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Vol. 76, No. 245 

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 

1Section 1066 of the Act grants the Secretary of 

the Treasury interim authority to perform certain 

functions of the CFPB. Pursuant to that authority, 

Treasury publishes this Notice on behalf of the 

CFPB. 

2Section 1066 of the Act grants the Secretary of 

the Treasury interim authority to perform certain 

functions of the CFPB. Pursuant to that authority, 

Treasury published rules on the Disclosure of 

Records and Information within 12 CFR Chapter X. 

This SORN is published pursuant to those rules and 

the Privacy Act. 

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

[Docket No. CFPB–2011–0044] 

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Privacy Act 

System of Records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the 

Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection, hereinto referred to as the 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

(CFPB), gives notice of the 

establishment of this updated Privacy 

Act System of Records.1

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than January 20, 2012. The new 

database will be effective January 30, 

2012 unless the comments received 

result in a contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CFPB–2011– 

0044, by any of the following methods: 

• Electronic: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Claire Stapleton, Chief 

Privacy Officer, Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau, 1700 G Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20006. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of 

Mail: Claire Stapleton, Chief Privacy 

Officer, Consumer Financial Protection 

Bureau, 1700 G Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Claire Stapleton, Chief Privacy Officer, 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 

1700 G Street NW., Washington, DC 

20006, (202) 435–7220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 

Protection Act (‘‘Act’’), Public Law 111– 

203, Title X, established the CFPB. The 

CFPB administers, enforces, and 

implements Federal consumer financial 

laws, and, among other powers, has 

authority to protect consumers from 

unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices 

when obtaining consumer financial 

products or services. The new system of 

records described in this notice, 

CFPB.011—Correspondence Tracking 

Database, will track and process 

controlled correspondence. The 

Correspondence Tracking Database will 

allow the CFPB to keep track of official 

correspondence while it is being 

actively handled. 

The report of the new system of 

records has been submitted to the 

Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform of the House of 

Representatives, the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs of the Senate, and the Office of 

Management and Budget, pursuant to 

Appendix I to OMB Circular A–130, 

‘‘Federal Agency Responsibilities for 

Maintaining Records About 

Individuals,’’ dated November 30, 2000, 

and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(r). 

The CFPB implementation team 

under Treasury previously published a 

system of records notice (‘‘SORN’’) for 

the Correspondence Database Treasury/ 

DO .318 in the Federal Register, 76 FR 

14834, June 14, 2011. 

The system of records entitled, 

‘‘CFPB.011—Correspondence Tracking 

Database’’ replaces the previously 

published SORN and is published in its 

entirety below. 

Dated: December 15, 2011. 

Claire Stapleton, 

Chief Privacy Officer. 

CFPB.011 

SYSTEM NAME: 

CFPB Correspondence Tracking 

Database. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Consumer Financial Protection 

Bureau, 1700 G Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20006 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals covered by this system are 

those whose correspondence is 

submitted to the CFPB and members of 

the CFPB assigned to help process, 

review and/or respond to the 

correspondence. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Records maintained in the database 

may contain (1) Correspondence 

(including, without limitation, official 

letters, memoranda, faxes, telegrams, 

and emails) received and sent; (2) 

mailing lists of correspondence 

submitters; (3) identifying information 

regarding both the individual who is 

submitting the correspondence or the 

individual or entity on whose behalf 

such correspondence is submitted, such 

as the individual’s name, phone 

number, address, email address, and 

any other disclosed identifiable 

information; (4) information concerning 

the CFPB employees responsible for 

processing the correspondence; (5) 

correspondence disposition 

information; (6) correspondence 

tracking dates; and (7) internal office 

assignment information. Supporting 

records may include correspondence 

between the CFPB and the individual. 

Records related to consumer complaints 

will not be contained in this system. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Public Law 111–203, Title X, Sections 

1011, 1012, 1013, codified at 12 U.S.C. 

5491, 5492, 5493.2

PURPOSE: 

The purpose of the Correspondence 

Tracking Database is to enable the CFPB 

to track correspondence, including 

responsibilities for processing, tracking, 

responding to, or referring sensitive 

and/or time-critical correspondence for 

appropriate processing and responsive 

action. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

These records may be disclosed, 

consistent with the CFPB 

Confidentiality Rules, promulgated at 12 

CFR part 1070 et seq to: 

(1) Appropriate agencies, entities, and 

persons when: (a) the CFPB suspects or 

has confirmed that the security or 

confidentiality of information in the 

system of records has been 


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compromised; (b) the CFPB 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 this system or other systems 

or programs (whether maintained by the 

CFPB 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 CFPB’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

compromise and prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm; 

(2) Another Federal or state agency to: 

(a) permit a decision as to access, 

amendment or correction of records to 

be made in consultation with or by that 

agency; or (b) verify the identity of an 

individual or the accuracy of 

information submitted by an individual 

who has requested access to or 

amendment or correction of records; 

(3) To the Office of the President in 

response to an inquiry from that office 

made at the request of the subject of a 

record or a third party on that person’s 

behalf; 

(4) Congressional offices in response 

to an inquiry made at the request of the 

individual to whom the record pertains; 

(5) Contractors, agents, or other 

authorized individuals performing work 

on a contract, service, cooperative 

agreement, job, or other activity on 

behalf of the CFPB or Federal 

Government and who have a need to 

access the information in the 

performance of their duties or activities; 

(6) The U.S. Department of Justice 

(‘‘DOJ’’) for its use in providing legal 

advice to the CFPB or in representing 

the CFPB in a proceeding before a court, 

adjudicative body, or other 

administrative body where the use of 

such information by the DOJ is deemed 

by the CFPB to be relevant and 

necessary to the advice or proceeding, 

and in the case of a proceeding, such 

proceeding names as a party in interest: 

(a) The CFPB; 

(b) Any employee of the CFPB in his 

or her official capacity; 

(c) Any employee of the CFPB in his 

or her individual capacity where DOJ 

has agreed to represent the employee; or 

(d) The United States, where the 

CFPB determines that litigation is likely 

to affect the Treasury or any of its 

components; 

(7) A grand jury pursuant either to a 

Federal or state grand jury subpoena, or 

to a prosecution request that such 

record be released for the purpose of its 

introduction to a grand jury, where the 

subpoena or request has been 

specifically approved by a court. In 

those cases where the Federal 

Government is not a party to the 

proceeding, records may be disclosed if 

a subpoena has been signed by a judge; 

(8) A court, magistrate, or 

administrative tribunal in the course of 

an administrative proceeding or judicial 

proceeding, including disclosures to 

opposing counsel or witnesses 

(including expert witnesses) in the 

course of discovery or other pre-hearing 

exchanges of information, litigation, or 

settlement negotiations, where relevant 

or potentially relevant to a proceeding, 

or in connection with criminal law 

proceedings; 

(9) Appropriate agencies, entities, and 

persons, to the extent necessary to 

respond to or refer correspondence; 

(10) Appropriate Federal, state, local, 

foreign, tribal, or self-regulatory 

organizations or agencies responsible for 

investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, 

implementing, issuing, or carrying out a 

statute, rule, regulation, order, policy, or 

license if the information may be 

relevant to a potential violation of civil 

or criminal law, rule, regulation, order, 

policy or license; 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPENSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records maintained in this system are 

stored electronically and in file folders. 

Paper copies of individual records are 

made by the authorized CFPB staff. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrievable by the name of 

the individual covered by the system, 

date of correspondence, or 

correspondence control number or by 

some combination thereof. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Access to electronic records is 

restricted to authorized personnel who 

have been issued non-transferrable 

access codes and passwords. Other 

records are maintained in locked file 

cabinets or rooms with access limited to 

those personnel whose official duties 

require access. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Computer and paper records will be 

maintained indefinitely until a records 

disposition schedule is approved by the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Consumer Financial Protection 

Bureau, Executive Secretary 1700 G 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20006. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking notification and 

access to any record contained in this 

database, or seeking to contest its 

content, may inquire in writing in 

accordance with instructions appearing 

in Title 12, Chapter 10 of the CFR, 

‘‘Disclosure of Records and 

Information.’’ Address such requests to: 

Chief Privacy Officer, Consumer 

Financial Protection Bureau, 1700 G 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20006. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification Procedures,’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification Procedures,’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information in this system is 

maintained about individuals who 

submit correspondence to CFPB and 

employees assigned to help process, 

review, or respond to correspondence. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Forest Resource Coordinating 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Resource 

Committee Meeting will meet in 

Washington, DC on January 20, 2012. 

The purpose of the meeting is to orient 

the committee members to the federal 

advisory committees and to discuss 

projects for the committee to discuss 

throughout the 2012 year. The meeting 

is partially closed to the public. 

The Forest Resource Committee is 

authorized under the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

(Pub. L. 110–246). The purpose of the 

committee is to provide direction and 

coordination of actions within the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, and 

coordination with State agencies and 

the private sector, to effectively address 

the national priorities for non-industrial 

private forest land. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

January 20, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC in 

the Sidney Yates Building Training 

Room. Written comments should be sent 

to 1400 Independence Ave. SW., 


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