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January 1, 2009. The Company was last 

listed as an acceptable surety on Federal 

bonds at 73 FR 37644, July 1, 2008. 

A Certificate of Authority as an 

acceptable surety on Federal bonds, 

dated today, is hereby issued under 

Sections 9304 to 9308 of Title 31 of the 

United States Code, to Chrysler 

Insurance Company. This new 

Certificate replaces the Certificate of 

Authority issued to the Company under 

its former name. The underwriting 

limitation of $7,612,000 established for 

the Company as of July 1, 2008, remains 

unchanged until June 30, 2009. 

Federal bond-approving officers 

should annotate their reference copies 

of the Treasury Circular 570 

(‘‘Circular’’), 2008 Revision, to reflect 

this change. 

Certificates of Authority expire on 

June 30th each year, unless revoked 

prior to that date. The Certificates are 

subject to subsequent annual renewal as 

long as the companies remain qualified 

(see 31 CFR part 223). A list of qualified 

companies is published annually as of 

July 1st in the Circular, which outlines 

details as to underwriting limitations, 

areas in which companies are licensed 

to transact surety business, and other 

information. 

The Circular may be viewed and 

downloaded through the Internet at 

http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570. 

Questions concerning this Notice may 

be directed to the U.S. Department of 

the Treasury, Financial Management 

Service, Financial Accounting and 

Services Division, Surety Bond Branch, 

3700 East-West Highway, Room 6F01, 

Hyattsville, MD 20782. 

Dated: March 5, 2009. 

Vivian L. Cooper, 

Director, Financial Accounting and Services 

Division. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–35–M 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of amendment to an 

existing system of records. 

SUMMARY: The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 

U.S.C. 552(e)(4)) requires that all 

agencies publish in the Federal Register 

a notice of the existence and character 

of their systems of records. Notice is 

hereby given that the Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending the 

system of records entitled ‘‘Litigant, 

Tort Claimant, EEO Complainant and 

Third Party Recovery Files—VA’’ 

(16VA026) as set forth in full in the 

Federal Register on January 13, 1982 

[47 F.R. 1463]. This system was 

subsequently amended in the Federal 

Register on April 25, 1983 [48 F.R. 

17687] to add several new routine uses. 

VA is amending the system by 

revising the routine uses of records 

maintained in the system, combining 

three existing uses into one, deleting 

five old routine uses, and adding five 

new routine uses. The name of system 

of records is being changed to 

‘‘Litigation Files—VA’’ to more closely 

encompass the complete scope of 

matters handled in VA litigation and 

administrative investigations carried out 

by OGC attorneys. This system contains 

records of Merit System Protection 

Board (MSPB) and Federal Labor 

Relations Authority (FLRA) disputes, 

contract litigation, Privacy Act and 

Freedom of Information Act litigation at 

the appellate level as well as EEO 

disputes, torts, and third party 

litigation. VA is republishing the system 

notice in its entirety. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments, suggestions, or 

objections regarding these changes. To 

assure consideration, written comments 

on this revised system of records must 

be postmarked no later than April 15, 

2009, and written comments hand 

delivered to the Department and 

comments submitted electronically 

must be received as provided below, no 

later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on April 

15, 2009. If no public comment is 

received, the system will become 

effective April 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through http:// 

www.Regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to the Director, Regulations 

Management (02REG), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., 

NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 

20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026; or 

e-mail to ‘‘VAregulations@va.gov.’’ 

Copies of comments received will be 

available for public inspection in the 

Office of Regulation Policy and 

Management, Room 1063B, between the 

hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday 

through Friday (except holidays). Please 

call (202) 461–4902 for an appointment. 

In addition, during the comment period, 

comments may be viewed online 

through the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Sokoll, Privacy Officer, (202) 

461–7623, Office of the General Counsel 

(026H), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The system of records, ‘‘Litigation 

Files—VA’’ (16VA026), was amended 

and published in full January 13, 1982, 

at 47 Federal Register 1460. A 

subsequent amendment on April 25, 

1983, at 48 Federal Register 17687, 

involved publication of proposed new 

routine uses. 

I. Description of the System of Records 

The VA Litigation Files contain the 

working files for OGC attorneys 

representing the agency in cases 

involving torts, contracts, personnel and 

labor issues, patents, real and 

intellectual property, Veterans’ benefits 

and claims, and administrative 

investigations. 

II. Proposed Amendments to Routine 

Use Disclosures of Data in the System 

VA is amending, deleting, rewriting 

and reorganizing the order of the routine 

uses in this system of records. 

Accordingly, the following changes are 

made to the current routine uses and are 

incorporated into the amended system 

of records notice. 

Current routine uses 2 through 4 are 

being combined and revised into new 

routine use 4. This routine use is 

amended to more accurately reflect the 

conditions under which VA, on its own 

initiative, may disclose information 

from this system of records for law 

enforcement purposes. 

New routine use number 2 is being 

added to authorize disclosure to the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration and the General 

Services Administration in records 

management inspections conducted 

under authority of Title 44, Chapter 29, 

of the United States Code. 

New routine use 3 is added to reflect 

VA’s authorization to disclose 

individually-identifiable information to 

contractors or other entities that will 

provide services to VA for which the 

recipient needs that information in 

order to perform the services. 

Current routine uses 5 through 8 are 

maintained as they are. In determining 

whether to disclose records under this 

routine use, VA will comply with the 

guidance promulgated by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) in a 

May 24, 1985, memorandum entitled 

‘‘Privacy Act Guidance—Update’’ 

currently posted at http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/ 

guidance1985.pdf. 

VA is adding a new routine use 9 that 

authorizes the circumstances, and to 

whom, VA may disclose records in 

order to respond to, and minimize 

possible harm to, individuals as a result 

of a data breach. This routine use is 

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promulgated in order to meet VA’s 

statutory duties under 38 U.S.C. 5724 

and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as 

amended. 

VA is moving existing routine use 9 

to routine use 12. This routine use 

allows VA to disclose information to the 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission when requested in 

connection with investigations of 

alleged or possible discriminatory 

practices, examination of Federal 

affirmative employment programs, or for 

other functions of the Commission as 

authorized by law or regulation. 

VA is adding new routine use 11 to 

disclose information to the Merit 

Systems Protection Board or the Office 

of Special Counsel, where officials of 

those agencies determine, or VA 

determines the disclosure is necessary 

to perform duties imposed by 5 U.S.C. 

Sections 1205 and 1206, or as may be 

authorized by law. 

VA is adding new routine use 13 to 

disclose information to the Federal 

Labor relations Authority, where 

officials of those agencies determine, or 

VA determines the disclosure is 

necessary to perform duties imposed by 

the enabling statutes and legislation of 

that agency. 

Existing routine uses 11 through 15 

have been eliminated as they no longer 

are legally valid. 

III. Compatibility of the Proposed 

Routine Uses 

Release of information from these 

records, pursuant to routine uses, will 

be made only in accordance with the 

provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. 

The Privacy Act of 1974 permits 

agencies to disclose information about 

individuals, without their consent, for a 

routine use when the information will 

be used for a purpose for which the 

information was collected. VA has 

determined that the disclosure of 

information for the above purposes in 

the proposed amendment to routine 

uses is a proper and necessary use of the 

information collected by the Litigation 

Files. 

The report of intent to publish and an 

advance copy of the system notice have 

been sent to the appropriate 

Congressional committees and to the 

Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) as required by 5 

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

guidelines issued by OMB (65 FR 

77677), December 12, 2000. 

Approved: February 24, 2009. 

John R. Gingrich, 

Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Litigation Files—VA (16VA026). 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

The system of records is located in the 

Office of the General Counsel, 

Professional Staff Group VI (026), U.S. 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

The following categories of 

individuals are covered by this system: 

(1) Veterans; (2) their beneficiaries and 

their dependents; (3) VA employees; (4) 

insurance companies; (5) business 

entities; (6) Veteran Service 

Organizations; (7) attorneys representing 

litigants; and (8) other litigants. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Records (or information contained in 

records) may include (1) pleadings; (2) 

opinions; (3) briefs; (4) decisions; (5) 

evidentiary and nonevidentiary matter 

relating to a case or controversy in an 

administrative or litigation proceeding. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.; 31 U.S.C. 3911; 

28 U.S.C. 1346; 29 CFR 1600–1699; 38 

U.S.C. 311. 

PURPOSE(S): 

This system stores VA litigation and 

administrative investigations managed 

by Office of General Counsel, other than 

Veterans’ appeals before the U.S. Court 

of Appeals for Veterans Claims, from the 

date of closure of the case to the final 

expiration of the period during which 

an appeal could be filed. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEMS, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

1. VA may disclose information to a 

congressional office in response to an 

inquiry from the congressional office on 

behalf of and at the request of that 

individual. 

2. VA may disclose information to the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA) and to the 

General Services Administration (GSA) 

as required complying with statutory 

requirements to disclose information to 

NARA and GSA for them to perform 

their statutory records management 

activities and inspections under 

authority of title 44, Chapter 29, of the 

United States Code. 

3. VA may disclose information to 

individuals, organizations, private or 

public agencies, other entities with 

whom VA has a contract or agreement 

to perform such services as VA may 

deem practicable for the purposes of 

laws administered by VA, in order for 

the contractor, subcontractor, public or 

private agency, or other entity or 

individuals with whom VA has contract 

or agreement. This routine use includes 

disclosures by the individual or entity 

performing the service for VA to any 

secondary entity or individual to 

perform an activity that is necessary for 

individuals, organizations, private or 

public agencies, or other entities or 

individuals with whom VA has a 

contract or agreement to provide the 

service to VA. 

4. VA may disclose on its own 

initiative any information in this 

system, except the names, home 

addresses or other personally 

identifiable information of Veterans and 

their dependents, which is relevant to a 

suspected or reasonably imminent 

violation of law, whether civil, criminal 

or regulatory in nature and whether 

arising by general or program statute or 

by regulation, rule or order issued 

pursuant thereto, to a Federal State, 

local, tribal, or foreign agency charged 

with the responsibility of investigating 

or prosecuting such violation, or 

charged with enforcing or implementing 

the statute, regulation, rule, or order. On 

its own initiative, VA may also disclose 

the names and addresses of Veterans 

and their dependents to a Federal 

agency charged with the responsibility 

of investigating or prosecuting civil, 

criminal or regulatory violations of law, 

or charged with enforcing or 

implementing the statute, regulation, 

rule or order issued pursuant thereto. 

5. Pleadings, opinions, briefs, 

decisions and evidentiary and 

nonevidentiary matters may be 

disclosed to a Federal agency upon its 

official request to enable that agency to 

properly prepare a particular case or 

controversy regarding an administrative 

claim filed under the Federal Tort 

Claims Act or a debt collection 

proceeding under the Federal Medical 

Care Recovery Act. 

6. Pleadings, opinions, briefs, 

decisions and evidentiary and 

nonevidentiary matter may be disclosed 

to a Federal agency to enable the VA to 

obtain records necessary for the VA to 

properly prepare a particular case or 

controversy under the Federal Tort 

Claims Act or a proceeding under the 

Federal Medical Care Recovery Act. 

7. Pleadings, opinions, briefs, 

decisions and evidentiary and 

nonevidentiary matter may be disclosed 

to a Federal or a State court to enable 

the VA to file pleadings, comply with 

rules and procedures of the court, or to 

respond to a request from the court in 

any case or controversy. 

8. Pleadings, opinions, briefs, 

decisions and matters of evidentiary and 

nonevidentiary matter may be disclosed 

to a Federal, State, local, or foreign 

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agency, insurance carriers, other 

individuals from whom the VA is 

seeking reimbursement and other 

parties litigant or having an interest in 

administrative, prelitigation, litigation 

and post-litigation phases of a case or 

controversy, provided, that the name 

and address of a Veteran can only be 

disclosed under this routine use if the 

release is for a VA debt collection 

proceeding, or if the name and address 

has been provided to the VA by the 

party seeking the information. 

9. VA may, on its own initiative, 

disclose any information or records to 

appropriate agencies, entities, or 

persons when (1) VA suspects or has 

confirmed that the integrity or 

confidentiality of information in the 

system of records has been 

compromised; (2) the Department has 

determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed compromise 

there is a risk of embarrassment or harm 

to the reputation of the record subjects, 

harm to economic or property interests, 

identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 

security, confidentiality, or integrity of 

this system or other systems of programs 

(whether maintained by the Department 

or another agency or entity) that rely 

upon potentially compromised 

information; and (3) the disclosure is to 

agencies, entities, or persons whom VA 

determines are reasonably necessary to 

assist or carry out the Department’s 

efforts to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed compromise and prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. This 

routine use permits disclosures by the 

Department to respond to a suspected or 

confirmed data breach, including the 

provision of credit protection services or 

any risk analysis services when 

necessary to respond to, and if 

necessary, mitigate damages that might 

arise from a data breach involving data 

covered by this system of records. 

10. VA may provide Department of 

Justice (DoJ) with information needed to 

represent the United States in litigation. 

VA may also disclose the information 

for this purpose in proceedings in 

which DoJ is not representing the 

Agency. 

11. VA may disclose information to 

officials of the Merit Systems Protection 

Board or the Office of Special Counsel 

when requested in connection with 

appeals, special studies of the civil 

service and other merit systems, review 

of rules and regulations, investigation of 

alleged or possible prohibited personnel 

practices, and such other functions 

promulgated in Title 5, United States 

Code, Sections 1205 and 1206, or as 

may be authorized by law. 

12. VA may disclose information to 

the Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission when requested in 

connection with investigations of 

alleged or possible discriminatory 

practices, examination of Federal 

affirmative employment programs, 

compliance with the Uniform 

Guidelines of Employee Selection 

Procedures, or for other functions vested 

in the Commission as authorized by law 

or regulation. 

13. VA may disclose to the Federal 

Labor Relations Authority (including its 

General Counsel) information related to 

the establishment of jurisdiction, the 

investigation and resolution of 

allegations of unfair labor practices, or 

information in connection with the 

resolution of exceptions to arbitration 

awards when a question of material fact 

is raised; to disclose information in 

matters properly before the Federal 

Services Impasses Panel, and to 

investigate representation petitions and 

conduct or supervise representation 

elections. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records are maintained in individual 

file folders organized by the OGC 

Professional Staff Group (PSG) handling 

the litigation. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

The individual litigation folders are 

sorted by the OGC Professional Staff 

Group (PSG) handling the matter. 

Within each PSG section the records are 

maintained in alphabetical order by last 

name of an individual, business or 

organization involved in the litigation. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records are maintained in a manned 

room during working hours. During 

nonworking hours, the file area is 

locked, and the building is protected by 

the Federal Protective Service. Access to 

the records is only authorized to VA 

personnel on a ‘‘need to know’’ basis. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Upon completion of a case, except for 

precedent-setting cases (which are 

maintained permanently), records are 

treated as follows: 

In Central Office, litigation files other 

than EEO records are maintained in the 

OGC Docket Room for two years, retired 

to the Washington National Federal 

Records Center for four years and then 

destroyed. EEO complainant records are 

maintained in the OGC Docket Room for 

four years, and then destroyed. 

In Regional Counsel Offices, litigation 

files other than EEO records are 

maintained in the respective Regional 

Counsel Office for six years, and then 

destroyed. EEO complainant records are 

maintained in the Regional Counsel 

Office for four years, then destroyed. A 

Regional Counsel Office may choose to 

transfer records to the VA Records 

Center and Vault in Neosho, MO. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS(ES): 

Assistant General Counsel, 

Professional Staff Group VI (026), Office 

of General Counsel, United States 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

An individual who wishes to 

determine whether a record is being 

maintained in this system under his or 

her name or other personal identifier, or 

wants to determine the contents of such 

record, should submit a written request 

to the Assistant General Counsel, 

Professional Staff Group VI (026), Office 

of General Counsel, U.S. Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420. Such 

requests must contain a reasonable 

description of the records requested. All 

inquiries must reasonably identify the 

information involved and should 

include the individual’s full name, 

return address, and telephone number. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals, businesses or 

organizations seeking information 

regarding access to VA information 

maintained by the Office of General 

Counsel Central Office or Regional 

Counsel Offices may send a request by 

mail to the Assistant General Counsel, 

Professional Staff Group VI (026), Office 

of the General Counsel, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Individuals, businesses or 

organizations seeking information 

regarding access to VA information 

maintained by the Office of General 

Counsel Central Office or Regional 

Counsel Offices may send a request by 

mail to the Assistant General Counsel, 

Professional Staff Group VI (026), Office 

of the General Counsel, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420. 

RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Courts, Veterans, beneficiaries and 

dependents of Veterans, litigants and 

their attorneys, Federal and state 

agencies, insurance carriers, witnesses, 

or any other interested participants to 

the proceedings. 

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EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA). 

ACTION: Deletion of system of records. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

is deleting a system of records entitled, 

‘‘Physician, Dentist and Supervisory 

Nurse Professional Standards Board 

Action File-VA’’ (29VA11), which is set 

forth in the Federal Register 

publication, ‘‘Privacy Act Issuances, 

1999 Compilation’’. The records 

included a collection of personnel forms 

and correspondence pertaining to 

promotions, reassignments, transfers, 

proficiency ratings, physical 

examinations, etc., all of which are 

duplicated in the Professional Standards 

Board and Proficiency Rating Folder 

(101VA05). This system also contained 

board action folders for former 

employees who cannot be re-employed 

without approval of the Under Secretary 

for Health. As a result of a review of 

related systems of records maintained 

by the agency, it was determined there 

was no longer a need to maintain the 

records in 29VA11, since the records are 

maintained elsewhere. 

DATES: Comments on the deletion of the 

system of records must be received no 

later than April 15, 2009. If no public 

comment is received during the period 

allowed for comment or unless 

otherwise published in the Federal 

Register by the VA, the system will be 

deleted effective April 15, 2009, or 40 

days after the notice was approved, 

whichever is latest. The ‘‘Report of 

Intention to Publish a Deletion of a 

System of Records ‘‘ and advance copy 

of the notice has been been sent to the 

appropriate Congressional committees 

and to the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) as 

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) (Privacy 

Act) and guidelines issued by OMB (61 

FR 6428), February 20, 1996. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through 

www.Regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to Director, Regulations 

Management (02Reg), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 

20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026. 

Comments received will be available for 

public inspection in the Office of 

Regulation Policy and Management, 

Room 1063B, between the hours of 8 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday (except holidays). Please call 

(202) 461–4902 (this is not a toll-free 

number) for an appointment. In 

addition, during the comment period, 

comments may be viewed online 

through the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Veterans Health Administration Privacy 

Act Officer (193B3) , Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420; telephone 

(704) 245–2492. 

Approved: February 23, 2009. 

John R. Gingrich, 

Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA). 

ACTION: Notice of amendment to systems 

of records. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy 

Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e), notice is 

hereby given that the Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending three 

existing systems of records 93VA131, 

‘‘Gulf War Registry-VA’’; 105VA131, 

‘‘Agent Orange Registry-VA’’; and 

108VA11S, ‘‘Spinal Cord Dysfunction 

Registry-VA’’ to add a routine use 

relating to releasing information to 

agencies in the event of fraud or abuse; 

and add a routine use relating to 

disclosing information when there is a 

risk of embarrassment or harm to the 

reputations of the record subjects. 

DATES: Comments on the amendment of 

this system of records must be received 

no later than April 15, 2009. If no public 

comment is received, the amended 

system will become effective April 15, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through http:// 

www.Regulation.gov; by mail or handdelivery to Director, Regulations 

Management (02REG), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 

20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026. 

Comments received will be available for 

public inspection in the Office of 

Regulation Policy and Management, 

Room 1063B, between the hours of 8 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday (except holidays). Please call 

(202) 461–4902 (this is not a toll-free 

number) for an appointment. In 

addition, during the comment period, 

comments may be viewed online 

through the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) at http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 

Privacy Officer, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420; telephone (704) 

245–2492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA 

provides health care services to many of 

America’s Veterans through the 

Veterans Health Administration. During 

the course of providing health care, 

VHA collects medical and health 

information on Veterans. In order to 

protect Veteran’s medical or health 

information VHA is adding two routine 

uses to three existing systems of records 

(93VA131, 105VA131, and 108VA11S). 

Additional Routine Uses 

The routine use added to 93VA131, 

105VA131, and 108VA11S would 

permit VA to make disclosures to other 

Federal agencies to assist such agencies 

in preventing and detecting possible 

fraud or abuse by individuals in their 

operations and programs. 

This routine use permits disclosures 

by the Department to report a suspected 

incident of identity theft and provide 

information and/or documentation 

related to or in support of the reported 

incident. 

The second routine use allows VA, on 

its own initiative, to disclose any 

information or records to appropriate 

agencies, entities, and persons when (1) 

VA suspects or has confirmed that the 

integrity or confidentiality of 

information in the system of records has 

been compromised; (2) the Department 

has determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed compromise, 

there is a risk of embarrassment or harm 

to the reputations of the record subjects, 

harm to economic or property interests, 

identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 

security, confidentiality, or integrity of 

this system or other systems or 

programs (whether maintained by the 

Department or another agency or entity) 

that rely upon the potentially 

compromised information; and (3) the 

disclosure is to agencies, entities, or 

persons whom VA determines are 

reasonably necessary to assist or carry 

out the Department’s efforts to respond 

to the suspected or confirmed 

compromise and prevent, minimize, or