Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 181 / Thursday, September 18, 1997 / Notices 49011

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

September 11, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection(s), as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13. An agency

may not conduct or sponsor a collection

of information unless it displays a

currently valid control number. No

person shall be subject to any penalty

for failing to comply with a collection

of information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA) that does not

display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before October 20,

1997. If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St.,

NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collection(s) contact Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214 or via internet at

jboley@fcc.gov.

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0624.

Title: Section 24.103(f), Amendment

of the Commission’s Rules to Establish

New Personal Communications

Services.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or

households; business or other for-profit;

not-for-profit institutions; and state,

local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 1,384.

Estimated Time Per Response: 15.1

hours.

Cost to Respondents: N/A.

Total Annual Burden: 26,843 hours.

Needs and Uses: This information

collection requires all narrowband PCS

licensees, except for paging response

channel licensees, to file materials that

show their compliance with the

construction requirements of this

service. These requirements were

adopted to ensure that licensees quickly

construct their systems and that the

systems serve significant areas. The

information is used by licensing

personnel in the Wireless

Telecommunications Bureau to ensure

that the spectrum is being utilized

effectively.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Ocean Freight Forwarder License;

Applications

Notice is hereby given that the

following applicants have filed with the

Federal Maritime Commission

applications for licenses as ocean freight

forwarders pursuant to section 19 of the

Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. app.

1718 and 46 CFR 510).

Persons knowing of any reason why

any of the following applicants should

not receive a license are requested to

contact the Office of Freight Forwarders,

Federal Maritime Commission,

Washington, DC 20573.

First USA Real Estate Inc. d/b/a USA

Trade, 2172 Dupont Drive, Suite 3,

Irvine, CA 92612, Officer: Nicholas F.

Aboufadel

S&S Enterprises, 5955 Davidson Court,

Valley Springs, CA 95252, Debbie D.

Sukhai-Sheffield, President, Sole

Proprietor

Dated: September 15, 1997.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–24816 Filed 9–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT

INVESTMENT BOARD

Privacy Act of 1974; New System of

Records

AGENCY: Federal Retirement Thrift

Investment Board.

ACTION: Notice of new system of

collection records.

SUMMARY: The Executive Director of the

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment

Board (Board) is proposing a new

system of records, FRTIB–12, Collection

Records, consisting of records on

individuals who are indebted to the

Board, a Federal agency, or a

Government corporation. These records

will be used in collection actions

against the debtors.

DATES: Comments must be received no

later than October 20, 1997. The

proposed notice will be effective

November 3, 1997, unless the Board

receives comments which would result

in a different determination.

ADDRESS: Comments may be sent to

Thomas L. Gray, Assistant General

Counsel for Administration, Federal

Retirement Thrift Investment Board,

1250 H Street, NW, Washington, DC

20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas L. Gray, Assistant General

Counsel for Administration, (202) 942–

1662. FAX (202) 942–1676.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board

initially published notice of its systems

of records in the Federal Register on

April 14, 1987 (52 FR 12065). This

notice was finalized in the Federal

Register on May 7, 1990 (55 FR 18949).

The information collected under the

proposed new system of records,

FRTIB–12, may be used to collect

delinquent debts owed to the Board, a

Federal agency, or a Government

corporation in accordance with the Debt

Collection Improvement Act of 1996,

Pub. L. 104–134, 110 Stat. 1321, the

Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966,

Pub. L. 89–508, 80 Stat. 308, the Debt

Collection Act of 1982, Pub. L. 97–365,

96 Stat. 1749, and 31 U.S.C. 3720A.

Under these laws, debts to the Board

may be offset against a Federal

employee’s salary, or against other

funds owed the debtor by the Board, a

Federal agency, a Government

corporation, or against a Federal income

tax refund. In addition, the Board may

collect debts owed to the Board by

entering into a cross-servicing debtcollection agreement with the

Department of the Treasury, by

contracting with a private collection

agency, and by notifying credit
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reporting agencies of the delinquent

debt. The information collected under

the proposed new system of records will

not be used to offset debts from net

assets available for Thrift Savings Plan

(TSP) benefits; TSP accounts are held in

trust by the Board for participants and

beneficiaries and are subject to a strict

antialienation and antiassignment

provision. This system of records is in

support of the Board’s claims collection

program set out in part 1639 of title 5,

Code of Federal Regulations.

Roger W. Mehle,

Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift

Investment Board.

FRTIB–12

SYSTEM NAME:

Collection Records.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment

Board, 1250 H Street NW, Washington,

DC 20005.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Records are maintained on

individuals and entities that are

financially indebted to the Board, a

Federal agency, or a Government

corporation.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Information varies depending on the

individual debtor, the type of

indebtedness, and the agency or

program to which monies are owed. The

system of records contains information

pertaining to: (1) Individuals and

commercial organizations, such as

name, Taxpayer Identification Number

(i.e., Social Security Number or

Employer Identification Number), work

and home addresses, and work and

home telephone numbers; (2) the

indebtedness, such as the original

amount of the debt, the date the debt

originated, the amount of the

delinquency/default, the date of

delinquency/default, basis of the debt,

amounts accrued for interest, penalties,

and administrative costs, and payments

on the account; (3) actions taken to

recover the debt, such as copies of

demand letters/invoices, and documents

required for the referral of accounts to

collection agencies, or for litigation; and

(4) debtor and creditor agencies, such as

name, telephone number, and address of

the agency contact.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 8474.

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this system is to

maintain a record of individuals and

entities that are indebted to the Board,

a Federal agency, or a Government

corporation. The records ensure that:

Appropriate collection action on

debtors’ accounts is taken and properly

tracked, monies collected are credited,

and funds are returned to the Board or

appropriate agency at the time the

account is collected or closed.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

These records and information in

these records may be used to disclose

information to:

1. Appropriate Federal, state, and

local agencies responsible for

investigating or implementing a statute,

rule, regulation, order, or license;

2. The Financial Management Service

(FMS) of the Department of the Treasury

to allow that agency to act for the Board

to enforce collection of delinquent debts

owed to the Board or the Thrift Savings

Fund.

3. A court, magistrate, or

administrative tribunal in the course of

presenting evidence, including

disclosures to opposing counsel or

witnesses in the course of civil

discovery, litigation, or settlement

negotiations in response to a courtordered subpoena or in connection with

criminal or civil proceedings;

4. A congressional office in order to

respond to communications from that

office;

5. The Internal Revenue Service for

the purposes of: Effecting an

administrative offset against the debtor’s

tax refund to recover a delinquent debt

owed the Board or the Thrift Savings

Fund; or obtaining the mailing address

of a taxpayer/debtor in order to locate

the taxpayer/debtor to collect or

compromise a Federal claim against the

taxpayer/debtor;

6. The Department of Justice for the

purpose of litigating to enforce

collection of a delinquent debt or to

obtain the Department of Justice’s

concurrence in a decision to

compromise, suspend, or terminate

collection action on a debt with a

principal amount in excess of $100,000

or such higher amount as the Attorney

General may, from time to time,

prescribe in accordance with 31 U.S.C.

3711(a).

7. The Department of the Treasury,

Department of Defense, United States

Postal Service, another Federal agency,

or a Government corporation for the

purpose of conducting an authorized

computer matching program in

compliance with the Privacy Act of

1974, as amended, so as to identify and

locate individuals receiving Federal

payments (including, but not limited to,

salaries, wages, and benefits) for the

purpose of requesting voluntary

repayment or implementing Federal

employee salary offset or administrative

offset procedures;

8. The Department of the Treasury,

Department of Defense, United States

Postal Service, another Federal agency,

a Government corporation, or any

disbursing official of the United States

for the purpose of effecting an

administrative offset against Federal

payments certified to be paid to the

debtor to recover a delinquent debt

owed to the Board, the Thrift Savings

Fund, or another Federal agency or

department by the debtor; and

9. Any creditor Federal agency or

Government corporation seeking

assistance for the purpose of obtaining

voluntary repayment of a debt or

implementing Federal employee salary

offset or administrative offset in the

collection of an unpaid financial

obligation.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES:

Debt information concerning claims of

the Board and the Thrift Savings Fund

is also furnished in accordance with 5

U.S.C. 552a(b)(12) and section 3 of the

Debt Collection Act of 1982, as amended

(Pub. L. 97–365), to consumer reporting

agencies, as defined by the Fair Credit

Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681a(f), to

encourage repayment of an overdue

debt.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

These records are maintained in file

folders in office file cabinets.

RETRIEVABILITY:

These records are indexed by the

names, Social Security numbers, or

contract numbers of participants,

employees, contractors, or other persons

who may receive monies paid to them

by the Board.

SAFEGUARDS:

Access to and use of these records is

restricted to those persons whose

official duties require such access.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Hard-copy records are returned to the

Board which has an agreement for

servicing and collection of the debt with

Financial Management Services. Files

are destroyed when 6 years and 3

months old, unless they are subject to

litigation in which case they are

destroyed when a court order requiring

that the file be retained allows the file
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to be destroyed or litigation involving

the file is concluded.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Associate General Counsel, Federal

Retirement Thrift Investment Board,

1250 H Street, NW, Washington, DC

20005.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Inquiries under the Privacy Act of

1974 should be addressed to the Privacy

Act Officer, Federal Retirement Thrift

Investment Board, 1250 H Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20005. All individuals

making inquiries should provide with

their request as much descriptive matter

as is possible to identify the particular

record desired. The System Manager

will advise as to whether the Board or

FMS will process the record request.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals requesting information

under the Privacy Act of 1974

concerning procedures for gaining

access or contesting records should

write to the Privacy Act Officer. All

individuals are urged to examine the

regulations at 5 CFR part 1630

concerning Board requirements with

respect to the Privacy Act of 1974.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

See ‘‘Record Access Procedures’’

above.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information in this system of records

is obtained from the individual or

entity, the Board, creditor agencies,

Federal employing agencies,

Government corporations, collection

agencies, credit bureaus, and Federal,

state, and local agencies furnishing

identifying information.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT:

None.

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BILLING CODE 6760–01–P

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT

INVESTMENT BOARD

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Federal Retirement Thrift

Investment Board.

ACTION: Notice of new system of fraud

and forgery records.

SUMMARY: The Executive Director of the

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment

Board (Board) is establishing a new

system of records, FRTIB–13, Fraud and

Forgery Records, consisting of records

on Thrift Savings Plan participants who

are alleged to have committed a fraud or

forgery with respect to their accounts.

DATES: Comments must be received no

later than October 20, 1997. The

proposed notice will be effective

October 20, 1997, unless the Board

receives comments which would result

in a different determination. If

comments received result in a different

determination, the document will be

republished with the change.

ADDRESS: Comments may be sent to

Thomas L. Gray, Assistant General

Counsel for Administration, Federal

Retirement Thrift Investment Board,

1250 H Street, NW, Washington, DC

20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas L. Gray, Assistant General

Counsel for Administration, (202) 942–

1662. FAX (202) 942–1676.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board

was established by the Federal

Employees’ Retirement System Act of

1986 (FERSA), Pub. L. 99–335, 100 Stat.

514, which has been codified, as

amended, largely at 5 U.S.C. 8351 and

8401–8479 (1994), as an independent

agency in the Executive Branch to

administer the Thrift Savings Plan

(TSP). The TSP is a tax-deferred

retirement savings plan for Federal

employees that is similar to cash or

deferred arrangements established

under section 401(k) of the Internal

Revenue Code.

There are over two million TSP

participants. To preserve the integrity of

the Plan and protect the TSP accounts,

the TSP will take action to prosecute

any participant who attempts or

commits a fraud or forgery with respect

to their account. The information in this

record system will be used for that

purpose. These records consists of

transactions in a participant’s account

and investigatory material related to a

fraud or forgery allegation. When, for

example, an allegation is made that a

signature on a TSP document has been

forged or that false information has been

provided to the Board or to the TSP

Service Office, the Board investigates

the allegation and creates a file. When

the Board’s investigation produces

support for the allegation that a fraud or

forgery has been committed, the Board

refers the matter to the United States

Department of Justice and, if the

participant is currently employed in the

Federal service, to the participant’s

employing agency for further

investigation and administrative action

or civil or criminal prosecution.

Roger W. Mehle,

Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift

Investment Board.

FRTIB–13

SYSTEM NAME:

Fraud and Forgery Records.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

These records are located at the

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment

Board, 1250 H Street, NW, Washington,

DC 20005 and at the Thrift Savings Plan

(TSP) Service Office at the National

Finance Center, Department of

Agriculture, P.O. Box 61500, New

Orleans, LA 70161–1500.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

These records contain information on

Thrift Savings Plan participants who are

alleged to have committed a fraud or

forgery relating to their accounts.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

These records contain the following

kinds of information: Thrift Savings

Plan account records relevant to the

fraud or forgery allegation;

documentation of complaints and

allegations of fraud and forgery;

exhibits, statements, affidavits, or

records obtained during the

investigation; court and administrative

orders, transcripts, and documents;

internal staff memoranda; staff working

papers; other documents and records

related to the inquiry, investigation, and

disposition of the allegations; and all

reports on the investigation.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 8474.

PURPOSE:

These records are used to inquire into

and investigate allegations that a Thrift

Savings Plan participant has committed

a fraud or forgery relating to their

account.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

These records and information in

these records may be used to disclose

information to:

1. The appropriate Federal, foreign,

state, local, or tribal agency or other

public authority responsible for

enforcing, investigating, or prosecuting

such violation or charged with enforcing

or implementing the statute, rule,

regulation, or order issued pursuant

thereto, if the information disclosed is

relevant to any enforcement, regulatory,

investigative, or prosecutorial