[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 240 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 74282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30086]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of amendment to an existing system of records.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4), 
notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
proposes to modify its existing system of records ``Loan Guaranty Home, 
Condominium and Manufactured Home Loan Applicants Records, Specially 
Adapted Housing Applicant Records and Vendee Loan Applicant Records--VA 
(55VA26)''.

DATES: Comments on the proposed modifications to the routine uses must 
be received no later than 30 days after date of publication in the 
Federal Register, on or before January 14, 2013. If no public comment 
is received during the period allowed for comments, the routine use 
will become effective January 14, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted through 
www.regulations.gov; by mail or hand-delivery to the Director, 
Regulations Management (02REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Ave. NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to (202) 
273-9026. Copies of comments received will be available for public 
inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Room 
10638, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday (except holidays). Please call (202) 461-4902 for an 
appointment. (This is not a toll-free number.) In addition, during the 
comment period, comments may be viewed online through the Federal 
Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica Lewis, Loan Specialist, Loan 
Guaranty Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-8823.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is proposing to amend its 
system of records entitled ``Loan Guaranty Home, Condominium and 
Manufactured Home Loan Applicants Records, Specially Adapted Housing 
Applicant Records and Vendee Loan Applicant Records--VA (55VA26)'' by 
adding a new Routine Use 35 to permit VA to share information about a 
borrower's mortgage loan status with a Servicemember's Commanding 
Officer or designee who might be able to assist VA in either helping a 
borrower cure a default or avoid foreclosure or eviction.
    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.
    A copy of the revised system notice has 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 (59 FR 37906, 3791618, July 25, 1994).
    The proposed routine use will be added to the system of records 
entitled ``Loan Guaranty Home, Condominium and Manufactured Home Loan 
Applicant Records, Specially Adapted Housing Applicant Records, and 
Vendee Loan Applicant Records-VA (55VA26)'' as published at 40 FR 
38095, August 26, 1975, and amended at 48 FR 49961, October 28, 1983; 
51 FR 24781, July 8, 1986; 51 FR 28289, August 6, 1986; 52 FR 721, 
January 8, 1987; 53 FR 49818, December 9, 1988; 56 FR 2064, January 18, 
1991; 56 FR 15666, April 17, 1991; 58 FR 50629, September 28, 1993; 62 
FR 35545, July 1, 1997; and 67 FR 72721, December 6, 2002.

    Approved: October 9, 2012.
John R. Gingrich,
Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Notice of Amendment to System of Records

    The system of records identified as ``Loan Guaranty Home, 
Condominium and Manufactured Home Loan Applicants Records, Specially 
Adapted Housing Applicant Records and Vendee Loan Applicant Records--VA 
(55VA26)'', published at 40 FR 38095, August 26, 1975, and amended at 
48 FR 49961, October 28, 1983; 51 FR 24781, July 8, 1986; 51 FR 28289, 
August 6, 1986; 52 FR 721, January 8, 1987; 53 FR 49818, December 9, 
1988; 56 FR 2064, January 18, 1991; 56 FR 15666, April 17, 1991; 58 FR 
50629, September 28, 1993; 62 FR 35545, July 1, 1997; and 67 FR 72721 
December 6, 2002, is revised to add a new Routine Use Number 35 as 
follows:
55VA26

System name:
    Loan Guaranty Home, Condominium and Manufactured Home Loan 
Applicants Records, Specially Adapted Housing Applicant Records and 
Vendee Loan Applicant Records--VA.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
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    35. Any information in this system may be disclosed to a 
servicemember's commanding officer or designee if VA determines that 
sharing this information is necessary in order to reach a servicemember 
who has otherwise not responded to VA to attempt to assist in curing a 
default or resolving a foreclosure or eviction of a VA-guaranteed or 
direct loan.

[FR Doc. 2012-30086 Filed 12-12-12; 8:45 am]
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