[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77472-77473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31894]
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION
[Docket No. CFPB-2011-0041]
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended
AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Privacy Act System of Records.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, hereinto referred to as the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), gives notice of the
establishment of a new Privacy Act System of Records.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than January 12, 2012. The
new database will be effective January 23, 2012, unless the comments
received result in a contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CFPB-2011-
0041, by any of the following methods:
Electronic: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Claire Stapleton, Chief Privacy Officer, Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW., Washington DC 20006.
Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of Mail: Claire Stapleton,
Chief Privacy Officer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 1700 G
Street NW., Washington, DC 20006.
All submissions must include the agency name and docket number for
this notice. In general, all comments received will be posted without
change to http://www.regulations.gov. In addition, comments will be
available for public inspection and copying at 1700 G Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20006 on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time. You can make an appointment to inspect
comments by telephoning (202) 435-7220. All comments, including
attachments and other supporting materials, will become part of the
public record and subject to public disclosure. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claire Stapleton, Chief Privacy
Officer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 1700 G St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 435-7220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (Act), Public Law 111-203, Title X, established
the CFPB. The CFPB administers, enforces, and implements federal
consumer financial laws, and, among other powers, has authority to
protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices when
obtaining consumer financial products or services. The Act establishes
an Ombudsman's Office, Section 1013(a)(5), to liaise between the CFPB
and ``any affected person with respect to any problem that such party
may have in dealing with the Bureau, resulting from the regulatory
activities of the Bureau.'' The Ombudsman's Office is an independent,
impartial, and confidential resource that will advocate for a fair
process to resolve issues between the CFPB and an individual or a
financial product or service provider. The CFPB Ombudsman's Office will
maintain the records covered by this notice.
The new system of records described in this notice, CFPB.010--CFPB
Ombudsman System will allow the Ombudsman's Office to track inquiries
submitted to the Ombudsman while they are being adjudicated.
The report of the new system of records has been submitted to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate, and the Office of Management and Budget,
pursuant to Appendix I to OMB Circular A-130, ``Federal Agency
Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About Individuals,'' dated
November 30, 2000, and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(r).
The system of records entitled, ``CFPB.010--Ombudsman System'' is
published in its entirety below.
Dated: December 8, 2011.
Claire Stapleton,
Chief Privacy Officer.
CFPB.010
System Name:
CFPB Ombudsman System.
System Location:
CFPB Ombudsman's Office, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 1700
G Street NW., Washington DC 20006.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Individuals, which may include, without limitation: (1) Current or
former officers, employees, shareholders, agents, and independent
contractors of covered persons and service providers as defined by the
Act; (2) those who submit inquiries to the CFPB Ombudsman's Office and
their representatives; and (3) employees of the CFPB assigned to review
and/or respond to any inquiries, as requested by the Ombudsman's
Office.
Categories of records in the system:
Records maintained in the system may contain, without limitation:
(1) Correspondence (including letters, memoranda, faxes, telegrams, and
emails) received and sent; (2) identifying information regarding the
individual who submitted the inquiry, such as the individual's name,
phone number, address, email address, and any other disclosed
identifiable information; (3) information about the CFPB employee who
is responsible for addressing the inquiry; (4) information on the
status of the inquiry; and (5) relevant dates.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
Public Law 111-203, Title X, Section 1013, codified at 12 U.S.C.
5493; Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a.\1\
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\1\ Section 1066 of the Act grants the Secretary of the Treasury
interim authority to perform certain functions of the CFPB. Pursuant
to that authority, Treasury published rules on the Disclosure of
Records and Information within 12 CFR chapter X. This SORN is
published pursuant to those rules and the Privacy Act.
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Purpose:
The purpose of the information system is to enable the CFPB
Ombudsman to efficiently and securely process information while
providing assistance to individuals, financial product or service
providers, or their
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representatives in resolving problems with the CFPB.
Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories
of users and the purposes of such uses:
These records may be disclosed, consistent with the CFPB Disclosure
of Records and Information Rules promulgated at 12 CFR part 1070 et seq
to:
(1) Appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (a) The CFPB
suspects or has confirmed that the security or confidentiality of
information in the system of records has been compromised; (b) the CFPB
has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed
compromise there is a risk of harm to economic or property interests,
identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security or integrity of this
system or other systems or programs (whether maintained by the CFPB or
another agency or entity) that rely upon the compromised information;
and (c) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is
reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the CFPB's efforts to
respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize,
or remedy such harm;
(2) Another federal or state agency to: (a) Permit a decision as to
access, amendment or correction of records to be made in consultation
with or by that agency; or (b) verify the identity of an individual or
the accuracy of information submitted by an individual who has
requested access to or amendment or correction of records;
(3) To the Office of the President in response to an inquiry from
that office made at the request of the subject of a record or a third
party on that person's behalf;
(4) Congressional offices in response to an inquiry made at the
request of the individual to whom the record pertains;
(5) Contractors, agents, or other authorized individuals performing
work on a contract, service, cooperative agreement, job or other
activity on behalf of the CFPB Ombudsman's Office or Federal Government
and who have a need to access information in the performance of their
duties or activities;
(6) The U.S. Department of Justice (``DOJ'') for its use in
providing legal advice to the CFPB or in representing the CFPB in a
proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or other administrative
body, where the use of such information by the DOJ is deemed by the
CFPB to be relevant and necessary to the advice or proceeding, and in
the case of a proceeding, such proceeding names as a party in interest:
(a) The CFPB;
(b) Any employee of the CFPB in his or her official capacity;
(c) Any employee of the CFPB in his or her individual capacity
where DOJ or the CFPB has agreed to represent the employee; or
(d) The United States, where the CFPB determines that litigation is
likely to affect the CFPB or any of its components; and
(7) Appropriate federal, state, local, foreign, tribal, or self-
regulatory organizations or agencies responsible for investigating,
prosecuting, enforcing, implementing, issuing, or carrying out a
statute, rule, regulation, order, policy, or license if the information
may be relevant to a potential violation of civil or criminal law,
rule, regulation, order, policy or license.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,
and dispensing of records in the system:
Storage:
Paper and electronic records.
Retrievability:
Records are retrievable by a variety of fields, including the name
of the individual or type of financial product or service provider, the
date of the inquiry, the inquiry control number, or some combination
thereof.
Safeguards:
Access to electronic records is restricted to authorized CFPB
Ombudsman personnel who have been issued non-transferrable access codes
and passwords. Other records are maintained in locked file cabinets or
rooms with access limited to those CFPB Ombudsman personnel whose
official duties require access.
Retention and disposal:
The CFPB will maintain computer and paper records until the
National Archives and Records Administration approves the CFPB
Ombudsman's records disposition schedule.
System manager(s) and address:
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Ombudsman, 1700 G Street NW.,
Washington DC 20006.
Notification procedure:
Individuals seeking notification and access to any record contained
in this system of records, or seeking to contest its content, may
inquire in writing in accordance with instructions appearing in title
12, chapter 10 of the CFR, ``Disclosure of Records and Information.''
Address such requests to: Chief Privacy Officer, Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau, 1700 G Street NW., Washington DC 20006.
Record access procedures:
See ``Notification Procedures,'' above.
Contesting record procedures:
See ``Notification Procedures,'' above.
Record source categories:
Information in this system is maintained about individuals or
financial product or service providers who submit inquiries to the CFPB
Ombudsman's Office and Ombudsman employees assigned to help review or
respond to such inquiries.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
None.
[FR Doc. 2011-31894 Filed 12-12-11; 8:45 am]
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