[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 117 (Friday, June 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34755-34757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14710]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5386-N-05]


Privacy Act; Proposed Alteration to Existing Systems of Records, 
Single Family Mortgage Asset Recovery Technology (SMART/A80H)

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Modification to existing Privacy Act System of Records Notice 
(SORN).

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SUMMARY: The Department proposes to alter an existing Privacy Act SORN 
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The 
alterations to the existing records system is to capture a new routine 
use permitting the disclosure of records to its Credit Alert 
Interactive Verification Reporting System (CAIVRS) for the purpose of 
computer matching, and to identify an increase in the number of records 
maintained by the system. These alterations do not impact the scope, 
purpose, or record types for the records system. Additionally, this 
notice supersedes previous notice published at 73 FR 41105 on July 17, 
2008.

DATES: Effective Date: This action shall be effective without further 
notice on July 19, 2010 unless comments are received that would result 
in a contrary determination.
    Comments Due by: July 19, 2010.

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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 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. 
weekdays at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Privacy Act Related questions 
contact Donna Robinson-Staton, Departmental Privacy Officer, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4178, 
Washington, DC 20410, Telephone Number (202) 402-8073. (This is not a 
toll-free number.) A telecommunication device for hearing- and speech-
impaired individuals (TTY) is available at 1-800-877-8339 (Federal 
Information Relay Service).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 
U.S.C. 552a), as amended, notice is given of an alteration to the 
Department's Office of Housing records system, SMART, HUD/HS-58. The 
SMART system is utilized for accounting level detail on forward and 
reverse mortgages; inclusive of its case-tracking ability; report 
generating capability; query functions; database management, analyzing, 
processing, and tracking of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) 
Insured and Secretary-held first, second and subordinate note and 
mortgage loan servicing functions.
    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 modified system of 
records, and require published notice of the existence and character of 
the system of records.
    The new system report was submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate, and the House Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives pursuant to paragraph 
4c of Appendix 1 to OMB Circular No. A-130, ``Federal Agency 
Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About Individuals,'' July 25, 
1994; 59 FR 37914.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a 88 Stat. 1896; 342 U.S.C. 3535(d).

    Dated: June 11, 2010.
Jerry E. Williams,
Chief Information Officer.
HUD/HS-59

SYSTEM NAME:
    Single Family Mortgage Asset Recovery Technology (SMART).

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Morris-Griffin Corporation (Sub-Contractor site), Lanham, Maryland; 
C & L Service Corporation/Morris-Griffin Corporation (Contractor/Sub-
Contractor site), Tulsa, Oklahoma (Access for HUD users is through a 
Citrix Server).

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Mortgagors (Secretary-Held First, Second and Subordinate Note and 
mortgages).

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Mortgagor's name, Spouse name, social security number, loan number, 
date of birth, property address, home telephone, personal email 
address, telephone number, FHA case number, and income financial data.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Sec. 204, National Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. 1710(a) in general.

PURPOSES:
    The information is used to perform a wide range of FHA Insured and 
Secretary-held first, second and subordinate note and mortgage loan 
servicing functions. The SMART System is a comprehensive loan servicing 
system that processes the mortgage transactions for both forward and 
reverse mortgages, including interest, appreciation, amortization and 
other agreed calculations for the Secretary-Owned Title II Portfolio.

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; and
    (b) To the Internal Revenue Service--for reporting payments for 
mortgage interest, for reporting of discharge indebtedness and real 
estate taxes.
    (c) To CAIVRS--Records may be manually keyed into CAIVRS which is a 
HUD-sponsored database that makes a federal debtor's delinquency and 
claim information available to federal lending and assistance agencies 
and private lenders who issue federally insured or guaranteed loans for 
the purpose of evaluating a loan applicant's creditworthiness.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Electronic files are stored on servers and back up files are stored 
on tapes. Servers are stored in a secured server room and at an offsite 
secured facility for disaster contingency.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Information can only be retrieved by Mortgagor's name, SSN, FHA 
Case Number, and home address. Only individuals with rights to the 
full/limited access can view this type of information.

SAFEGUARDS:
    The original collateral documents (hard copy) are stored at the 
Contractors office site for all open loans and the closed documents are 
stored at a secured offsite document storage facility. All hard copy 
files are stored within a secured room within the Contractor's secured 
office suite when not in use. Background screening, limited 
authorizations and access, with access limited to authorized personnel 
and technical restraints employed with regard to accessing the records; 
access to automated systems by authorized users by passwords.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Are in accordance with HUD Records Disposition Schedule 2225.6, 
Appendix 20.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    Sharon Lundstrom, Director, Housing, Office of Single Family Asset 
Management, Servicing & Loss Mitigation Division (a/k/a National 
Servicing Center), Tulsa, Oklahoma, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, National Servicing Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Telephone 
Number (405) 609-8443.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    For information assistance, or inquiry about existence of records, 
contact Donna Robinson-Staton, Departmental Privacy Act Officer, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Room 2256, Washington, DC 20410, Telephone Number (202) 402-8073.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    The Department's rules for providing access to records to the 
individual concerned appear in 24 CFR part 16. If additional 
information or assistance is required, contact the Departmental

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Privacy Act Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 2256, Washington, DC 20410.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    The procedures for requesting amendment or correction of records 
appear in 24 CFR part 16. If additional information is needed, contact:
    (i) In relation to contesting contents of records, the Departmental 
Privacy Act Officer at HUD, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 2256, 
Washington, DC 20410; and
    (ii) In relation to appeals of initial denials, HUD, Departmental 
Privacy Appeals Officer, Office of General Counsel, 451 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20410.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    The original information was transferred from the A43C System and 
an access database program; records were also established using the 
legal instruments (i.e., mortgage, deed, subordinate mortgage, etc.) 
received from the mortgagees; and loan balances were taken from F12 
(IACS). New loan data is currently loaded via upload of data through a 
FTR from CHUMS(F17) and IACS(F12), and the legal instruments.

EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:
    None.

[FR Doc. 2010-14710 Filed 6-17-10; 8:45 am]
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