[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14407-14408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06335]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[CPCLO Order No. 002-2015]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-130, notice is hereby
given that the Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) proposes to
amend an existing Department-wide system of records notice titled,
``Debt Collection
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Enforcement System,'' JUSTICE/DOJ-016, last published at 77 FR 9965, on
February 21, 2012. The Department is adding one new routine use to the
Debt Collection Enforcement System.
DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11), the public is
given a 30-day period in which to comment. Therefore, please submit any
comments by April 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The public, OMB, and Congress are invited to submit any
comments to the Department of Justice, ATTN: Privacy Analyst, Office of
Privacy and Civil Liberties, National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20530, or by facsimile at (202)
307-0693.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Dauphin, Director, Debt
Collection Management Staff, Justice Management Division, U.S.
Department of Justice, 145 N. Street NE., Washington, DC 20530, phone
202-514-7322.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOJ published a new Department-wide
Privacy Act system of records notice on February 21, 2012, titled
``Debt Collection Enforcement System,'' JUSTICE/DOJ-016, to reflect the
consolidation of the Department's debt collection enforcement systems
that were previously maintained in various individual DOJ components
into a single, centralized system. This system of records is maintained
by the Department to cover records used by the Department's components
or offices, and/or contract private counsel retained by DOJ to perform
legal, financial and administrative services associated with the
collection of debts due the United States, including related
negotiation, settlement, litigation, and enforcement efforts. The DOJ
also published an accompanying exemption regulation on April 18, 2012
(77 FR 23117), to exempt certain records in this system of records from
certain provisions of the Privacy Act.
In this modification, DOJ proposes to add a new routine use,
paragraph ``u'', to allow information from the Debt Collection
Enforcement System to be disclosed to Federal or state agencies for the
purpose of identifying, preventing, or recouping improper payments to
an applicant for, or recipient of, Federal funds, including funds
disbursed by a state in a state-administered, federally-funded program.
This transfer of information is authorized pursuant to the Improper
Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010, as amended by the
Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012;
E.O. 13520, dated November 20, 2009; and Presidential Memorandum--
Enhancing Payment Accuracy Through a ``Do Not Pay List,'' dated June
18, 2010, which required agencies to review existing databases known
collectively as the ``Do Not Pay List'' before the release of any
Federal funds. The purpose of the ``Do Not Pay List'' is to help
prevent, reduce, and stop improper payments from being made, and to
identify and mitigate fraud, waste, and abuse.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), the Department has provided a
report to OMB and Congress on this modified system of records.
Dated: February 25, 2015.
Erika Brown Lee,
Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer, United States Department of
Justice.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
(u) For the purpose of identifying, preventing, or recouping
improper payments to an applicant for, or recipient of, Federal funds,
including funds disbursed by a state in a state-administered,
Federally-funded program, information from this system may be disclosed
to (a) a Federal or state agency, its employees, agents (including
contractors of its agents) or contractors; or (b) a fiscal or financial
agent designated by the Financial Management Service or other
Department of the Treasury bureau or office, including employees,
agents or contractors of such agent; or (c) a contractor of the
Financial Management Service.
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[FR Doc. 2015-06335 Filed 3-18-15; 8:45 am]
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