[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 142 (Monday, July 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44569-44570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16987]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Privacy Act of 1974; New Routine Use Statement Amendment of 
System; Notice

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice; New routine use.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e), 
Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is 
adding a new routine use statement to a VA system of records entitled 
``Loan Guaranty Fee Personnel and Program Participant Records--VA 
(17VA26).'' The new routine use will specify that the names of debarred 
and suspended Loan Guaranty Program participants can be furnished to 
the General Services Administration for inclusion on the ``Lists of 
Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement or Nonprocurement Programs.''

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DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 25, 2004. If no 
public comment is received during the 30 day review period allowed for 
public comment, or unless otherwise published in the Federal Register 
by VA, this routine use is effective August 25, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand-deliver written comments concerning the 
proposed new routine use to Director, Regulations Management (00REG1), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Room 1068, 
Washington, DC 20420; fax to (202) 273-9026; or email to 
``[email protected]''. All relevant material received before 
August 25, 2004, will be considered. All comments received will be 
available for public inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy and 
Management, Room 1063B, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday (except holidays). Please call (202) 273-9515 for 
an appointment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert D. Finneran, Assistant 
Director for Policy and Valuation (262), Loan Guaranty Service, 
Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-7368.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To ensure that VA Loan Guaranty Program 
participants are responsible business entities and individuals, VA has 
authority under 38 CFR part 44 to debar and suspend those entities and 
individuals that engage in actions detrimental to the best interests of 
veterans or the Government as provided in 38 CFR 44.305. In order for 
other Federal agencies to give effect to VA's debarment and suspension 
actions VA furnishes to the General Services Administration (GSA) the 
following information: the names and addresses of debarred or suspended 
parties, the type of action, the effective date of VA's action, and the 
term of the debarment or suspension. GSA includes this information on 
the ``Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement or 
Nonprocurement Programs,'' also known as the Excluded Parties Listing 
System (EPLS), which it compiles and maintains.
    Currently VA furnishes information about debarred or suspended 
parties to GSA under the authority of routine use number 5 of 17VA26 
which provides for release of information about participants suspended 
from the Loan Guaranty Program to other Federal, State, or local 
agencies. This new routine use has been developed to more specifically 
provide for the release of information about debarred and suspended 
parties to the GSA for inclusion in EPLS.
    VA has determined that release of information under the 
circumstances described above is a necessary and proper use of 
information in this system of records and that the specific routine use 
proposed for the transfer of this information is appropriate.
    An altered system of records report and a copy of the revised 
system notice have been sent to the House of Representatives Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight, the Senate Committee on 
Governmental Affairs, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as 
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) and guidelines issued by OMB (65 FR 77677, 
December 12, 2000.)
    The proposed new routine use number 13 will be added to the system 
of records entitled ``Loan Guaranty Fee Personnel and Program 
Participant Records--VA'', as published at 40 FR 38095, August 26, 
1975, and amended at 52 FR 721, January 8, 1987.

    Approved: July 12, 2004.
Anthony J. Principi,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Notice of Amendment to System of Records

    The system of records identified as 17VA26 ``Loan Guaranty Fee 
Personnel and Program Participant Records--VA published at ``40 FR 
38095, August 26, 1975, and amended at 52 FR 721, January 8, 1987, is 
revised to add a new routine use number 13 as follows:
17VA26

SYSTEM NAME:
    Loan Guaranty Fee Personnel and Program Participant Records--VA.
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    13. The names and addresses of debarred or suspended loan guaranty 
program participants as well as the effective date and term of the 
exclusion may be disclosed to the General Services Administration to 
compile and maintain the ``Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal 
Procurement or Nonprocurement Programs.''
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[FR Doc. 04-16987 Filed 7-23-04; 8:45 am]
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