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1The H–2A nonimmigrant classification applies 

to aliens seeking to perform agricultural labor or 

services of a temporary or seasonal nature in the 

United States. Immigration and Nationality Act (Act 

or INA) sec. 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 8 U.S.C. 

1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a); see 8 CFR 214.1(a)(2) 

(designation for H–2A classification). 

2The H–2B nonimmigrant classification applies 

to foreign workers coming to the U.S. temporarily 

to perform temporary, non-agricultural labor or 

services. Immigration and Nationality Act (Act or 

INA) sec. 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b), 8 U.S.C. 

1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b); see 8 CFR 214.1(a)(2) 

(designation for H–2B classification). 

purpose. A delay of the commencement 

date is necessary to ensure that the 

kiosks are fully operational. 

DATES: The pilot program will 

commence December 8, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Erin M. Martin via e-mail at 

ERIN.Martin@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 18, 2008, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) published a 

Notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 

77049), announcing that CBP is 

establishing a new land-border exit 

system for H–2A temporary workers, 

starting on a pilot basis, at certain 

designated ports of entry.1 This notice 

was published concurrently and is in 

accordance with a Final Rule published 

by the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) in the Federal Register 

(73 FR 76891). The Final Rule 

implements the pilot program by adding 

8 CFR 215.9, which provides that an 

alien admitted on an H–2A visa at a port 

of entry participating in the Temporary 

Worker Visa Exit Program must also 

depart at the end of his or her 

authorized period of stay through a port 

of entry participating in the program 

and present designated biographic and/ 

or biometric information upon 

departure. As required by 8 CFR 215.9, 

CBP published a Notice in the Federal 

Register (73 FR 77049) designating H– 

2A workers that enter the United States 

at either the port of San Luis, Arizona 

or the port of Douglas, Arizona, as 

participants in the Temporary Worker 

Visa Exit Program, who must depart 

from one of those ports and submit 

certain biographical and biometric 

information at one of the kiosks 

established for this purpose. 

On December 19, 2008, CBP 

published a Notice of Expansion of 

Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program 

Pilot To Include H–2B Temporary 

Workers in the Federal Register (73 FR 

77817), in line with the Final Rule 

published concurrently by DHS in the 

Federal Register (73 FR 78104).2 The 

Final Rule expands the pilot program by 

amending 8 CFR 215.9, to provide that 

aliens admitted on an H–2B visa at a 

port of entry participating in the 

Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program 

must also depart at the end of his or her 

authorized period of stay through a port 

of entry participating in the program 

and present designated biographic and/ 

or biometric information upon 

departure. As required by 8 CFR 215.9, 

as amended, CBP published a Notice in 

the Federal Register (73 FR 77817) to 

include H–2B workers in the Temporary 

Worker Visa Exit Program at the ports of 

San Luis, Arizona and Douglas, Arizona. 

Pursuant to the Notices in the Federal 

Register (73 FR 77049 and 73 FR 77817) 

published by CBP containing all the 

required elements referenced in 8 CFR 

215.9, as amended, any alien that is 

admitted on an H–2A or H–2B visa into 

the United States at a designated port on 

or after August 1, 2009, is subject to the 

pilot program. However, in order to 

ensure that the facilities necessary to 

implement the pilot program are fully 

operational and meet the needs of the 

agency and the public, this notice 

postpones the start date of the pilot 

program. Accordingly, this notice 

postpones the start of the pilot program 

from August 1, 2009 to December 8, 

2009. 

Dated: August 20, 2009. 

Jayson P. Ahern, 

Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection. 

[FR Doc. E9–20424 Filed 8–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5291–N–05] 

Privacy Act; Notification of a New 

Privacy Act System of Records, 

Institution Master File (IMF) 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notification of a New Privacy 

Act System of Records. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Housing 

and Urban Development HUD proposes 

to amend one of its system of records 

subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 

U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The proposed 

new system of record is the IMF/F51. 

The IMF System maintains a file of 

institutions (Title I lenders and Title II 

mortgagees) which have been approved 

by the U.S. Department of Housing and 

Urban Development (HUD) to 

participate in the Departments Federal 

Housing Administration (FHA) 

Mortgage Insurance Programs. The 

principal objective of the IMF is to 

consolidate information on the approval 

status of mortgagees and lenders 

participating in FHA’s insurance 

programs. 

DATES: Effective Date: This action shall 

be effective without further notice on 

September 24, 2009 unless comments 

are received that would result in a 

contrary determination. 

Comments Due Date: September 24, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this notice to the Rules Docket Clerk, 

Office of General Counsel, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 10276, 

Washington, DC 20410–0500. 

Communications should refer to the 

above docket number and title. A copy 

of each communication submitted will 

be available for public inspection and 

copying between 8 a.m. and 5:00 pm 

weekdays at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donna Robinson-Staton, Departmental 

Privacy Act Officer, 451 Seventh Street, 

SW., Room 2256, Washington, DC 

20410, Telephone Number (202) 402– 

8047. (This is not a toll-free number.) A 

telecommunication device for hearing 

and speech-impaired individuals (TTY) 

is available at (800) 877–8339 (Federal 

Information Relay Service). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 

552a), as amended, notice is given that 

HUD proposes to establish a new system 

of records, identified as the Institution 

Master File (IMF). 

Title 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11) 

provide that the public be afforded a 30- 

day period in which to comment on the 

new system of records. 

The new system report was submitted 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), the Senate Committee on 

Governmental Affairs, and the House 

Committee on Government Reform 

pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix 1 

to OMB Circular No. A–130, ‘‘Federal 

Responsibilities for Maintaining 

Records About Individuals,’’ July 25, 

1994, (59 FR 37914). 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a 88 Stat. 1896; 42 

U.S.C. 3535(d). 

Dated: August 14, 2009. 

Jerry E. Williams, 

Chief Information Officer. 

HUD/HS/60 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Institution Master File (IMF). 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

The system is physically housed in a 

government-owned building (i.e., the 

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 


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Development) in Washington, DC and at 

HUD’s Charleston, West Virginia field 

office; backup facilities are located in 

HUD’s Pennsylvania office. These 

buildings are occupied by the 

Department of HUD’s Civil Service 

employees and contractor personnel 

(that use picture identification cards to 

access the buildings) and are not open 

to the general public. System software is 

loaded on computers in HUD 

Headquarters in Washington, DC. 

Servicing Contractors access HUD 

systems via Virtual Private Network 

(VPN). 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

The Institution Master File (IMF) 

maintains data on Title I lenders and 

Title II mortgagees who originate, 

underwrite or service a HUD-insured 

mortgage. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

IMF includes data such as the lender’s 

first name, last name, Social Security 

Number (SSN) and title/position (i.e., 

Chief Executive Officer). The IMF 

application includes data such as the 

principal employee’s name (i.e., first 

and last), email address, title, and SSN. 

The other records include the following 

data elements: Tax ID, Title I ID, 

Institution ID, GNMA ID, Institution 

Name, Institution Type, Insurance Type, 

Mortgage Type, Doing Business As (aka 

Fictitious Name), Fiscal Year End, 

Approval Date, Phone Number, Fax, Email, and Geographical Address. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

National Housing Act of 1937 as 

amended (Pub. L. 75–412). 

PURPOSE: 

The IMF maintains the official record 

of Institutions (Title I lenders and Title 

II mortgagees) that are approved by 

HUD/Federal Housing Administration 

(FHA) to originate, service, or invest in 

FHA-insured mortgages or loans. The 

IMF centralizes institution data needed 

for the operation of FHA’s home 

mortgage, project mortgage and home 

improvement, mobile homes and 

manufactured homes. This information 

is used by more than a dozen other 

Housing and Ginnie Mae systems for 

validation of institutional identification/ 

approval, validation of relationships 

between sponsor and loan 

correspondents, lender notifications, 

and claim payments. In addition to 

being a critical component of insurance 

application processing and accounting, 

an extract from the IMF, together with 

data from the Single Family Housing 

Enterprise Data Warehouse (SFHEDW), 

on HUD’s Web site, allows the public to 

locate approved institutions located or 

doing business in their area. IMF data 

(e.g., lender’s name, address, telephone, 

fax number, and e-mail address) is 

extracted and posted on HUD’s Web site 

(http://www.hud.gov/ll/code/ 

llslcrit.cfm) to apprise the public of all 

FHA-approved lenders within their 

respective geographic areas. This 

information is releasable through the 

Freedom of Information Act (Pub. L. 89– 

554, 80 Stat., 383; Amended 1996, 2002, 

2007). The IMF is used to generate 

correspondence welcoming newly 

approved lenders, reminding 

institutions of their annual certification 

requirements, warning and 

subsequently advising institutions of 

withdrawal of their approval for failure 

to submit required documentation or 

pay the required annual recertification 

fee. The principal objectives of the IMF 

are to consolidate information on the 

approval status of mortgagees and 

lenders participating in FHA’s 

insurance programs. The approval 

information is fed to FHA processing 

systems for use in processing and 

editing individual mortgage/loan 

insurance applications, servicing 

transactions, and claims. The IMF is the 

repository for banking information 

(encrypted) for wire transferring 

payments to mortgagees/lenders for 

claim reimbursements and premium 

refunds. The personal information 

collected pertains to the SSNs and 

Names of the Lenders. The purpose of 

the information being collected is to 

ensure that any senior officer (e.g., Chief 

Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial 

Officer (CFO), partner, director, or 

principal is in compliance with Section 

203(b) of the Helping Families Save 

Their Homes Act of 2009, which was 

enacted on May 20, 2009. The Privacy 

Impact Assessment is currently being revisited and updated as necessary to 

incorporate HUD’s new Electronic 

Annual Certification Process for FHAapproved lenders. Under the former 

certification process, lenders certified 

manually via the submission of a Title 

II Yearly Verification Report (i.e., VForm). 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

All external disclosure of data must 

be accounted for or information from 

the system is not released. If 

unaccounted for, data from the system 

cannot be disclosed to any entity 

external to HUD, including contractors. 

The following are examples of routine 

uses of data maintained in the system: 

1. HUD’s Office of Policy 

Development and Research often use 

IMF data (i.e., non-personally 

identifiable information) to conduct 

studies and statistical reports—directly 

related to the management of HUD’s 

FHA Lender and Mortgagee Certification 

Program; 

2. HUD’s Office of Lender Activities 

and Program Compliance use IMF data 

(i.e., non-personally identifiable 

information) to create correspondence 

for lenders and mortgagees, reminding 

them of their annual renewal 

requirements and notifying them of 

their non-compliance with 

Departmental rules and requirements for 

continued program participation; and 

3. Internal HUD Users and HUD’s 

Office of Lender Activities and Program 

Compliance contractors (required to 

modify IMF per the terms of their 

contract) have limited access to ‘‘read 

only’’ data. As such, HUD staff and 

contractors do not have access to 

privacy information. 

4. Additional Disclosure for Purposes 

of Facilitating Responses and 

Remediation Efforts in the Event of a 

Data Breach. A record from a system of 

records maintained by this Department 

may be disclosed to appropriate 

agencies, entities, and persons when: 

a. The Department suspects or has 

confirmed that the security or 

confidentiality of information in a 

system of records has been 

compromised; 

b. The Department 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 systems or 

programs (whether maintained by the 

Department 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 Department’s 

efforts to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed compromise and prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Data is stored on magnetic discs and 

tapes. UPS is used to transport the tapes 

on which data is stored. There is a 

courier log at the data center. As of 

August 2009, there will be no magnetic 

discs or tapes. Furthermore, there are no 

printouts and hardcopies stored, 

maintained, or generated from the 

system. The hard copy V-Form is filed 

and maintained on microfilm. However, 


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there is no privacy information on the 

hard copy of the V-form. 

RETRIEVING: 

Data is retrieved by the Lenders’ first 

and last name, and Social Security 

Number. Federal employees and FHAapproved lenders must access IMF by 

inputting their User IDs and Passwords, 

issued by the Department of HUD. 

Again, all users with access to IMF are 

unable to view personally identifiable 

data as they have access to ‘‘read only’’ 

data. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records are maintained in a secured 

computer network behind HUD’s 

protective automated firewall, which 

ensures limited access to those persons 

whose official duties require the use of 

such records. Access to automated 

records is limited to authorized 

personnel who must receive a valid 

User ID and password. All HUD users 

and developers access the system from 

work stations connected through the 

local area network (LAN) routers to the 

Department’s IBM Mainframe platform. 

Mortgagee/Lender employees view and/ 

or update selected data in the system 

through HUD’s WEB portal, FHA 

Connection. Functional access is 

granted on an ‘‘as needed’’ basis only by 

the IMF Security Administrator or the 

Security Coordinator for the lending 

institution, as appropriate. 

IMF’s software packages provide 

authentication of a User. User 

authorizations are controlled at the 

application level. The IMF system 

controls all online screen authorizations 

on the Customer Information Control 

System (CICS). Also, the FHA 

Connection security administration’s 

application controls access to the FHA 

Connection modules of the IMF system. 

HUD will safeguard the SSN and 

personal identifying information 

obtained pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 6103(l) 

(7) (A) and (B) in accordance with 26 

U.S.C. 6103(p)(4), and the IRS’s ‘‘Tax 

Information Security Guidelines for 

Federal, State and Local Agencies,’’ 

Publication 1075 (REV 6/2000). Security 

and private measures are in place for the 

organization’s implementation of the 

appropriate safeguards to assure 

confidentiality, integrity and availability 

of personal information. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records will be retained and disposed 

of in accordance with the General 

Records Schedule included in HUD 

Handbook 2228.2, appendix 14, item 25; 

and appendices 15 and 20. HUD 

handles and retains output data (i.e., 

stored on magnetic discs and tapes) 

from the information system in 

accordance with applicable laws, 

Executive Orders, directives, policies, 

regulations, standards, and operational 

requirements. 

Computerized records are maintained 

in a password-protected environment. If 

information is needed for evidentiary 

purposes, documentation will be 

referred to the HUD Office of Inspector 

General (OIG) in Washington, DC or 

other appropriate Federal, State or local 

agencies charged with the responsibility 

of investigating or prosecuting violators 

of Federal law. Documents referred to 

HUD’s OIG will become part of OIG’s 

investigative files. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Office of Housing/Single 

Family Housing Office of Lender 

Activities and Program Compliance 

(System Owner), Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Room B133/P3214, 

Washington, DC 20410. 

RECORDS ACCESS AND NOTIFICATION

PROCEDURE: 

For information, assistance, or inquiry 

about existence of records, contact 

Donna Robinson-Staton, Departmental 

Privacy Act Officer, 451 Seventh Street, 

SW., Room 2256, Washington, DC 

20410, telephone (202) 402–8073 in 

accordance with the procedures in 24 

CFR Part 16. Written request for access 

to records must include satisfactory 

proof of identity. The means of proof by 

certificate of a notary public or 

equivalent officer empowered to 

administer oaths must accompany the 

request. The certificate within or 

attached to the letter must include full 

name, current address, city and state of 

birth, copy of drivers license or 

equivalent bearing the requester’s 

signature. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The Department’s rules for contesting 

the contents of records and appealing 

initial denials, by the individual 

concerned, appear in 24 CFR Part 16. If 

additional information or assistance is 

needed, it may be obtained by 

contacting: 

(i) In relation to contesting contents of 

records, the Departmental Privacy Act, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., 

Room 2256, Washington, DC 20410. 

(ii) In relation to appeals of initial 

denials, the HUD Departmental Privacy 

Appeals Officer, Office of General 

Counsel, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20410. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information in this system of records 

is supplied directly by the individual, 

and/or HUD system users. 

EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROVISION OF THE

ACT: 

None. 

[FR Doc. E9–20405 Filed 8–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

30-day Notice of Intention To Request 

Clearance of Collection of Information; 

Opportunity for Public Comment 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 

CFR part 1320, Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Requirements, the 

National Park Service (NPS) invites 

public comments on an extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information (OMB #1024–0226). 

DATES: Public comments on this 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

will be accepted on or before September 

24, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

directly to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior (OMB #1024– 

0226), Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), by fax 

at 202/395–5806, or by electronic mail 

at oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. Please also 

mail or hand carry a copy of your 

comments to Charlie Stockman, 

Outdoor Recreation Planner, Rivers, 

Trails and Conservation Assistance 

Program, National Park Service, 1201 

Eye Street, NW., flr 9, Washington, DC 

20005 or via fax at 202/371–5179. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charlie Stockman, Outdoor Recreation 

Planner, Rivers, Trails and Conservation 

Assistance Program, National Park 

Service, 1201 Eye Street, NW., flr 9, 

Washington, DC 20005 or via fax at 202/ 

371–5179. You are entitled to a copy of 

the entire ICR package free-of-charge. 

You may access this ICR at http:// 

www.reginfo.gov/public/. 

Comments Received on the 60–Day 

Federal Register Notice: The NPS 

published a 60-day notice to solicit 

public comments on this ICR in the 

Federal Register on April 7, 2009 (74 FR 

15742). The comment period closed on 

June 8, 2009. No comments were 

received on this notice. 


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