[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11240-11242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05070]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7009-N-04]


A75-HUD Central Accounting and Program System (HUDCAPS) Privacy 
Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of Housing and Urban Development.

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.

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SUMMARY: A75 HUDCAPS is an Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) 
system that serves as a sub-ledger financial system for HUD. As of 
October 1, 2015, HUDCAPS is no longer HUD's core financial system/
system of record due to the implementation of New Core Project Phase 1 
Release 3. HUDCAPS is now a sub-ledger financial system for HUD and the 
Department of Treasury, Administrative Resource Center (ARC) Oracle 
Federal Financials serves as HUD's system of record and core financial 
system.

DATES: April 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by one of the following methods:
    Email: [email protected].
    Mail: John Bravacos, Senior Agency Official for Privacy, Privacy 
Office, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC 
20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions please contact: 
The Privacy Office, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 10139, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone number 202-708-3054. Individuals who are hearing- or 
speech-impaired may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal 
Relay Service at 800-877-8339 (this is a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of revision of the System of 
Records Notice for A75 HUDCAPS reflects the change of HUDCAPS from a 
core financial system to a sub-ledger financial system for HUD. The 
Department of Treasury, Administrative Resource Center (ARC) Oracle 
Federal Financials now serves as HUD's system of record and core 
financial system.
    The following transactions remain in HUDCAPS:
     Public and Indian Housing (PIH) Section 8 programmatic 
transaction,

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including payments of PIH Section 8 programmatic invoices.
     Program Accounting System (PAS) will continue to transmit 
current transactional activity to HUDCAPS for posting to the HUDCAPS 
sub ledger, which is transmitted through NCIS to the Oracle Federal 
Financials G/L.
     HUD legacy subsidiary systems such as Line of Credit 
Control System (LOCCS), Northridge Loan System (NLS), Program 
Accounting System (PAS), and others continue to support program fund 
transactions related to grant and loan activities and continue to 
interface nightly with HUDCAPS.
    The following routine uses have been removed from the HUDCAPS SORN 
completed in 2014 because HUDCAPS is no longer HUD's core financial 
system/system of record. HUDCAPS is now a sub-ledger financial system 
for HUD, and the Department of Treasury, Administrative Resource Center 
(ARC) Oracle Federal Financials serves as HUD's system of record and 
core financial system.
     The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)--for reporting payments 
for goods and services and for reporting of discharge indebtedness;
     The General Service Administration's Federal Procurement 
Data System, a central repository for statistical information on 
Government contracting, for purposes of providing public access to 
Government-wide data about agency contract actions;
     The consumer reporting agencies: Disclosure pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552a(b)(12). Disclosures may be made from the system to consumer 
reporting agencies as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 
U.S.C. 1681a(f) or the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966, 31 U.S.C. 
3701(a)(3)). The disclosure is limited to information necessary to 
establish the identity of the individual, including name, social 
security number, and address; the amount, status, and history of the 
claim, and the agency or program under which the claim arose for the 
sole purpose of allowing the consumer reporting agency to prepare a 
credit report.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER
    HUD Central Accounting and Program System (HUDCAPS, A75).

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    HUD Headquarters, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410 and 
NCCIPS, Stennis Space Center, MS 29529. The backup data center is at 
Mid-Atlantic Data Center in Clarksville, VA 23927.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Assistant Chief Financial Officer for Systems, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Room 3100, Washington, DC 20410.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Sec. 113 of the Budget and Accounting Act of 1950, 31 U.S.C. 66a. 
(Pub. L. 81-784); The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990; Executive 
Order 9397, as amended by Executive Order 13478; The Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1987, 42 U.S.C. 3543.

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    A75 HUDCAPS is an Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) 
system that serves as a sub-ledger financial system for HUD. The sub-
ledger contains Public and Indian Housing (PIH) Section 8 programmatic 
transaction, including payments of PIH Section 8 programmatic invoices, 
and HUD legacy subsidiary systems such as LOCCS, NLS, PAS, and others, 
which will continue to support program fund transactions related to 
grant and loan activities and continue to interface nightly with 
HUDCAPS.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Grant, subsidy, project, and loan recipients; HUD personnel; 
vendors; brokers; bidders; managers; individuals within Disaster 
Assistance Programs: builders, developers, contractors, and appraisers.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    The system contains the following employee/vendor information: 
Vendor/employee name, Vendor Number (EIN--Employer Identification 
Number, SSN--Social Security Number, and/or TIN--Tax Identification 
Number), address, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS), Banking 
Account/Routing numbers, and financial data.
    Note: Vendor and social security numbers are no longer being 
entered in HUDCAPS, with the exception of programs handled by the PIH 
Financial Management Center (FMC).
    For historical purposes, HUDCAPS stores vendor records for previous 
travel records, which includes social security numbers, bank account 
numbers, and routing numbers.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    These records contain information obtained from the individual who 
is the subject of the records, HUD personnel, financial institutions, 
private corporations or business partners, and Federal agencies.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    1. To the U.S. Treasury--for transactions such as disbursements of 
funds and related adjustments;
    2. To other Federal Agencies--for the purpose of debt collection to 
comply with statutory reporting requirements;
    3. To HUD contractors when necessary to perform a function or 
service related to this system of records. Such recipients are required 
to comply with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended U.S.C. 552a.
    In addition to the routine uses described above and the disclosures 
generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. Sec.  552a(b) of the Privacy Act, 
additional discretionary disclosures that may be applicable to this 
system of records notice can be found in the Department's Privacy 
website under Appendix 1: HUD's Routine use Inventory Notice, 80 FR 
81837 (December 31, 2015).

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Electronic files are stored on electronic media. There are no paper 
records that are maintained for this system.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    Records are retrieved by name, social security number, schedule 
number, receipt number, voucher number, and contract number.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    Retention and disposal is in accordance with Records Disposition 
Schedule 21, HUD Handbook 2225.6. Records are destroyed or deleted when 
no longer necessary for agency business in accord with applicable 
federal standards or in no less than seven years after last action in 
accord with limitations on civil actions by or against the U.S. 
Government (28 U.S.C. 2401 and 2415). Data records are purged or 
deleted from the system when eligible to be destroyed using one of the 
methods described by the NIST SP 800-88 Rev 1 ``Guidelines for Media 
Sanitization'' (December 17, 2014).

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    All HUD employees have undergone background investigations. HUD 
buildings are guarded and monitored by security personnel, cameras, ID 
checks, and other physical security measures. Access is restricted to 
authorized personnel or contractors whose responsibilities require 
access. System users must take the mandatory security

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awareness training annually as mandated by the Federal Information 
Security Management Act (FISMA). Users must also sign a Rules of 
Behavior form certifying that they agree to comply with the 
requirements before they are granted access to the system.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    For information, assistance, or inquiry about records, contact John 
Bravacos, Senior Agency Official for Privacy, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 10139, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-3054. When 
seeking records about yourself from this system of records or any other 
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) system of records, your request 
must conform with the Privacy Act regulations set forth in 24 CFR part 
16. You must first verify your identity, meaning that you must provide 
your full name, address, and date and place of birth.
    You must sign your request, and your signature must either be 
notarized or submitted under 28 U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits 
statements to be made under penalty of perjury as a substitute for 
notarization. In addition, your request should:
    a. Explain why you believe HUD would have information on you.
    b. Identify which Office of HUD you believe has the records about 
you.
    c. Specify when you believe the records would have been created.
    d. Provide any other information that will help the Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA), staff determine which HUD office may have 
responsive records.
    If your request is seeking records pertaining to another living 
individual, you must include a statement from that individual 
certifying their agreement for you to access their records. Without the 
above information, the HUD FOIA Office may not conduct an effective 
search, and your request may be denied due to lack of specificity or 
lack of compliance with regulations.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    The Department's rules for contesting contents of records and 
appealing initial denials appear in 24 CFR part 16, Procedures for 
Inquiries. Additional assistance may be obtained by contacting John 
Bravacos, Senior Agency Official for Privacy, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 10139, Washington, DC 20410, or the HUD Departmental Privacy 
Appeals Officers, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking notification of and access to any record 
contained in this system of records, or seeking to contest its content, 
may submit a request in writing to HUD's Privacy Office at the 
addresses provided above or the component's FOIA Officer, whose contact 
information can be found at http://www.hud.gov/foia.

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

HISTORY:
    Docket No. FR-5763-N-03.

    Dated: February 16, 2018.
John Bravacos,
Senior Agency Official for Privacy.
[FR Doc. 2018-05070 Filed 3-13-18; 8:45 am]
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