**[FCC/OMD-21]{.underline}**\
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SYSTEM NAME:\
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Garnishment and Levy of Wages.\
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:\
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None.\
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SYSTEM LOCATION:\
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Human Resources Management (HRM), Office of the Managing Director (OMD),
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street, SW., Room
1-B104, Washington, DC 20554.\
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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:\
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Information on any Federal Communications Commission (FCC) employee who
is the subject of a garnishment or levy order issued by a court of
competent jurisdiction or by another government entity authorized to
issue such order.\
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CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:\
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Garnishment of levy orders served upon the agency for implementation,
correspondence, and memoranda.\
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AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:\
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[5 U.S.C.
5520a](http://web2.westlaw.com/find/default.wl?DB=1000546&DocName=5USCAS5520A&FindType=L&AP=&fn=_top&rs=WLW6.05&mt=FederalGovernment&vr=2.0&sv=Split),
[10 U.S.C.
1408](http://web2.westlaw.com/find/default.wl?DB=1000546&DocName=10USCAS1408&FindType=L&AP=&fn=_top&rs=WLW6.05&mt=FederalGovernment&vr=2.0&sv=Split),
and [42 U.S.C.
659](http://web2.westlaw.com/find/default.wl?DB=1000546&DocName=42USCAS659&FindType=L&AP=&fn=_top&rs=WLW6.05&mt=FederalGovernment&vr=2.0&sv=Split).\
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PURPOSE(S):\
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Records are used to direct the agency\'s implementation of garnishment
and levy orders.\
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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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Information about individuals in this system of records may routinely be
disclosed under the following conditions:\
1. Adjudication and Litigation\--where by careful review, the agency
determines that the records are both relevant and necessary to
litigation and the use of such records is deemed by the agency to be for
a purpose that is compatible with the purpose for which the agency
collected the records, these records may be used by a court or
adjudicative body in a proceeding when: (a) The agency or any component
thereof; or (b) any employee of the agency in his or her official
capacity; or (c) any employee of the agency in his or her individual
capacity where the agency has agreed to represent the employee; or (d)
the United States Government is a party to litigation or has an interest
in such litigation;\
2. Law enforcement and Investigation\--where there is an \*17267
indication of a violation or potential violation of a statute,
regulation, rule, or order, records from this system may be shared with
appropriate Federal, State, or local authorities either for purposes of
obtaining additional information relevant to a FCC decision or for
referring the record for investigation, enforcement, or prosecution by
another agency;\
3. Congressional Inquiries\--when requested by a Congressional office in
response to an inquiry by an individual made to the Congressional office
for their own records;\
4. Government-wide Program Management and Oversight\--when requested by
the National Archives and Records Administration for the purpose of
records management inspections conducted under authority of [44 U.S.C.
2904](http://web2.westlaw.com/find/default.wl?DB=1000546&DocName=44USCAS2904&FindType=L&AP=&fn=_top&rs=WLW6.05&mt=FederalGovernment&vr=2.0&sv=Split)
and
[2906](http://web2.westlaw.com/find/default.wl?DB=1000546&DocName=44USCAS2906&FindType=L&AP=&fn=_top&rs=WLW6.05&mt=FederalGovernment&vr=2.0&sv=Split);
when the U.S. Department of Justice is contacted in order to obtain that
department\'s advice regarding disclosure obligations under the Freedom
of Information Act; or when the Office of Management and Budget is
contacted in order to obtain that office\'s advice regarding obligations
under the Privacy Act;\
5. Employment, Clearances, Licensing, Contract, Grant, or other Benefits
Decisions by the agency\--disclosure may be made to a Federal, State,
local or foreign agency maintaining civil, criminal, or other relevant
enforcement records, or other pertinent records, or to another public
authority or professional organization, if necessary to obtain
information relevant to an investigation concerning the retention of an
employee or other personnel action (other than hiring), the retention of
a security clearance, the letting of a contract, or the issuance or
retention of a grant or other benefit;\
6. Employment, Clearances, Licensing, Contract, Grant, or other Benefits
Decisions by other than the agency\--disclosure may be made to a
Federal, State, local, foreign, tribal or other public authority of the
fact that this system of records contains information relevant to the
retention of an employee, the retention of a security clearance, the
letting of a contract, or the issuance or retention of a license, grant,
or other benefit. The other agency or licensing organization may then
make a request supported by the written consent of the individual for
the entire records if it so chooses. No disclosure will be made unless
the information has been determined to be sufficiently reliable to
support a referral to another office within the agency or to another
Federal agency for criminal, civil, administrative, personnel, or
regulatory action; and\
7. Labor Relations\--A record from this system may be disclosed to
officials of labor organizations recognized under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71
upon receipt of a formal request and in accord with the conditions of [5
U.S.C.
7114](http://web2.westlaw.com/find/default.wl?DB=1000546&DocName=5USCAS7114&FindType=L&AP=&fn=_top&rs=WLW6.05&mt=FederalGovernment&vr=2.0&sv=Split)
when relevant and necessary to their duties of exclusive representation
concerning personnel policies, practices, and matters affecting working
conditions.\
In each of these cases, the FCC will determine whether disclosure of the
records is compatible with the purpose for which the records were
collected.\
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DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:\
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None.\
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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING,
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:\
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STORAGE:\
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Paper records are stored in file folders.\
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RETRIEVABILITY:\
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Records are retrieved by the name of the individual subject to
garnishment or levy order.\
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SAFEGUARDS:\
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Records are kept in file cabinets that are secured at the end of each
business day.\
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RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:\
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Records kept by the FCC are retained until the expiration of the
garnishment or levy order or until the employee leaves the FCC,
whichever comes first. They are then shredded. Individuals may request a
copy of the disposition instructions from the FCC Privacy Act Officer.\
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SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:\
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Associate Managing Director\--Human Resources Management (AMD-HRM),
Office of the Managing Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), 445 12th Street, SW., Room 1-B104, Washington, DC 20554.\
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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:\
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Address inquiries to the system manager.\
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RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:\
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Address inquiries to the system manager.\
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CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:\
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Address inquiries to the system manager.\
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RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:\
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Bankruptcy courts, state domestic relations courts, state public health
and welfare departments or agencies, Internal Revenue Service, and
intra-agency memoranda.\
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EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:\
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None.