Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 32 / Thursday, February 16, 1995 / Notices 9023

Dated: February 8, 1995.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

Notice of a Computer Program

Between the Department of

Transportation and the Department of

Defense for Debt Collection

A. Participating agencies:

Participants in this computer matching

program are the Department of

Transportation (DOT) and the Defense

Manpower Data Center (DMDC) of the

Department of Defense (DoD). The DOT

is the source agency, i.e., the activity

disclosing the records for the purpose of

the match. The DMDC is the specific

recipient activity or matching agency,

i.e., the agency that actually performs

the computer matching.

B. Purpose of the match: Upon the

execution of an agreement, the DOT will

provide and disclose debtor records to

DMDC to identify and locate any

matched Federal personnel, employed

or retired, who may owe delinquent

debts to the Federal Government under

certain programs administered by the

DOD. The DOT will use this information

to initiate independent collection of

those debts under the provisions of the

Debt Collection Act of 1982 when

voluntary payment is not forthcoming.

These collection efforts will include

requests by the DOT of any employing

Federal agency to apply administrative

and/or salary offset procedures until

such time as the obligation is paid in

full.

C. Authority for conducting the

match: The legal authority for

conducting the matching program is

contained in the Debt Collection Act of

1982 (Pub. L. 97–365), 31 U.S.C.

Chapter 37, Subchapter I (General) and

Subchapter II (Claims of the United

States Government), 31 U.S.C. 3711

Collection and Compromise, 31 U.S.C.

3716 Administrative Offset, 5 U.S.C.

5514 Installment Deduction for

Indebtedness (Salary Offset); 10 U.S.C.

136, Assistant Secretaries of Defense,

Appointment Powers and Duties;

section 206 of Executive Order 11222; 4

CFR Ch. II, Federal Claims Collection

Standards (General Accounting Office -

Department of Justice); 5 CFR 550.1101

- 550.1108 Collection by Offset from

Indebted Government Employees

(OPM); 49 CFR part 92, Recovering Debt

to the United States by Salary Offset

(DOT).

D. Records to be matched: The

systems of records maintained by the

respective agencies under the Privacy

Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a,

from which records will be disclosed for

the purpose of this computer match are

as follows:

The DOT will use personal data from

the Privacy Act record system identified

as DOT/ALL 10, entitled, ‘Debt

Collection File’, last published in the

Federal Register at 59 FR 54941 on

November 2, 1994.

DMDC will use personal data from the

record systems identified as S322.11

DMDC, entitled ‘Federal Creditor

Agency Debt Collection Data Base,’ last

published in the Federal Register on

February 22, 1993, at 58 FR 10875.

Sections 5 and 10 of the Debt

Collection Act (Pub.L. 97–365)

authorize agencies to disclose

information about debtors in order to

effect salary or administrative offsets.

Agencies must publish routine uses

pursuant to subsection (b)(3) of the

Privacy Act for those systems of records

from which they intend to disclose this

information. Sections 5 and 10 of the

Debt Collection Act will comprise the

necessary authority to meet the Privacy

Act’s ‘compatibility’ condition. The

systems of records described above

contain an appropriate routine use

disclosure between the agencies of the

information proposed in the match. The

routine use provisions are compatible

with the purpose for which the

information was collected.

E. Description of computer matching

program: The DOT, as the source

agency, will provide DMDC with a

magnetic computer tape which contains

the names of delinquent debtors in

programs the DOT administers. Upon

receipt of the magnetic computer tape

file of debtor accounts, DMDC will

perform a computer match using all

nine digits of the SSN of the DOT file

against a DMDC computer database. The

DMDC database, established under an

interagency agreement between DOD,

OPM, OMB, and the Department of the

Treasury, consists of employment

records of Federal employees and

military members, active, and retired.

Matching records (‘hits’), based on the

SSN, will produce the member’s name,

service or agency, category of employee,

and current work or home address. The

hits or matches will be furnished to the

DOT. The DOT is responsible for

verifying and determining that the data

on the DMDC reply tape file are

consistent with the DOT source file and

for resolving any discrepancies or

inconsistencies on an individual basis.

The DOT will also be responsible for

making final determinations as to

positive identification, amount of

indebtedness and recovery efforts as a

result of the match.

The magnetic computer tape provided

by DOT will contain data elements of

the debtor’s name, Social Security

Number, debtor status and debt balance,

internal account numbers and the total

amount owed on approximately 2,100

delinquent debtors.

The DMDC computer database file

contains approximately 10 million

records of active duty and retired

military members, including the Reserve

and Guard, and the OPM government

wide Federal civilian records of current

and retired Federal employees.

F. Inclusive dates of the matching

program: This computer matching

program is subject to review by the

Office of Management and Budget and

Congress. If no objections are raised by

either, and the mandatory 30 day public

notice period for comment has expired

for this Federal Register notice with no

significant adverse public comments in

receipt resulting in a contrary

determination, then this computer

matching program becomes effective

and the respective agencies may begin

the exchange of data 30 days after the

date of this published notice at a

mutually agreeable time and will be

repeated annually. Under no

circumstances shall the matching

program be implemented before the 30

day public notice period for comment

has elapsed as this time period cannot

be waived. By agreement between DOT

and DMDC, the matching program will

be in effect and continue for 18 months

with an option to renew for 12

additional months unless one of the

parties to the agreement advises the

other by written request to terminate or

modify the agreement.

G. Address for receipt of public

comments or inquiries: Director,

Defense Privacy Office, Crystal Mall 4,

Room 920, 1941 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA 22202–4502.

Telephone (703) 607–2943.

[FR Doc. 95–3920 Filed 2–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–F

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Proposed Information Collection

Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information

collection requests.

SUMMARY: The Director, Information

Resources Group, invites comments on

proposed information collection

requests as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980.
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DATES: An expedited review has been

requested in accordance with the Act,

since allowing for the normal review

period would adversely affect the public

interest. Approval by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) has

been requeted by February 21, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street NW., Room 3208, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request should be

addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill,

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue SW., Room 5624, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.

20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill, (202) 708–9915.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3517 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1980 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3517) requires

that the Director of OMB provide

interested Federal agencies and persons

an early opportunity to comment on

information collection requests. OMB

may amend or waive the requireemnt

for public consultation to the extent that

public participation in the approval

process would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations.

The Director, Information Resources

Group, publishes this notice with the

attached proposed information

collection request prior to submission of

this request to OMB. This notice

contains the following information: (1)

Type of review requested, e.g.,

expedited; (2) Title; (3) Abstract; (4)

Additional Information; (5) Frequency

of collection; (6) Affected public; and (7)

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping

burden. Because an expedited review is

requested, a description of the

information to be collected is also

included as an attachment to this notice.

Dated: February 10, 1995.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Expedited

Title: Part A Strengthening Institutions

Program—Hispanic-Serving

Institutions Grants

Frequency: Annually

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions

Reporting Burden:

Responses: 85

Burden Hours: 2,975

Recordkeeping Burden:

Recordkeepers: 0

Burden Hours: 0

Abstract: This information is required

of institutions of higher education

applying for Hispanic-Serving

Institutions grants under the

Strengthening Institutions Programs,

Title III, Part A of the Higher Education

Act of 1965, as amended. This

information will be used in the

evaluation process to determine which

applicants should receive funds.

Additional Information: Clearance for

this information collection is requested

for February 21, 1995. Exedpited review

is requested so that awards could be

made on schedule under the new

authority, to allow applicants ample

time to prepare quality applications,

and for printing and distribution

purposes.

[FR Doc. 95–3828 Filed 2–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

Proposed Information Collection

Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information

collection requests.

SUMMARY: The Director, Information

Resources Group, invites comments on

proposed information collection

requests as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980.

DATES: An expedited review has been

requested in accordance with the Act,

since allowing for the normal review

period would adversely affect the public

interest. Approval by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) has

been requested by February 14, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street NW., Room 3208, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, D.C.

20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection request

should be addressed to Patrick J.

Sherrill, Department of Education, 400

Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 5624,

Regional Office Building 3, Washington,

D.C. 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill, (202) 708–9915.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3517 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1980 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3517) requires

that the Director of OMB provide

interested Federal agencies and persons

an early opportunity to comment on

information collection requests. OMB

may amend or waive the requirement

for public consultation to the extent that

public participation in the approval

process would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations.

The Director, Information Resources

Group, publishes this notice with the

attached proposed information

collection request prior to submission of

this request to OMB. This notice

contains the following information: (1)

Type of review requested, e.g.,

expedited; (2) Title; (3) Abstract: (4)

Additional Information; (5) Frequency

of collection; (6) Affected public; and (7)

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping

burden. Because an expedited review is

requested, a description of the

information to be collected is also

included as an attachment to this notice.

Dated: February 10, 1995.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: Expedited

Title: Third International Mathematics

and Science Study (TIMSS)

Frequency: Annually

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; not-for-profit institutions;

State, Local or Tribal Government

Reporting Burden:

Responses: 56,460

Burden Hours: 111,085

Recordkeeping Burden:

Recordkeepers: 0

Burden Hours: 0

Abstract: TIMSS will assess student

achievement in math and science at

the 4th, 8th, and 12th grade levels in

about 50 countries. In the U.S., the

data will be used to measure progress

toward the fourth National Education

Goal—that the U.S. will be first in the

world in math and science by the year

2000. The study will also help

educators to understand differences in

student performance by providing