy Act Issuances,'' 1995/
compilation are further amended by the addition of the new routine use 
disclosure below.
    A report of HUD's intention to add a new routine use disclosure has 
been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), The Senate 
Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the House Committee on 
Government and Oversight pursuant to paragraph 4 of Appendix I to OMB 
Circular No. A-130, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining 
Records About Individuals,'' February 8, 1996.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a, 88 Stat. 1896; (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).

    Dated: February 12, 1998.
David S. Cristy,
Director, Information Resources Management Policy and Management 
Division.
HUD/DEPT-28

System Name: Property Improvement and Manufactured (Mobile) Home Loans-
Default.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, other routine uses are as follows:
    (a) To the Department of Justice for prosecution of fraud in the 
course of claims collection efforts and for the institution of suit or 
other proceedings to effect collection of claims.
    (b) To the FBI to investigate possible fraud revealed in the course 
of claims collection efforts.
    (c) General Accounting Office for audit purposes.
    (d) Private employers and Federal agencies to facilitate collection 
of claims against employees.
    (e) Office of Personnel Management for offsetting retirement 
payments.
    (f) Consumer reporting and commercial credit agencies to facilitate 
claims collection consistent with Federal Claims Collection Standards, 
4 CFR 102.4.
    (g) To financial institutions that originated or serviced loans to 
give notice of disposition of claims.
    (h) To title insurance companies for payment of liens.
    (i) To local recording offices for filing assignments of legal 
documents, satisfactions, etc.
    (j) To bankruptcy courts for filing of proofs of claim.
    (k) To HUD contractors for debt servicing.

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    (l) To state motor vehicle agencies and Internal Revenue Service to 
obtain current addresses of debtors.
    (m) To prospective purchasers--for sale of mortgages, loans, or 
insurance premiums or charges.
    (n) To other Federal agencies--for the purpose of debt collection.
HUD/DEPT-2

SYSTEM NAME:
    Accounting Records.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, other routine uses are as follows:
    (a) To the U.S. Treasury--for disbursements and adjustments 
thereof.
    (b) To the Internal Revenue Service--for reporting of sales 
commissions and for reporting of discharge indebtedness.
    (c) To the General Accounting Office, General Services 
Administration, Department of Labor, Labor housing authorities, and 
taxing authorities--for audit, accounting and financial reference 
purposes.
    (d) To mortgage lenders--for accounting and financial reference 
purposes, for verifying information provided by new loan applicants and 
evaluating creditworthiness.
    (e) To HUD contractors--for debt and/or mortgage note servicing.
    (f) To financial institutions that originated or serviced loans--to 
give notice of disposition of claims.
    (g) To title insurance companies--for payment of liens.
    (h) To local recording offices--for filing assignments of legal 
documents, satisfactions, etc.
    (i) To the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) of the Department of 
Defense and the U.S. Postal Service to conduct computer matching 
programs for the purpose of identifying and locating individuals who 
are receiving Federal salaries or benefit payments and are delinquent 
in their repayment of debts owed to the U.S. Government under certain 
programs administered by HUD in order to collect the debts under the 
provisions of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-365) by 
voluntary repayment, or by administrative or salary offset procedures.
    (j) To any other Federal agency for the purpose of effecting 
administrative or salary offset procedures against a person employed by 
the agency or receiving or eligible to receive some benefit payments 
from the agency when HUD as a creditor has a claim against that person.
    (k) With other agencies; such as, Departments of Agriculture, 
Education, Justice and Veteran Affairs, and the Small Business 
Administration--for use of HUD's Credit Alert Interactive Voice 
Response System (CAIVRS) to prescreen applicants for loans or loans 
guaranteed by the Federal Government to ascertain if the applicant is 
delinquent in paying a debt owed to or insured by the Government.
    (l) To the Internal Revenue Service 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 HUD against the 
taxpayer pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 6103(m)(2) and in accordance with 31 
U.S.C. 3711, 3217, and 3718.
    (m) To a credit reporting agency 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.
    (n) To the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), Department of 
Justice, United States Attorney, or other Federal agencies for further 
collection action on any delinquent account when circumstances warrant.
    (o) To a debt collection agency for the purpose of collection 
services to recover monies owned to the U.S. Government under certain 
programs or services administered by HUD.
    (p) To any other Federal agency including, but not limited to the 
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3720A, for the 
purpose of effecting an administrative offset against the debtor for a 
delinquent debt owned to the U.S. Government by the debtor.
    (q) To the Resolution Trust Corporation--to prescreen potential 
contractors for bad debts prior to acquiring their services.
    (r) To other Federal Agencies--for the purpose of debt collection.

[FR Doc. 98-4179 Filed 2-18-98; 8:45 am]
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