Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 167 / Thursday, August 28, 1997 / Notices 45699

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Financial Management Service

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer

Matching Program

AGENCY: Financial Management Service,

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a, the

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of

Matching Programs, notice is hereby

given of the conduct of Financial

Management Service (FMS) matching

activities which may be programs of

computer matches.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 29, 1997.

ADDRESS: Comments or inquiries may be

submitted to the Debt Management

Services, Financial Management

Service, 401 14th Street, SW, Room 151,

Washington, DC 20227.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gerry Isenberg, Financial Program

Specialist, Debt Management Services,

(202) 874–6660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FMS is the

central disbursing source for the Federal

Government and currently receives

recurring and non-recurring payment

certification records from departments

and agencies of the Government. FMS

has a ‘‘system of records’’ (as defined in

the Privacy Act of 1974) for recurring

payments entitled ‘‘Payment Issue

Records for Regular Recurring Benefit

Payments,’’ identified as Treasury/FMS

.002. In addition, FMS has a ‘‘system of

records’’ (as defined in the Privacy Act

of 1974) for non-recurring payments

entitled ‘‘Payment Records for Other

than Regular Recurring Benefit

Payments,’’ identified as Treasury/FMS

.016.

FMS also is the lead agency in the

Federal Government for debt collection

and collects delinquent non-tax debts

owed to the Federal Government,

delinquent debts owed to States, and

past-due support being enforced by

States. FMS has a ‘‘system of records’’

for debt collection entitled ‘‘Debt

Collection Operations System,’’

identified as Treasury/FMS .014.

The Debt Collection Improvement Act

of 1996 (DCIA) amended the

administrative offset statute, 31 U.S.C.

3716, to statutorily provide for

centralized administrative offset by

disbursing officials of the United States.

This statutory provision takes advantage

of FMS’ role as the primary disbursing

agency for the Federal Government.

These matches of records contained in

the two payment systems of records

identified above with records contained

in the Debt Collection Operations

System are intended to help implement

centralized offset by disbursing officials

within the Department of the Treasury.

As matches of Treasury systems of

records, the intended matches may be

internal matches which are not subject

to the requirements of the Computer

Matching and Privacy Protection Act of

1988 (see 5 U.S.C. 552a(a)(8)(B)(v)(II)).

The preparation of this Notice and any

other documents which would be

required for matching programs is

intended to assure compliance with the

Computer Matching and Privacy

Protection Act of 1988, if judicial

interpretation would deem either or

both of these types of computerized

comparisons a ‘‘matching program.’’

This notice should not be construed as

a determination or admission by the

agency that these matches are

‘‘matching programs.’’

The DCIA provides authority for

Treasury to waive subsections (o) and

(p) of 5 U.S.C. 552a (relating to

computer matching agreements and

post-offset notification and verification)

upon written certification by the head of

a State or an executive, judicial, or

legislative agency seeking to collect the

claim that the requirements of

subsection (a) of 31 U.S.C. 3716 have

been met. Such waiver(s) will be in

effect prior to the commencement of the

computer matching program(s).

Interested parties may obtain

documentation concerning the waiver

from the contact listed above.

FMS previously published two

notices concerning these matching

activities. The first notice, published in

the Federal Register on February 23,

1996, Volume 61 at page 7041, covered

the matching of records contained in

FMS systems .014 and .002. That

computer matching notice, which

predated the passage of the DCIA,

concerned collection of delinquent

debts owed to the Federal Government

by Federal civil service annuitants

through administrative offset of Federal

employee retirement payments.

The second notice, published in the

Federal Register on February 20, 1997,

Volume 62 at page 7825, covered the

matching of records contained in FMS

systems .014 and .016. The purpose of

those computer matches is to collect,

through offset, delinquent debt owed to

the Federal Government.

Computer matches performed

pursuant to this notice may be broader

than those described in the previous

matching notices. Records concerning

individuals who owe delinquent debts

to States and/or past-due support being

enforced by States, as well as those who

owe debts to the Federal Government,

will be included in the matches. The

matching of records contained in

Treasury/FMS .002 will not be limited

to records concerning civil service

annuitants. The matching of records

contained in Treasury/FMS .002 and

Treasury/FMS .014 will be performed in

accordance with the requirements of the

Computer Matching and Privacy

Protection Act of 1988, except for the

requirements of subsections (o) and (p)

of 552a which will have been waived.

NAME OF SOURCE AGENCY:

Financial Management Service

NAME OF RECIPIENT AGENCY:

Financial Management Service

BEGINNING AND COMPLETION DATES:

These programs of computer matches

will commence not earlier than the

thirtieth day after this notice appears in

the Federal Register. The matching will

continue indefinitely, or until the

waiver from the requirements of 5

U.S.C. 552a(o) and (p) is revoked.

PURPOSE:

The purpose of these programs of

computer matches is to identify

payments made to individuals who owe

delinquent debts to the Federal

Government or to State Governments, as

well as individuals who owe past-due

support which will be collected by

offset pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3716, and

to offset such payments where

appropriate to satisfy those debts.

AUTHORITY:

Authority for these programs of

computer matches is granted under 31

U.S.C. 3716.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED:

Individuals receiving payments from

the Federal Government which are

disbursed by the Financial Management

Service; and individuals who owe debts

to the United States and/or a State

Government, or who owe past-due

support being enforced by a State

Government, and whose debts may be

collected by offset in accordance with

31 U.S.C. 3716.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS COVERED:

Included in these programs of

computer matches is information

concerning the debtor contained in the

Debt Collection Operations System

(Treasury/FMS .014) including name,

taxpayer identification number, the

amount of the indebtedness, the name

and address of the State or Federal

agency who is principally responsible

for collecting the debt, and the name,

phone number and address of a State or
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agency contact. Information contained

in Payment Issue Records for Regular

Recurring Benefit Payments (Treasury/

FMS .002) and Payment Records for

Other than Regular Recurring Benefit

Payments (Treasury/FMS .016) which

shall be included in these programs of

computer matches shall include name,

taxpayer identification number, mailing

address, and the amount of payment.

Dated: August 21, 1997.

Alex Rodriguez,

Deputy Assistant Secretary (Administration).

[FR Doc. 97–22938 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE: 4810–35–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms within

the Department of the Treasury is

soliciting comments concerning the

Crime Gun Information Referral/Request

Form.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before October 27, 1997

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Barnes, Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Dale Armstrong,

Firearms Enforcement Branch, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–8250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Crime Gun Information Referral/

Request Form.

OMB Number: 1512–0541.

Form Number: ATF F 3312.1.

Abstract: ATF F 3312.1 is used by

Federal, State and local law

enforcement to request that ATF trace

firearms used, or suspected to have been

used, in crimes. The form is also used

by the national law enforcement

community to refer information

regarding stolen firearms, obliterated

serial numbers, or suspect guns to the

ATF National Tracing Center. The

record retention requirement for this

information collection is 20 years.

Current Actions: There are no changes

to this information collection and it is

being submitted for extension purposes

only.

Type of Review: Extension.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government, Federal Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

23,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 6

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 12,166.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Comments

submitted in response to this notice will

be summarized and/or included in the

request for OMB approval. All

comments will become a matter of

public record. Comments are invited on:

(a) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility:

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; and (e) estimates of capital

or start-up costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Dated: August 22, 1997.

John W. Magaw,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–22932 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

Currently, the Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms within the

Department of the Treasury is soliciting

comments concerning the Letter

Application to Obtain Authorization For

the Assembly of a Nonsporting Rifle or

Nonsporting Shotgun For the Purpose of

Testing and Evaluation.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before October 27, 1997,

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Barnes, Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Dottie Morales,

Firearms and Explosives Operations

Branch, 650 Massachusetts Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–

8051.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Letter Application to Obtain

Authorization For the Assembly of A

Nonsporting Rifle or Nonsporting

Shotgun For the Purpose of Testing and

Evaluation.

OMB Number: 1512–0510.

Abstract: This information collection

is required by ATF to provide a means

to obtain authorization for the assembly

of a nonsporting rifle or nonsporting

shotgun for the purpose of testing or

evaluation.

Current Actions: There are no changes

to this information collection and it is

being submitted for extension purposes

only.

Type of Review: Extension.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, individuals or households.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 3.

Request for Comments

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. Comments are

invited on: (a) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate