[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 99 (Monday, May 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33242-33246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12712]



Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 99 / Monday, May 22, 2000 / Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4575-N-01]


Privacy Act of 1974; Proposed Amendment of Routine Uses 
Applicable to Existing Systems of Records, and Establishment of Two New 
Systems of Records

AGENCY: Office of Inspector General, HUD.

ACTION: Notification of Proposed Amendment of Routine Uses Applicable 
to Existing Systems of Records, and Establishment of Two New Systems of 
Records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), 
the Office of Inspector General (OIG) gives notice that it proposes to 
amend the routine uses applicable to its four existing systems of 
records, and to establish two new systems of records. The amendment 
adds two new routine uses to the five uses currently applicable to 
OIG's four existing systems of records. The new routine uses permit 
disclosure: to State boards of accountancy, for potential disciplinary 
action against independent public accountants; and to the Department of 
Justice (``DOJ''), for use in litigation. This two new systems of 
records established are the AutoAudit (HUD/OIG-5) and the 
AutoInvestigation (HUD/OIG-6). These systems of records are automated 
information tracking and storage systems employed in connection with 
OIG audits and investigations commenced on or after June 1, 2000.

DATES: Effective Date: This proposal shall become effective without 
further notice on June 21, 2000, unless comments are received on or 
before that date which would result in a contrary determination.
    Comment Due Date: June 21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this notice to the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of General Counsel, Room 
10276, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20410-0500. Communications should refer to the above 
docket number and title. Comments submitted by facsimile (FAX) will not 
be accepted. A copy of each communication submitted will be available 
for public inspection and copying between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. 
weekdays at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Privacy Act information: Jeanette 
Smith, Departmental Privacy Act Officer, Telephone Number (202) 708-
2374. For OIG-related information: Bryan Saddler, Acting Counsel to the 
Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Telephone Number (202) 
708-1613. (These are not toll free numbers). A telecommunications 
device for hearing-and speech-impaired persons (TTY) is available at 1-
800-877-8339 (Federal Information Relay Services). (This is a toll-free 
number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Revision of Existing Systems of Records

    The OIG, pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, currently maintains 
four systems of records: (l) Investigative Files of the Office of 
Inspector General (HUD/OIG-1); (2) Hotline Complaint Files of the 
Office of Inspector General (HUD/OIG-2); (3) Name Indices System of the 
Office of Inspector General (HUD/OIG-3); and (4) Independent Auditor 
Monitoring Files of the Office of Inspector General (HUD/OIG-4). The 
notice for these systems of records was last published on June 12, 1992 
(57 FR 25069). The two additional routine uses being made applicable to 
OIG's four existing systems of records will permit disclosure: (1) To 
State boards of accountancy, for potential disciplinary action against 
independent public accountants; and (2) to the Department of Justice, 
for use in litigation. All other aspects of OIG's four existing systems 
of records remain unchanged and are as published at 57 FR 25069.
    Sections 552a(e)(4) and (11) of title 5, United States Code provide 
that an agency publish a notice of the establishment or revision of a 
record system which affords the public a 30-day period in which to 
submit comments. To meet this requirement, the texts of the new routine 
uses are printed below. Further, a report of the OIG's intention to 
amend the routine uses applicable to its four existing systems of 
records has been submitted to the Committee on Government Operations of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), pursuant to 
paragraph 4b of Appendix I of OMB Circular A-130, which is entitled 
``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About 
Individuals'' (50 FR 52730, December 24, 1985).

Establishment of New Systems of Records

    AutoAudit and AutoInvestigation, OIG's new automated information 
tracking and storage systems, will effectively consolidate and expand 
upon information included in OIG's four existing systems of records. 
AutoAudit and AutoInvestigation are designed to function as tools to 
create, maintain and manage audits and investigations in a centralized, 
paper-less environment. Records maintained in AutoAudit and 
AutoInvestigation may be accessed by reference to any information field 
entered into such systems, including name, alias, social security 
number, address, etc.
    The AutoAudit and AutoInvestigation systems notices required under 
section 552a are also printed below. Additionally, a report of the 
OIG's intention to establish the two new systems has been submitted to 
the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and OMB.
    Accordingly, the notice, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11), 
of revisions to OIG's four existing systems of records and the 
establishment of two new systems of records follows:
HUD/OIG-1

SYSTEM NAME:
    Investigative Files of the Office of Inspector General.
* * * * *

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 
subsection (b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), records 
may also be disclosed routinely to other users under the following 
circumstances:
    1. In the event that records indicate a violation or potential 
violation of law, whether criminal, civil or regulatory in nature, the 
relevant records may be disclosed to the appropriate federal, State or 
local agency charged with the responsibility for investigating or 
prosecuting such violation or enforcing or implementing such statute, 
rule or regulation.
    2. Records may be disclosed to a congressional office in response 
to an inquiry from that congressional office made at the request of the 
individual who is the subject of the records.
    3. Records may be disclosed to HUD contractors, Public Housing 
Authorities or management agents of HUD-assisted housing projects, in 
order to assist such entities in taking action to recover money or 
property, where such recovery serves to promote the integrity of the 
programs or operations of HUD.
    4. Records may be disclosed during the course of an administrative 
proceeding where HUD is a party to the

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litigation and the disclosure is relevant and reasonably necessary to 
adjudicate the matter.
    5. Records may be disclosed to any source, either private or 
governmental, to the extent necessary to elicit information relevant to 
an OIG investigation.
    6. Records may be disclosed to appropriate State boards of 
accountancy for possible administrative or disciplinary sanctions such 
as license revocation. These referrals will be made only after the 
independent auditor has been notified that the OIG is contemplating 
disclosure of its findings to an appropriate State board of 
accountancy, and the independent auditor has been provided with an 
opportunity to respond in writing to the OIG's findings.
    7. Records may be disclosed to DOJ for litigation purposes 
associated with the representation of OIG and/or HUD before the courts.
* * * * *
HUD/OIG-2

SYSTEM NAME: Hotline Complaint Files of the Office of Inspector General
* * * * *

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 
subsection (b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), records 
may also be disclosed routinely to other users under the following 
circumstances:
    1. In the event that records indicate a violation or potential 
violation of law, whether criminal, civil or regulatory in nature, the 
relevant records may be disclosed to the appropriate federal, State or 
local agency charged with the responsibility for investigating or 
prosecuting such violation or enforcing or implementing such statute, 
rule or regulation.
    2. Records may be disclosed to a congressional office in response 
to an inquiry from that congressional office made at the request of the 
individual who is the subject of the records.
    3. Records may be disclosed to HUD contractors, Public Housing 
Authorities or management agents of HUD-assisted housing projects, in 
order to assist such entities in taking action to recover money or 
property, where such recovery serves to promote the integrity of the 
programs or operations of HUD.
    4. Records may be disclosed during the course of an administrative 
proceeding where HUD is a party to the litigation and the disclosure is 
relevant and reasonably necessary to adjudicate the matter.
    5. Records may be disclosed to any source, either private or 
governmental, to the extent necessary to elicit information relevant to 
an OIG investigation.
    6. Records may be disclosed to appropriate State boards of 
accountancy for possible administrative or disciplinary sanctions such 
as license revocation. These referrals will be made only after the 
independent auditor has been notified that the OIG is contemplating 
disclosure of its findings to an appropriate State board of 
accountancy, and the independent auditor has been provided with an 
opportunity to respond in writing to the OIG's findings.
    7. Records may be disclosed to DOJ for litigation purposes 
associated with the representation of OIG and/or HUD before the courts.
* * * * *
HUD/OIG-3

SYSTEM NAME:
    Name Indices System of the Office of Inspector General.
* * * * *

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 
subsection (b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), records 
may also be disclosed routinely to other users under the following 
circumstances:
    1. In the event that records indicate a violation or potential 
violation of law, whether criminal, civil or regulatory in nature, the 
relevant records may be disclosed to the appropriate federal, State or 
local agency charged with the responsibility for investigating or 
prosecuting such violation or enforcing or implementing such statute, 
rule or regulation.
    2. Records may be disclosed to a congressional office in response 
to an inquiry from that congressional office made at the request of the 
individual who is the subject of the records.
    3. Records may be disclosed to HUD contractors, Public Housing 
Authorities or management agents of HUD-assisted housing projects, in 
order to assist such entities in taking action to recover money or 
property, where such recovery serves to promote the integrity of the 
programs or operations of HUD.
    4. Records may be disclosed during the course of an administrative 
proceeding where HUD is a party to the litigation and the disclosure is 
relevant and reasonably necessary to adjudicate the matter.
    5. Records may be disclosed to any source, either private or 
governmental, to the extent necessary to elicit information relevant to 
an OIG investigation.
    6. Records may be disclosed to appropriate State boards of 
accountancy for possible administrative or disciplinary sanctions such 
as license revocation. These referrals will be made only after the 
independent auditor has been notified that the OIG is contemplating 
disclosure of its findings to an appropriate State board of 
accountancy, and the independent auditor has been provided with an 
opportunity to respond in writing to the OIG's findings.
    7. Records may be disclosed to DOJ for litigation purposes 
associated with the representation of OIG and/or HUD before the courts.
* * * * *
HUD/OIG-4

SYSTEM NAME:
    Independent Auditor Monitoring Files of the Office of Inspector 
General.
* * * * *

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 
subsection (b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), records 
may also be disclosed routinely to other users under the following 
circumstances:
    1. In the event that records indicate a violation or potential 
violation of law, whether criminal, civil or regulatory in nature, the 
relevant records may be disclosed to the appropriate federal, State or 
local agency charged with the responsibility for investigating or 
prosecuting such violation or enforcing or implementing such statute, 
rule or regulation.
    2. Records may be disclosed to a congressional office in response 
to an inquiry from that congressional office made at the request of the 
individual who is the subject of the records.
    3. Records may be disclosed to HUD contractors, Public Housing 
Authorities or management agents of HUD-assisted housing projects, in 
order to assist such entities in taking action to recover money or 
property, where such recovery serves to promote the integrity of the 
programs or operations of HUD.

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    4. Records may be disclosed during the course of an administrative 
proceeding where HUD is a party to the litigation and the disclosure is 
relevant and reasonably necessary to adjudicate the matter.
    5. Records may be disclosed to any source, either private or 
governmental, to the extent necessary to elicit information relevant to 
an OIG investigation.
    6. Records may be disclosed to appropriate State boards of 
accountancy for possible administrative or disciplinary sanctions such 
as license revocation. These referrals will be made only after the 
independent auditor has been notified that the OIG is contemplating 
disclosure of its findings to an appropriate State board of 
accountancy, and the independent auditor has been provided with an 
opportunity to respond in writing to the OIG's findings.
    7. Records may be disclosed to DOJ for litigation purposes 
associated with the representation of OIG and/or HUD before the courts.
* * * * *
HUD/OIG-5

SYSTEM NAME:
    AutoAudit of the Office of Inspector General.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Headquarters, District Offices, and Field Offices.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Individuals covered consist of: (1) HUD program participants and 
HUD employees who are associated with an activity that OIG is auditing 
or reviewing; (2) requesters of an OIG audit or other activity; and (3) 
persons and entities performing some other role of significance to the 
OIG's efforts, such as relatives or business associates of HUD program 
participants or employees, potential witnesses, or persons who 
represent legal entities that are connected to an OIG audit or other 
activity. The system also tracks information pertaining to OIG staff 
handling the audit or other activity, and may contain contact names for 
relevant staff in other agencies.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Records consist of materials compiled and/or generated in 
connection with audits and other activities performed by OIG staff. 
These materials include information regarding the planning, conduct and 
resolution of audits and reviews of HUD programs and participants in 
those programs, internal legal assistance requests, information 
requests, responses to such requests, reports of findings, etc.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3) authorizes the 
Inspector General to conduct, supervise and coordinate audits and 
investigations relating to the programs and operations of HUD, to 
engage in other activities that promote economy and efficiency in the 
programs and operations of HUD, and to receive and investigate 
complaints concerning possible violations of law, rules, or 
regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of 
authority, or a substantial or specific danger to the public health or 
safety.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 
subsection (b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), records 
may also be disclosed routinely to other users under the following 
circumstances:
    1. In the event that records indicate a violation or potential 
violation of law, whether criminal, civil or regulatory in nature, the 
relevant records may be disclosed to the appropriate federal, State or 
local agency charged with the responsibility for investigating or 
prosecuting such violation or enforcing or implementing such statute, 
rule or regulation.
    2. Records may be disclosed to a congressional office in response 
to an inquiry from that congressional office made at the request of the 
individual who is the subject of the records.
    3. Records may be disclosed to HUD contractors, Public Housing 
Authorities or management agents of HUD-assisted housing projects, in 
order to assist such entities in taking action to recover money or 
property, where such recovery serves to promote the integrity of the 
programs or operations of HUD.
    4. Records may be disclosed during the course of an administrative 
proceeding where HUD is a party to the litigation and the disclosure is 
relevant and reasonably necessary to adjudicate the matter.
    5. Records may be disclosed to any source, either private or 
governmental, to the extent necessary to elicit information relevant to 
an OIG investigation.
    6. Records may be disclosed to appropriate State boards of 
accountancy for possible administrative or disciplinary sanctions such 
as license revocation. These referrals will be made only after the 
independent auditor has been notified that the OIG is contemplating 
disclosure of its findings to an appropriate State board of 
accountancy, and the independent auditor has been provided with an 
opportunity to respond in writing to the OIG's findings.
    7. Records may be disclosed to DOJ for litigation purposes 
associated with the representation of OIG and/or HUD before the courts.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE:
    Records are stored electronically in office automation equipment 
and manually in file jackets.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Records may be retrieved by computer search of the AutoAudit 
software, and/or by reference to a particular file number.

SAFEGUARDS:
    Records are maintained in a secure computer network, and in locked 
file cabinets or in metal file cabinets in rooms with controlled 
access.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Retention and disposal is in accordance with (1) Records 
Disposition Schedule 3 (Administrative Records), Item Nos. 79-1 to 86, 
Appendix 3, HUD Handbook 2225.6 Rev 1; and (2) General Records 
Schedules, Appendix 22 (Inspector General Records), HUD Handbook 2228.2 
Rev. 4.

SYSTEM MANAGERS AND ADDRESS:
    Assistant Inspector General for Audit, Office of the Inspector 
General, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    The System Manager will accept inquiries from individuals seeking 
notification of whether the system contains records pertaining to them.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    The procedures for requesting access to records appear in 24 CFR 
parts 16 and 2003.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    The procedures for requesting amendment or correction of records 
appear in 24 CFR part 16.

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RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    The OIG collects information from a wide variety of sources, 
including from HUD, other federal agencies, the General Accounting 
Office (``GAO''), law enforcement agencies, program participants, 
subject individuals, complainants, witnesses and other non-governmental 
sources.

EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:
    None.
HUD/OIG-6

SYSTEM NAME:
    AutoInvestigation of the Office of Inspector General.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Headquarters, District Offices, and Field Offices.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Individuals covered consist of: (1) HUD program participants and 
HUD employees who are associated with an activity that OIG is 
investigating or evaluating; (2) requesters of an OIG investigative or 
other activity; and (3) persons and entities performing some other role 
of significance to the OIG's efforts, such as relatives or business 
associates of HUD program participants or employees, potential 
witnesses, or persons who represent legal entities that are connected 
to an OIG investigation or other activity. The system also tracks 
information pertaining to OIG staff handling the investigation or other 
activity, and may contain contact names for relevant staff in other 
agencies.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Records consist of investigatory material compiled and/or generated 
for law enforcement purposes in connection with investigations and 
other activities performed by OIG staff. These materials include 
information regarding the planning, conduct and prosecution of 
investigations of HUD program participants and employees, legal 
assistance requests, information requests, responses to such requests, 
reports of investigations, etc.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    The Inspector General Act of 1978 authorizes the Inspector General 
to conduct, supervise and coordinate audits and investigations relating 
to the programs and operations of HUD, to engage in other activities 
that promote economy and efficiency in the programs and operations of 
HUD, and to receive and investigate complaints concerning possible 
violations of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste 
of funds, abuse of authority, or a substantial or specific danger to 
the public health or safety.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 
subsection (b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), records 
may also be disclosed routinely to other users under the following 
circumstances:
    1. In the event that records indicate a violation or potential 
violation of law, whether criminal, civil or regulatory in nature, the 
relevant records may be disclosed to the appropriate federal, State or 
local agency charged with the responsibility for investigating or 
prosecuting such violation or enforcing or implementing such statute, 
rule or regulation.
    2. Records may be disclosed to a congressional office in response 
to an inquiry from that congressional office made at the request of the 
individual who is the subject of the records.
    3. Records may be disclosed to HUD contractors, Public Housing 
Authorities or management agents of HUD-assisted housing projects, in 
order to assist such entities in taking action to recover money or 
property, where such recovery serves to promote the integrity of the 
programs or operations of HUD.
    4. Records may be disclosed during the course of an administrative 
proceeding where HUD is a party to the litigation and the disclosure is 
relevant and reasonably necessary to adjudicate the matter.
    5. Records may be disclosed to any source, either private or 
governmental, to the extent necessary to elicit information relevant to 
an OIG investigation.
    6. Records may be disclosed to appropriate State boards of 
accountancy for possible administrative or disciplinary sanctions such 
as license revocation. These referrals will be made only after the 
independent auditor has been notified that the OIG is contemplating 
disclosure of its findings to an appropriate State board of 
accountancy, and the independent auditor has been provided with an 
opportunity to respond in writing to the OIG's findings.
    7. Records may be disclosed to DOJ for litigation purposes 
associated with the representation of OIG and/or HUD before the courts.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE:
    Records are stored electronically in office automation equipment 
and manually in file jackets.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Records may be retrieved by computer search of the 
AutoInvestigation software, and/or by reference to a particular file 
number.

SAFEGUARDS:
    Records are maintained in a secure computer network, and in locked 
file cabinets or in metal file cabinets in rooms with controlled 
access.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Retention and disposal is in accordance with (1) Records 
Disposition Schedule 3 (Administrative Records), Item Nos. 79-1 to 86, 
Appendix 3, HUD Handbook 2225.6 Rev 1; and (2) General Records 
Schedules, Appendix 22 (Inspector General Records), HUD Handbook 2228.2 
Rev. 4.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    Assistant Inspector General for Investigation, Office of the 
Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Records are generally exempt from Privacy Act access. However, the 
System Manager will accept and give consideration to a request from an 
individual for notification of whether the system contains records 
pertaining to that individual.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Records are generally exempt from Privacy Act access. However, the 
System Manager will accept and give consideration to a request from an 
individual for access to records pertaining to that individual that are 
indexed and retrieved by reference to that individual's name and/or 
social security number. The procedures for requesting access to records 
appear in 24 CFR parts 16 and 2003.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    Records are generally exempt from Privacy Act amendment or 
correction. However, the System Manager will accept and give 
consideration to a request from an individual for amendment or 
correction of records pertaining to that individual that are indexed 
and retrieved by reference to that individual's name and/or social

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security number. The procedures for requesting amendment or correction 
of records appear in 24 CFR part 16.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    The OIG collects information from a wide variety of sources, 
including from HUD, other federal agencies, GAO, law enforcement 
agencies, program participants, subject individuals, complainants, 
witnesses and other non-governmental sources.

EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:
    This system of records, to the extent that it consists of 
information compiled for the purpose of criminal investigations, has 
been exempted from the requirements of subsections (c)(3), (d)(1), 
(d)(2), (e)(1), (e)(2) and (e)(3) of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552a(j)(2). In addition, this system of records, to the extent 
that it consists of other investigatory material compiled or generated 
for law enforcement purposes, has been exempted from the requirements 
of subsections (c)(3), (d)(1), (d)(2) and (e)(1) of the Privacy Act 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). Finally, this system of records, to 
the extent that it consists of investigatory material compiled or 
generated for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or 
qualifications for Federal civilian employment or Federal contracts, 
the release of which would reveal the identity of a source who 
furnished information to the government under an express promise that 
the identity of the source would be held in confidence, has been 
exempted from the requirements of subsection (d)(1) of the Privacy Act 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5). Rules have been promulgated in 
accordance with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b), (c) and (e) and 
have been published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: April 25, 2000.
Susan Gaffney,
Inspector General.
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