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Information may also be disclosed to the 

FLRA in order for it to address matters 

properly before the Federal Services 

Impasses Panel, to investigate 

representation petitions, and to conduct 

or supervise representation elections. 

(13) VA may disclose information 

from this system to the Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission 

(EEOC) when requested in connection 

with investigations of alleged or 

possible discriminatory practices, 

examination of Federal affirmative 

employment programs, or other 

functions of the Commission as 

authorized by law or regulation. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(12), VA 

may disclose records from this system to 

consumer reporting agencies as defined 

in the Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 

U.S.C. 1681a(f) or the Federal Claims 

Collection Act of 1966 31 U.S.C. 

3701(a)(3). The disclosure is limited to 

information necessary to establish the 

identity of the individual, including 

name, address, and taxpayer 

identification number (Social Security 

number), the amount, status and history 

of the claim; and the agency or program 

under which the claim arose for the sole 

purpose of allowing the consumer 

reporting agency to prepare a 

commercial credit report. Title 31 U.S.C. 

3711(e) governs the release of names 

and addresses of any person to 

consumer reporting agencies under 

certain circumstances. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Paper documents and electronic 

storage media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

These records may be retrieved using 

various combinations of name or 

identification number (credit card 

number) of the individual on whom the 

records are maintained. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

This list of safeguards furnished in 

this System of Record is not an 

exclusive list of measures that has been, 

or will be, taken to protect individuallyidentifiable information. 

The Financial Services Center will 

maintain the data in compliance with 

applicable VA security policy directives 

that specify the standards that will be 

applied to protect sensitive personal 

information. Security complies with 

applicable Federal Information 

Processing Standards (FIPS) issued by 

the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST). 

Access to these records is restricted to 

authorized VA employees, contractors, 

or subcontractors who have been 

cleared to work by the VA Office of 

Security and Law Enforcement, on a 

‘‘need to know’’ basis. They are required 

to take annual VA data privacy and 

security training. 

Offices where these records are 

maintained are locked after working 

hours and are protected from outside 

access by the Federal Protective Service, 

other security officers, and alarm 

systems. Access to computerized 

records is restricted to authorized VA 

employees, contractors, or 

subcontractors by means of unique user 

identification and passwords. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

In accordance with General Records 

Schedule 6, Item 1a(2), retain in inactive 

storage 1 year after the close of the fiscal 

year, then transfer to a Federal Archives 

and Records Center. Destroy 6 years and 

3 months after period covered by 

account. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Finance (047), VA Central Office, 

Washington, DC 20420. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking information 

concerning the existence of a record 

pertaining to them must submit a 

written request to the VA station where 

the records are maintained. Such 

request must contain a reasonable 

description of the records requested. In 

addition, identification of the individual 

requesting the information will be 

required in the written request and will 

consist of the requester’s name, 

signature, and address, at a minimum. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification Procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification Procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information received from individuals 

and the private credit card contractor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice to delete system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is deleting a system of 

records entitled ‘‘Veterans and 

Dependents Inactive Award Account 

Records—VA’’ (39VA047). The system 

contained information on payments 

made to or on behalf of an individual 

veteran and/or dependents. This system 

of records is being deleted since it is no 

longer being used by the Department 

because records pertaining to this 

system have been incorporated into 

‘‘Compensation, Pension, Education, 

and Rehabilitation Records—VA’’ 

(58VA21/22). 

A ‘‘Report of Intention to Publish a 

Federal Notice of Deletion of a System 

of Records’’ and a copy of the deletion 

of system notice have been provided to 

the appropriate Congressional 

committees and to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), as 

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

guidelines issued by OMB, 65 FR 77677 

(Dec. 12, 2000). 

DATES: Effective Date: March 31, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Mulhern, Office of Financial 

Policy (047G), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–6487 

(this is not a toll-free number). 

Approved: March 3, 2009. 

John R. Gingrich, 

Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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