[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 41460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16908]


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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION


Privacy Act System Notices

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.

ACTION: Notice of amendment of a system of records maintained on 
individuals; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the 
Farm Credit Administration (FCA) is amending Privacy Act systems of 
records FCA-5, Assignments and Correspondence Tracking System and 
renaming it FCA-5, Assignments and Communication Tracking System. The 
amended system of records will help us collect, maintain, use, and 
disclose information about individuals.
    We filed an Altered Systems Report with Congress and the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) on June 29, 2000.

DATES: You should forward written comments by August 4, 2000. We will 
adopt this notice without further publication on August 28, 2000, 
unless we change it to incorporate public comments and publish another 
notice.

ADDRESSES: You may mail written comments (in triplicate) to Debra 
Buccolo, Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm 
Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102-5090. You may send comments by E-
mail to [email protected]. Copies of all comments we receive will be 
available for review by interested parties at FCA headquarters.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Debra Buccolo, Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 
Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102-5090, (703) 883-4022, TDD 
(703) 883-4444
or
Jane M. Virga, Senior Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Farm Credit 
Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia, 22102-5090, 
(703) 883-4071, TDD (703) 883-4444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are amending FCA-5, Assignments and 
Correspondence Tracking System and renaming it FCA-5, Assignments and 
Communication Tracking System. The amendments will allow FCA to track 
written and oral communications between FCA staff and external parties.
    As required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act, we have 
notified OMB, the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate of the amended system of records. The notice is published in its 
entirety below.
FCA-5

System Name:
    Assignments and Communication Tracking System--FCA.

System Classification:
    None.

System Location:
    Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 
22102-5090.

Categories of Individuals Covered by the System:
    Current or former FCA employees, and external parties.

Categories of Records in the System:
    This system contains incoming letters, outgoing correspondence, 
memoranda, documents pertaining to FCA's operations, and communication 
logs.

Authority for Maintenance of the System:
    12 U.S.C. 2243, 2252.

PURPOSE(S):
    We use information in this system of records for reference, to 
track employee assignments, and to track oral and written 
communications between FCA staff and external parties. This information 
aids Agency management in its deliberations.

Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories 
of users and the Purposes of Such Uses:
    See the ``General Statement of Routine Uses.''

Disclosure to Consumer Reporting Agencies:
    None.

Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining, 
and Disposing of Records in the System:
    Storage:
    We maintain incoming letters or inquiries and their responses in 
file folders, on computer disks, and on computers. We store 
communication logs on a computer.

Retrievability:
    We file incoming letters or inquiries and their responses by Farm 
Credit District or alphabetically by requester's name. The automated 
communication log can sort and retrieve entries by Farm Credit 
District, subject, and name of FCA staff and external party.

Safeguards:
    We maintain file folders in a cabinet in an area that is secured 
after business hours. Only authorized personnel have access to the 
computers, computer disks, and the automated communication log.

Retention and Disposal:
    We destroy data in the automated system as well as the file folders 
after 6 years.

System Manager(s) and Address:
    Chief Information Officer, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm 
Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102-5090.

Notification Procedure:
    Direct all inquiries about this system of records to: Privacy Act 
Officer, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 
22102-5090.

Record Access Procedures:
    To obtain a record, contact: Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit 
Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102-5090, as 
provided in 12 CFR Part 603.

Contesting Record Procedures:
    Direct requests for amendments of a record to: Privacy Act Officer, 
Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102-
5090, as provided in 12 CFR Part 603.

Record Source Categories:
    Persons making general inquiries or requests for information, 
persons communicating with the Agency, FCA staff, Farm Credit System 
institutions, and other external parties.

Exemptions Claimed for the System:
    None.

    Dated: June 29, 2000.
 Jeanette Brinkley,
Acting Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
[FR Doc. 00-16908 Filed 7-3-00; 8:45 am]
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