Departmental Offices; Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended, 2188-2195 [2010-294]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
• Department of Treasury

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2188-2195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-294]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Departmental Offices; Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Privacy Act Systems of Records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the 
Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief 
Program (SIGTARP) gives notice of the establishment of five Privacy Act 
systems of records.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than February 16, 2010. The 
new systems of records will be effective February 23, 2010 unless the 
Department receives comments that would result in a contrary 
determination.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Bryan Saddler, Chief Counsel, 
Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief 
Program, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036. Comments will be 
made available for inspection upon written request. The Department will 
make such comments available for public inspection and copying in the 
Department's Library, Room 1428, Main Treasury Building, 1500 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220, on official business 
days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time. You can make 
an appointment to inspect comments by telephoning (202) 622-0990. All 
comments, including attachments and other supporting materials, 
received are part of the public record and subject to public 
disclosure. You should submit only information that you wish to make 
available publicly.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Saddler, Chief Counsel, Office 
of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, 
1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 927-8938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 
2008 (Act), Public Law 110-343, established the Troubled Asset Relief 
Program, and, at section 121, created the Special Inspector General for 
the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP). SIGTARP is responsible for 
coordinating and conducting audits and investigations of any program 
established by the Secretary under the Act. SIGTARP's duties and 
operating authority are set forth at section 121 of the Act, and in the 
Inspector General Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. App. 3. SIGTARP exercises all 
duties and responsibilities of an Inspector General with respect to the 
purchase, management, and sale of assets by the Secretary of the 
Treasury under any program established by the Secretary under section 
101 of the Act, and the management by the Secretary of any program 
established under section 102. To facilitate SIGTARP's audits, 
investigations, and other operations, it plans to create the following 
systems of records:
    Treasury/DO. .220--SIGTARP Hotline Database.
    Treasury/DO. .221--SIGTARP Correspondence Database.
    Treasury/DO. .222--SIGTARP Investigative MIS Database.
    Treasury/DO. .223--SIGTARP Investigative Files Database.
    Treasury/DO. .224--SIGTARP Audit Files Database.
    In the notice of proposed rulemaking, which is published separately 
in the Federal Register, SIGTARP is proposing to exempt records 
maintained in several systems from certain of the Privacy Act's 
requirements pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) and (k)(2).
    The report of a new system of records, as required by 5 U.S.C. 
552a(r) of the Privacy Act, has been submitted to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
and the Office of Management and Budget, pursuant to Appendix I to OMB 
Circular A-130, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining 
Records About Individuals,'' dated November 30, 2000.
    Sections 552a(e)(4) and (11) of title 5, United States Code, 
provide that an agency publish a notice of the establishment or 
revision of a record system which affords the public a 30-day period in 
which to submit comments. To meet this requirement, descriptions of the 
five new systems of records are published in their entirety below.

    Dated: December 17, 2009.
Melissa Hartman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Privacy and Treasury Records.
TREASURY/DO .220

SYSTEM NAME:
    SIGTARP Hotline Database.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 
Relief Program, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Complainants who contact the SIGTARP Hotline.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    (1) Correspondence received from Hotline complainants; (2) records 
created of verbal communications with Hotline complainants; and (3) 
records used to process Hotline complaints, including information 
included in SIGTARP's other systems of records.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    12 U.S.C. 5231, 5 U.S.C. App. 3, and 5 U.S.C. 301.

PURPOSE(S):
    This system consists of complaints received by SIGTARP from 
individuals and their representatives, oversight committees, and others 
who conduct business with SIGTARP, and information concerning efforts 
to resolve these complaints; it serves as a record of the complaints 
and the steps taken to resolve them.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    These records may be used to:
    (1) Disclose pertinent information to appropriate Federal, foreign, 
State, local, Tribal or other public authorities or self-regulatory 
organizations responsible for investigating or prosecuting the 
violations of, or for enforcing or implementing, a statute, rule, 
regulation, order, or license, where the disclosing agency becomes 
aware of

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an indication of a potential violation of civil or criminal law or 
regulation;
    (2) Disclose information to 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 subpoena, 
where relevant or potentially relevant to a proceeding, or in 
connection with criminal law proceedings;
    (3) Provide information to a congressional office in response to an 
inquiry made at the request of the individual to whom the record 
pertains;
    (4) Disclose information to another Federal agency to (a) permit a 
decision as to access, amendment or correction of records to be made in 
consultation with or by that agency, or (b) verify the identity of an 
individual or the accuracy of information submitted by an individual 
who has requested access to or amendment or correction of records;
    (5) Disclose information to the Department of Justice when seeking 
legal advice, or when (a) the agency or (b) any component thereof, or 
(c) any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity, or (d) 
any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the 
Department of Justice has agreed to represent the employee, or (e) the 
United States, where the agency determines that litigation is likely to 
affect the agency or any of its components, is a party to litigation or 
has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the 
Department of Justice is deemed by the agency to be relevant and 
necessary to the litigation;
    (6) Disclose information to the appropriate foreign, State, local, 
Tribal, or other public authority or self-regulatory organization for 
the purpose of (a) consulting as to the propriety of access to or 
amendment or correction of information obtained from that authority or 
organization, or (b) verifying the identity of an individual who has 
requested access to or amendment or correction of records;
    (7) Disclose information to contractors and other agents who have 
been engaged by the Department or one of its bureaus to provide 
products or services associated with the Department's or bureau's 
responsibility arising under the FOIA/PA;
    (8) Disclose information to the National Archives and Records 
Administration for use in records management inspections;
    (9) Disclose information to appropriate agencies, entities, and 
persons when (1) the Department suspects or has confirmed that the 
security 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 harm to 
economic or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 
security or integrity of this system or other systems or programs 
(whether maintained by the Department or another agency or entity) that 
rely upon the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to 
such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist 
in connection with the Department's efforts to respond to the suspected 
or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm;
    (10) Disclose information to any source, either private or 
governmental, to the extent necessary to elicit information relevant to 
a SIGTARP audit or investigation;
    (11) Disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, arbitrators, and other 
parties responsible for processing personnel actions or conducting 
administrative hearings or appeals, or if needed in the performance of 
other authorized duties;
    (12) In situations involving an imminent danger of death or 
physical injury, disclose relevant information to an individual or 
individuals who are in danger; and
    (13) Disclose information to persons engaged in conducting and 
reviewing internal and external peer reviews of the Office of Inspector 
General to ensure adequate internal safeguards and management 
procedures exist within any office that had received law enforcement 
authorization or to ensure auditing standards applicable to government 
audits by the Comptroller General of the United States are applied and 
followed.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPENSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Paper records and electronic media.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    By name of the correspondent and/or name of the individual to whom 
the record applies.

SAFEGUARDS:
    The records are accessible to SIGTARP personnel, all of whom have 
been the subject of background investigations, on a need-to-know basis. 
Disclosure of information through remote terminals is restricted 
through the use of passwords and sign-on protocols, which are 
periodically changed; these terminals are accessible only to authorized 
persons. Paper records are maintained in locked facilities and/or 
cabinets with restricted access.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Paper records are maintained and disposed of in accordance with a 
record disposition schedule 12 approved by the National Archives 
Records Administration.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    Chief Counsel, Office of the Special Inspector General for the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20036.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Individuals seeking notification and access to any record contained 
in this system of records, or seeking to contest its content, may 
inquire in writing in accordance with instructions appearing at 31 CFR 
part 1, subpart C, appendix A. This system of records may contain 
records that are exempt from the notification, access, and contesting 
records requirements pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) 
and (k)(2).

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Address inquiries to: Director, Disclosure Services, Department of 
the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20220.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    See ``Notification Procedures'' above.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Some records contained within this system of records are exempt 
from the requirement that the record source categories be disclosed 
pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) and (k)(2).

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    Some records contained within this system of records are exempt 
from 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (c)(4), (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), 
(e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), (e)(5), 
(e)(8), (f), and (g) of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a 
(j)(2) and (k)(2). See 31 CFR 1.36.
TREASURY/DO .221

SYSTEM NAME:
    SIGTARP Correspondence Database.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 
Relief Program, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.

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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    (1) Correspondents; and (2) persons upon whose behalf 
correspondence was initiated.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    (1) Correspondence received by SIGTARP and responses generated 
thereto; and (2) records used to respond to incoming correspondence, 
including information included in SIGTARP's other systems of records.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    12 U.S.C. 5231, 5 U.S.C. App. 3, and 5 U.S.C. 301.

PURPOSE(S):
    This system consists of correspondence received by SIGTARP from 
individuals and their representatives, oversight committees, and others 
who conduct business with SIGTARP and the responses thereto; it serves 
as a record of in-coming correspondence and the steps taken to respond 
thereto.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    These records may be used to:
    (1) Disclose pertinent information to appropriate Federal, foreign, 
State, local, Tribal or other public authorities or self-regulatory 
organizations responsible for investigating or prosecuting the 
violations of, or for enforcing or implementing, a statute, rule, 
regulation, order, or license, where the disclosing agency becomes 
aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil 
or criminal law or regulation;
    (2) Disclose information to 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 subpoena, 
where relevant or potentially relevant to a proceeding, or in 
connection with criminal law proceedings;
    (3) Provide information to a congressional office in response to an 
inquiry made at the request of the individual to whom the record 
pertains;
    (4) Disclose information to another Federal agency to (a) permit a 
decision as to access, amendment or correction of records to be made in 
consultation with or by that agency, or (b) verify the identity of an 
individual or the accuracy of information submitted by an individual 
who has requested access to or amendment or correction of records;
    (5) Disclose information to the Department of Justice when seeking 
legal advice, or when (a) the agency or (b) any component thereof, or 
(c) any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity, or (d) 
any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the 
Department of Justice has agreed to represent the employee, or (e) the 
United States, where the agency determines that litigation is likely to 
affect the agency or any of its components, is a party to litigation or 
has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the 
Department of Justice is deemed by the agency to be relevant and 
necessary to the litigation;
    (6) Disclose information to the appropriate foreign, State, local, 
Tribal, or other public authority or self-regulatory organization for 
the purpose of (a) consulting as to the propriety of access to or 
amendment or correction of information obtained from that authority or 
organization, or (b) verifying the identity of an individual who has 
requested access to or amendment or correction of records;
    (7) Disclose information to contractors and other agents who have 
been engaged by the Department or one of its bureaus to provide 
products or services associated with the Department's or bureau's 
responsibility arising under the FOIA/PA;
    (8) Disclose information to the National Archives and Records 
Administration for use in records management inspections;
    (9) Disclose information to appropriate agencies, entities, and 
persons when (1) the Department suspects or has confirmed that the 
security 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 harm to 
economic or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 
security or integrity of this system or other systems or programs 
(whether maintained by the Department or another agency or entity) that 
rely upon the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to 
such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist 
in connection with the Department's efforts to respond to the suspected 
or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm;
    (10) Disclose information to any source, either private or 
governmental, to the extent necessary to elicit information relevant to 
a SIGTARP audit or investigation;
    (11) Disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, arbitrators, and other 
parties responsible for processing personnel actions or conducting 
administrative hearings or appeals, or if needed in the performance of 
other authorized duties;
    (12) In situations involving an imminent danger of death or 
physical injury, disclose relevant information to an individual or 
individuals who are in danger; and
    (13) Disclose information to persons engaged in conducting and 
reviewing internal and external peer reviews of the Office of Inspector 
General to ensure adequate internal safeguards and management 
procedures exist within any office that had received law enforcement 
authorization or to ensure auditing standards applicable to government 
audits by the Comptroller General of the United States are applied and 
followed.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPENSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Paper records and electronic media.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    By name of the correspondent and/or name of the individual to whom 
the record applies.

SAFEGUARDS:
    The records are accessible to SIGTARP personnel, all of whom have 
been the subject of background investigations, on a need-to-know basis. 
Disclosure of information through remote terminals is restricted 
through the use of passwords and sign-on protocols, which are 
periodically changed; these terminals are accessible only to authorized 
persons. Paper records are maintained in locked facilities and/or 
cabinets with restricted access.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Paper records are maintained and disposed of in accordance with a 
record disposition schedule 12 approved by the National Archives 
Records Administration.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    Chief Counsel, Office of the Special Inspector General for the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20036.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Individuals seeking notification and access to any record contained 
in this system of records, or seeking to contest its content, may 
inquire in writing in accordance with instructions appearing at 31 CFR 
part 1, subpart C, appendix A. This system of records may contain

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records that are exempt from the notification, access, and contesting 
records requirements pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) 
and (k)(2).

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Address inquiries to: Director, Disclosure Services, Department of 
the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20220.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    See ``Notification Procedures'' above.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Some records contained within this system of records are exempt 
from the requirement that the record source categories be disclosed 
pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) and (k)(2).

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    Some records contained within this system of records are exempt 
from 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (c)(4), (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), 
(e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), (e)(5), 
(e)(8), (f), and (g) of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a 
(j)(2) and (k)(2). See 31 CFR 1.36.
Treasury/DO .222

SYSTEM NAME:
    SIGTARP Investigative MIS Database.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 
Relief Program, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Subjects or potential subjects of investigative activities; 
witnesses involved in investigative activities.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    (1) Reports of investigations, which may include, but are not 
limited to, witness statements, affidavits, transcripts, police 
reports, photographs, documentation concerning requests and approval 
for consensual telephone and consensual non-telephone monitoring, the 
subject's prior criminal record, vehicle maintenance records, medical 
records, accident reports, insurance policies, police reports, and 
other exhibits and documents collected during an investigation; (2) 
status and disposition information concerning a complaint or 
investigation including prosecutive action and/or administrative 
action; (3) complaints or requests to investigate; (4) subpoenas and 
evidence obtained in response to a subpoena; (5) evidence logs; (6) pen 
registers; (7) correspondence; (8) records of seized money and/or 
property; (9) reports of laboratory examination, photographs, and 
evidentiary reports; (10) digital image files of physical evidence; 
(11) Documents generated for purposes of SIGTARP's undercover 
activities; (12) documents pertaining to the identity of confidential 
informants; and, (13) other documents collected and/or generated by the 
Office of Investigations during the course of official duties.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    12 U.S.C. 5231, 5 U.S.C. App. 3, and 5 U.S.C. 301.

PURPOSE(S):
    The purpose of this system of records is to maintain information 
relevant to complaints received by SIGTARP and collected as part of 
investigations conducted by SIGTARP's Office of Investigations.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    These records may be used to:
    (1) Disclose pertinent information to appropriate Federal, foreign, 
State, local, Tribal or other public authorities or self-regulatory 
organizations responsible for investigating or prosecuting the 
violations of, or for enforcing or implementing, a statute, rule, 
regulation, order, or license, where the disclosing agency becomes 
aware of an indication of a potential violation of civil or criminal 
law or regulation;
    (2) Disclose information to 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 subpoena, 
where relevant or potentially relevant to a proceeding, or in 
connection with criminal law proceedings;
    (3) Provide information to a congressional office in response to an 
inquiry made at the request of the individual to whom the record 
pertains;
    (4) Disclose information to another Federal agency to (a) permit a 
decision as to access, amendment or correction of records to be made in 
consultation with or by that agency, or (b) verify the identity of an 
individual or the accuracy of information submitted by an individual 
who has requested access to or amendment or correction of records;
    (5) Disclose information to the Department of Justice when seeking 
legal advice, or when (a) the agency or (b) any component thereof, or 
(c) any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity, or (d) 
any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the 
Department of Justice has agreed to represent the employee, or (e) the 
United States, where the agency determines that litigation is likely to 
affect the agency or any of its components, is a party to litigation or 
has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the 
Department of Justice is deemed by the agency to be relevant and 
necessary to the litigation;
    (6) Disclose information to the appropriate foreign, State, local, 
Tribal, or other public authority or self-regulatory organization for 
the purpose of (a) consulting as to the propriety of access to or 
amendment or correction of information obtained from that authority or 
organization, or (b) verifying the identity of an individual who has 
requested access to or amendment or correction of records;
    (7) Disclose information to contractors and other agents who have 
been engaged by the Department or one of its bureaus to provide 
products or services associated with the Department's or bureau's 
responsibility arising under the FOIA/PA;
    (8) Disclose information to the National Archives and Records 
Administration for use in records management inspections;
    (9) Disclose information to appropriate agencies, entities, and 
persons when (1) the Department suspects or has confirmed that the 
security 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 harm to 
economic or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 
security or integrity of this system or other systems or programs 
(whether maintained by the Department or another agency or entity) that 
rely upon the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to 
such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist 
in connection with the Department's efforts to respond to the suspected 
or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm;
    (10) Disclose information to any source, either private or 
governmental, to the extent necessary to elicit information relevant to 
a SIGTARP audit or investigation;
    (11) Disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, arbitrators, and other 
parties responsible for processing personnel actions or conducting 
administrative hearings or

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appeals, or if needed in the performance of other authorized duties;
    (12) In situations involving an imminent danger of death or 
physical injury, disclose relevant information to an individual or 
individuals who are in danger; and
    (13) Disclose information to persons engaged in conducting and 
reviewing internal and external peer reviews of the Office of Inspector 
General to ensure adequate internal safeguards and management 
procedures exist within any office that had received law enforcement 
authorization or to ensure auditing standards applicable to Government 
audits by the Comptroller General of the United States are applied and 
followed.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPENSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Paper records and electronic media.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    By name, Social Security Number, and/or case number.

SAFEGUARDS:
    The records are accessible to SIGTARP personnel, all of whom have 
been the subject of background investigations, on a need-to-know basis. 
Disclosure of information through remote terminals is restricted 
through the use of passwords and sign-on protocols, which are 
periodically changed; these terminals are accessible only to authorized 
persons. Paper records are maintained in locked facilities and/or 
cabinets with restricted access.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    These records are currently not eligible for disposal. SIGTARP is 
in the process of requesting approval from the National Archives and 
Records Administration of records disposition schedules concerning all 
records in this system of records.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    Chief Counsel, Office of the Special Inspector General for the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20036.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Individuals seeking notification and access to any record contained 
in this system of records, or seeking to contest its content, may 
inquire in writing in accordance with instructions appearing at 31 CFR 
part 1, subpart C, appendix A. Written inquiries should be addressed to 
the Chief Counsel, Office of the Special Inspector General for the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20036. This system of records may contain records that are exempt from 
the notification, access, and contesting records requirements pursuant 
to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) and (k)(2).

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Address inquiries to: Director, Disclosure Services, Department of 
the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20220.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    See ``Notification Procedures'' above.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Some records contained within this system of records are exempt 
from the requirement that the record source categories be disclosed 
pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) and (k)(2).

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    Some records contained within this system of records are exempt 
from 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (c)(4), (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), 
(e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), (e)(5), 
(e)(8), (f), and (g) of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a 
(j)(2) and (k)(2).
Treasury/DO .223

SYSTEM NAME:
    SIGTARP Investigative Files Database.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 
Relief Program, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Subjects or potential subjects of investigative activities; 
witnesses involved in investigative activities.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    (1) Reports of investigations, which may include, but are not 
limited to, witness statements, affidavits, transcripts, police 
reports, photographs, documentation concerning requests and approval 
for consensual telephone and consensual non-telephone monitoring, the 
subject's prior criminal record, vehicle maintenance records, medical 
records, accident reports, insurance policies, police reports, and 
other exhibits and documents collected during an investigation; (2) 
status and disposition information concerning a complaint or 
investigation including prosecutive action and/or administrative 
action; (3) complaints or requests to investigate; (4) subpoenas and 
evidence obtained in response to a subpoena; (5) evidence logs; (6) pen 
registers; (7) correspondence; (8) records of seized money and/or 
property; (9) reports of laboratory examination, photographs, and 
evidentiary reports; (10) digital image files of physical evidence; 
(11) Documents generated for purposes of SIGTARP's undercover 
activities; (12) documents pertaining to the identity of confidential 
informants; and, (13) other documents collected and/or generated by the 
Office of Investigations during the course of official duties.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    12 U.S.C. 5231, 5 U.S.C. App. 3, and 5 U.S.C. 301.

PURPOSE(S):
    The purpose of this system of records is to maintain information 
relevant to complaints received by SIGTARP and collected as part of 
investigations conducted by SIGTARP's Office of Investigations.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    These records may be used to:
    (1) Disclose pertinent information to appropriate Federal, foreign, 
State, local, Tribal or other public authorities or self-regulatory 
organizations responsible for investigating or prosecuting the 
violations of, or for enforcing or implementing, a statute, rule, 
regulation, order, or license, where the disclosing agency becomes 
aware of an indication of a potential violation of civil or criminal 
law or regulation;
    (2) Disclose information to 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 subpoena, 
where relevant or potentially relevant to a proceeding, or in 
connection with criminal law proceedings;
    (3) Provide information to a congressional office in response to an 
inquiry made at the request of the individual to whom the record 
pertains;
    (4) Disclose information to another Federal agency to (a) permit a 
decision as to access, amendment or correction of records to be made in 
consultation with or by that agency, or (b) verify the identity of an 
individual or the accuracy of information submitted by an individual 
who has requested access to or amendment or correction of records;
    (5) Disclose information to the Department of Justice when seeking 
legal advice, or when (a) the agency or

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(b) any component thereof, or (c) any employee of the agency in his or 
her official capacity, or (d) any employee of the agency in his or her 
individual capacity where the Department of Justice has agreed to 
represent the employee, or (e) the United States, where the agency 
determines that litigation is likely to affect the agency or any of its 
components, is a party to litigation or has an interest in such 
litigation, and the use of such records by the Department of Justice is 
deemed by the agency to be relevant and necessary to the litigation;
    (6) Disclose information to the appropriate foreign, State, local, 
Tribal, or other public authority or self-regulatory organization for 
the purpose of (a) consulting as to the propriety of access to or 
amendment or correction of information obtained from that authority or 
organization, or (b) verifying the identity of an individual who has 
requested access to or amendment or correction of records;
    (7) Disclose information to contractors and other agents who have 
been engaged by the Department or one of its bureaus to provide 
products or services associated with the Department's or bureau's 
responsibility arising under the FOIA/PA;
    (8) Disclose information to the National Archives and Records 
Administration for use in records management inspections;
    (9) Disclose information to appropriate agencies, entities, and 
persons when (1) the Department suspects or has confirmed that the 
security 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 harm to 
economic or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 
security or integrity of this system or other systems or programs 
(whether maintained by the Department or another agency or entity) that 
rely upon the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to 
such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist 
in connection with the Department's efforts to respond to the suspected 
or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm;
    (10) Disclose information to any source, either private or 
governmental, to the extent necessary to elicit information relevant to 
a SIGTARP audit or investigation;
    (11) Disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, arbitrators, and other 
parties responsible for processing personnel actions or conducting 
administrative hearings or appeals, or if needed in the performance of 
other authorized duties;
    (12) In situations involving an imminent danger of death or 
physical injury, disclose relevant information to an individual or 
individuals who are in danger; and
    (13) Disclose information to persons engaged in conducting and 
reviewing internal and external peer reviews of the Office of Inspector 
General to ensure adequate internal safeguards and management 
procedures exist within any office that had received law enforcement 
authorization or to ensure auditing standards applicable to Government 
audits by the Comptroller General of the United States are applied and 
followed.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPENSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Paper records and electronic media.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    By name, Social Security Number, and/or case number.

SAFEGUARDS:
    The records are accessible to SIGTARP personnel, all of whom have 
been the subject of background investigations, on a need-to-know basis. 
Disclosure of information through remote terminals is restricted 
through the use of passwords and sign-on protocols, which are 
periodically changed; these terminals are accessible only to authorized 
persons. Paper records are maintained in locked facilities and/or 
cabinets with restricted access.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    These records are currently not eligible for disposal. SIGTARP is 
in the process of requesting approval from the National Archives and 
Records Administration of records disposition schedules concerning all 
records in this system of records.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    Chief Counsel, Office of the Special Inspector General for the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20036.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Individuals seeking notification and access to any record contained 
in this system of records, or seeking to contest its content, may 
inquire in writing in accordance with instructions appearing at 31 CFR 
part 1, subpart C, appendix A. This system of records may contain 
records that are exempt from the notification, access, and contesting 
records requirements pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) 
and (k)(2).

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Address inquiries to: Director, Disclosure Services, Department of 
the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20220.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    See ``Notification Procedures'' above.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Some records contained within this system of records are exempt 
from the requirement that the record source categories be disclosed 
pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) and (k)(2).

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    Some records contained within this system of records are exempt 
from 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (c)(4), (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), 
(e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), (e)(5), 
(e)(8), (f), and (g) of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a 
(j)(2) and (k)(2).
Treasury/DO .224

SYSTEM NAME:
    SIGTARP Audit Files Database.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 
Relief Program, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Auditors, certain administrative support staff, contractors of 
SIGTARP, and certain subjects and/or witnesses referenced in SIGTARP's 
audit activities.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    (1) Audit reports; and (2) working papers, which may include copies 
of correspondence, evidence, subpoenas, other documents collected and/
or generated by the Office of Audit during the course of official 
duties.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    12 U.S.C. 5231, 5 U.S.C. App. 3, and 5 U.S.C. 301.

PURPOSES:
    This system is maintained in order to act as a management 
information system for SIGTARP audit projects and personnel and to 
assist in the accurate and timely conduct of audits.

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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    These records may be used to:
    (1) Disclose pertinent information to appropriate Federal, foreign, 
State, local, Tribal or other public authorities or self-regulatory 
organizations responsible for investigating or prosecuting the 
violations of, or for enforcing or implementing, a statute, rule, 
regulation, order, or license, where the disclosing agency becomes 
aware of an indication of a potential violation of civil or criminal 
law or regulation;
    (2) Disclose information to 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 subpoena where 
relevant or potentially relevant to a proceeding, or in connection with 
criminal law proceedings;
    (3) Provide information to a congressional office in response to an 
inquiry made at the request of the individual to whom the record 
pertains;
    (4) Disclose information to another Federal agency to (a) permit a 
decision as to access, amendment or correction of records to be made in 
consultation with or by that agency, or (b) verify the identity of an 
individual or the accuracy of information submitted by an individual 
who has requested access to or amendment or correction of records;
    (5) Disclose information to the Department of Justice when seeking 
legal advice, or when (a) the agency or (b) any component thereof, or 
(c) any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity, or (d) 
any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the 
Department of Justice has agreed to represent the employee, or (e) the 
United States, where the agency determines that litigation is likely to 
affect the agency or any of its components, is a party to litigation or 
has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the 
Department of Justice is deemed by the agency to be relevant and 
necessary to the litigation;
    (6) Disclose information to the appropriate foreign, State, local, 
Tribal, or other public authority or self-regulatory organization for 
the purpose of (a) consulting as to the propriety of access to or 
amendment or correction of information obtained from that authority or 
organization, or (b) verifying the identity of an individual who has 
requested access to or amendment or correction of records;
    (7) Disclose information to contractors and other agents who have 
been engaged by the Department or one of its bureaus to provide 
products or services associated with the Department's or bureau's 
responsibility arising under the FOIA/PA;
    (8) Disclose information to the National Archives and Records 
Administration for use in records management inspections;
    (9) Disclose information to appropriate agencies, entities, and 
persons when (1) the Department suspects or has confirmed that the 
security 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 harm to 
economic or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 
security or integrity of this system or other systems or programs 
(whether maintained by the Department or another agency or entity) that 
rely upon the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to 
such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist 
in connection with the Department's efforts to respond to the suspected 
or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm;
    (10) Disclose information to any source, either private or 
governmental, to the extent necessary to elicit information relevant to 
a SIGTARP audit or investigation;
    (11) Disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, arbitrators, and other 
parties responsible for processing personnel actions or conducting 
administrative hearings or appeals, or if needed in the performance of 
other authorized duties;
    (12) In situations involving an imminent danger of death or 
physical injury, disclose relevant information to an individual or 
individuals who are in danger; and
    (13) Disclose information to persons engaged in conducting and 
reviewing internal and external peer reviews of the Office of Inspector 
General to ensure adequate internal safeguards and management 
procedures exist within any office that had received law enforcement 
authorization or to ensure auditing standards applicable to Government 
audits by the Comptroller General of the United States are applied and 
followed.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPENSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Paper records and electronic media.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    By name of the auditor, support staff, contractors, or subject of 
the audit.

SAFEGUARDS:
    The records are accessible to SIGTARP personnel, all of whom have 
been the subject of background investigations, on a need-to-know basis. 
Disclosure of information through remote terminals is restricted 
through the use of passwords and sign-on protocols, which are 
periodically changed; these terminals are accessible only to authorized 
persons. Paper records are maintained in locked facilities and/or 
cabinets with restricted access.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    These records are currently not eligible for disposal. SIGTARP is 
in the process of requesting approval from the National Archives and 
Records Administration of records disposition schedules concerning all 
records in this system of records.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    Chief Counsel, Office of the Special Inspector General for the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20036.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Individuals seeking notification and access to any record contained 
in this system of records, or seeking to contest its content, may 
inquire in writing in accordance with instructions appearing at 31 CFR 
part 1, subpart C, appendix A. This system of records may contain 
records that are exempt from the notification, access, and contesting 
records requirements pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) 
and (k)(2).

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Address inquiries to: Director, Disclosure Services, Department of 
the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20220.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    See ``Notification Procedures'' above.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Some records contained within this system of records are exempt 
from the requirement that the record source categories be disclosed 
pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) and (k)(2).

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    Some records contained within this system of records are exempt 
from 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (c)(4), (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), 
(e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3),

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(e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), (e)(5), (e)(8), (f), and (g) of the 
Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (j)(2) and (k)(2). See 31 CFR 
1.36.
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