[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30969]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2014-0073]
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended: Proposed New Routine Use and
Updated Retention and Disposal
AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).
ACTION: Proposed New Routine Use and Updated Retention and Disposal.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, we are
issuing public notice of our intent to add a new routine use to, and
update the retention and disposal schedule of, an existing system of
records entitled: Representative Disqualification, Suspension and Non-
Recognition Information File, (60-0219). This system was last published
in the Federal Register, 75 FR 25904 (May 10, 2010). The new routine
use will allow broader disclosure to a bar disciplinary authority,
court, or administrative tribunal before the agency imposes sanctions
against a representative. The Office of General Counsel will use this
new routine use to disclose records regarding the agency's
investigation of an attorney, as well as records regarding non-
attorneys misrepresenting themselves as attorneys, and non-attorneys
continuing to practice despite non-recognition, suspension, or
disqualification by the agency. The new routine use will allow for
broader disclosure of representative misconduct to promote the
integrity of our programs. The update to the retention and disposal
section is based on the agency's specific records schedules. The new
routine use and update to the retention and disposal section are
described below.
DATES: We invite public comment on this proposal. In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (e)(11), the public is given a 30-day period in
which to submit comments. Therefore, please submit any comments by
February 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The public, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and
Congress may comment on this publication by writing to the Executive
Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General
Counsel, Social Security Administration, Room 617 Altmeyer Building,
6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401 or through the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. All comments
we receive will be available for public inspection at the above
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jasson Seiden, Government Information
Specialist, Privacy Implementation Division, Office of Privacy and
Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, Social Security
Administration, Room 617 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401, telephone: (410) 597-4307, Email:
[email protected].
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), we have provided a report to
OMB and Congress on the proposed new routine use and update to the
retention and disposal section.
Dated: December 11, 2014.
Kirsten J. Moncada,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the
General Counsel.
Social Security Administration
SYSTEM NUMBER: 60-0219
SYSTEM NAME:
Representative Disqualification, Suspension and Non-Recognition
Information File
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF
USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
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17. To a Federal court, State court, administrative tribunal, bar
disciplinary authority or other authority, by the Office of the General
Counsel, as necessary, to permit these authorities to investigate and
conduct proceedings relating to potential professional disciplinary
actions or other measures relating to the authorities' regulation of
professional conduct.
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RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
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We retain and destroy this information in accordance with National
Archives and Records Administration approved authorities. We will
destroy those cases in which the agency receives an allegation of
misconduct but determines that the representative did not violate SSA's
Rules of Conduct and Standards of Responsibility two years after the
investigation ends, in accordance with SSA's agency specific records
schedule, N1-047-10-004/I.E.1. We will destroy all other cases 25 years
after closure, in accordance with N1-047-10-004/I.E.2. We will erase or
destroy records in electronic form and shred records in paper form.
[FR Doc. 2014-30969 Filed 1-6-15; 8:45 am]
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