Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, 13611-13615 [2021-04826]

Download as PDF Dated: March 2, 2021. Bradley Smith, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury. [FR Doc. 2021–04783 Filed 3–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–C DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records. AGENCY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of the Treasury (‘‘Treasury’’ or the ‘‘Department’’), Departmental Offices proposes to modify a current Treasury system of records titled, ‘‘Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices .214—D.C. Pensions Retirement Records’’ System of Records. This system of records is a collection of information used by the Office of D.C. Pensions to administer certain District of Columbia (‘‘District’’) retirement plans, and the modification of the system of records notice is being published in order to clarify and update the description of the system of records. DATES: Submit comments on or before April 8, 2021. The modification of the system of records notice will be applicable on April 8, 2021. ADDRESSES: Written comments on this notice may be submitted electronically through the Federal government eRulemaking portal at https:// www.regulations.gov. Electronic submission of comments allows the commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, ensures timely receipt, and enables the Treasury to khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Mar 08, 2021 Jkt 253001 make the comments available to the public. Please note that comments submitted through https:// www.regulations.gov will be public and can be viewed by members of the public. Due to COVID–19-related restrictions, Treasury has temporarily suspended its ability to receive public comments by mail. In general, Treasury will post all comments to https:// www.regulations.gov without change, including any business or personal information provided, such as names, addresses, email addresses, or telephone numbers. All comments received, including attachments and other supporting material, will be part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. You should only submit information that you wish to make publicly available. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, please contact: Shalamar Barnes, 202–622–6173, the Office of D.C. Pensions, Departmental Offices, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220. For privacy issues, please contact: The Department of the Treasury, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties via email at privacy@ treasury.gov. In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of the Treasury (‘‘Treasury’’), Departmental Offices proposes to modify a current Treasury system of records titled, ‘‘Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices .214—DC Pensions Retirement Records System of Records.’’ The proposed modification to the system of records makes the following substantive changes: 1. DO .214—DC Pensions Retirement Records, System Location, is being SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13611 updated to remove the District of Columbia government offices as a location of records in the system of records. Paper and electronic records (including records stored in the District’s FileNet system) stored by the District of Columbia government are not federal records. 2. DO .214—DC Pensions Retirement Records, System Purpose, is being modified to add the following purposes: Determining liability for benefit payments to former judges; determining whether someone committed fraud; and determining the accuracy of financial reports. Additionally, the purpose of determining the impact of legislation is being modified to clarify that it applies to all benefit payments not just the federal funds. 3. DO .214—DC Pensions Retirement Records, Categories of Individuals Covered by System, is being modified to add non-annuitant debtors as a category of covered individuals. Non-annuitant debtors covered by the system include people who received benefit payments, by either fraud or mistake, despite not being entitled to benefits. 4. DO .214—DC Pensions Retirement Records, Categories of Records in the System, is being modified to add records provided by domestic partners, clarify the description of tax withholding forms, remove records related to debt other than debt arising from overpayments, change the description of correspondence to include correspondence from individuals covered by the system, use the term ‘‘disability’’ in lieu of ‘‘handicap,’’ use the term ‘‘death benefit applications’’ in lieu of ‘‘death claim,’’ delete the category for records submitted by a beneficiary in support of claims to a benefit payment because it was duplicative, and add financial E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1 EN09MR21.003</GPH> Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 9, 2021 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 13612 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 9, 2021 / Notices records of debtors as a new category of records in the system. 5. DO .214—DC Pensions Retirement Records, Record Source Categories, is being modified to remove individuals’ co-workers and supervisors as a source of records in the system and to add individuals’ representatives and the Department of the Interior Payroll Office as sources of records in the system. 6. DO .214—DC Pensions Retirement Records, Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, is being modified to clarify the types of disclosures made to various federal, State, local, and foreign agencies and to Congressional offices. Additionally, the routine use regarding disclosure to an individual’s spouse or dependent child regarding health and life insurance coverage, survivor benefit elections, and elections to receive a lump sum is being modified to include domestic partners and to cover any change in health insurance and to eliminate disclosure of change to a survivor benefit election, because survivor benefit elections cannot be changed. Also, the routine use regarding disclosure to state and local governments for debt collection is being modified to include disclosure to federal agencies and collection of debt that is not delinquent. Also, the routine use regarding disclosure to people possibly entitled to a benefit payment is being modified to clarify that it includes people possibly entitled to any type of benefit. 7. DO .214—DC Pensions Retirement Records, Policies and Practices for Retention and Disposal of Records, is being modified to remove District of Columbia guidelines as one of the basis for destroying records covered by the system. 8. DO .214—DC Pensions Retirement Records, Notification Procedures, are being updated to reflect current procedures. The system of records is collecting information under the Paperwork Reduction Act using the following forms: • Health Benefits Registration Form (SF 2809) OMB No. 3206–0160 (expiration 04/30/2022) • Life Insurance Election-FEGLI (SF 2817) OMB No. 3206–0230 (expiration 06/30/2021) • Designation of Beneficiary Federal Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program (SF 2823) OMB No. 3206–0136 (expiration 10/31/2020) • Withholding Certificate for Pension or Annuity Payments (W–4P) OMB No. 1545–0074 (expiration 01/31/2021) Treasury will include this modified system in its inventory of record systems. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Mar 08, 2021 Jkt 253001 Below is the description of the Treasury, Departmental Offices .214— DC Pensions Retirement Records System of Records. Treasury has provided a report of this system of records 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 (OMB), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) and OMB Circular A–108, ‘‘Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and Publication under the Privacy Act,’’ dated December 23, 2016. Dated: December 22, 2020. Ryan Law, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Privacy, Transparency, and Records. SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: Department of the Treasury, DO .214—DC Pensions Retirement Records. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified. SYSTEM LOCATION: The records are maintained at the Office of D.C. Pensions, Department of the Treasury, in Washington, DC and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service in Parkersburg, WV, Kansas City, MO, and privately run secure storage facilities in various states. SYSTEM MANAGER Director, Office of D.C. Pensions, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: Title XI, subtitle A, chapters 1 through 9, and subtitle C, chapter 4, subchapter B of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105–33 (as amended); 31 U.S.C 321; and 5 U.S.C. 30. PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: These records may provide information on which to base determinations of (1) eligibility for, and computation of, benefit payments and refund of contribution payments; (2) direct deposit elections into a financial institution; (3) eligibility and premiums for health insurance and group life insurance; (4) withholding of income taxes; (5) under- or over-payments to recipients of a benefit payment, and for overpayments, the recipient’s ability to repay the overpayment; (6) federal payment made from the General Fund to the District of Columbia Teachers, Police Officers and Firefighters Federal Pension Fund and the District of PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund; (7) impact on benefit payments due to proposed federal and/or District legislative changes; (8) District or federal liability for benefit payments to former District police officers, firefighters, teachers, and judges, including survivors, dependents, and beneficiaries who are receiving a federal and/or District benefit; (9) whether someone committed fraud; and (10) reliability of financial statements. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: (A) Current and former District of Columbia police officers, firefighters, teachers, and judges. (B) Surviving spouses, domestic partners, children, and/or dependent parents of current and former District of Columbia police officers, firefighters, teachers, or judges, as applicable. (C) Former spouses and domestic partners of current and former District of Columbia police officers, firefighters, teachers, or judges, as applicable. (D) Designated beneficiaries of items A, B, and C. (E) Non-annuitant debtors. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: The categories of records include, but are not limited to, identifying information such as: Name(s); contact information; Social Security number; employee identification number; service beginning and end dates; annuity beginning and end dates; date of birth; sex; retirement plan; base pay; average base pay; final salary; type(s) of service and dates used to compute length of service; military base pay amount; purchase of service calculation and amount; and/or benefit payment amount(s). The types of records in the system may be: (a) Documentation comprised of service history/credit, personnel data, retirement contributions, and/or a refund claim upon which a benefit payment(s) may be based. (b) Medical records and supporting evidence for disability retirement applications and continued eligibility, and documentation regarding the acceptance or rejection of such applications. (c) Records submitted by a surviving spouse, a domestic partner, a child(ren), and/or a dependent parent(s) in support of claims to a benefit payment(s). (d) Records related to the withholding of income tax from a benefit payment(s). (e) Retirement applications, including supporting documentation, and acceptance or denial of such applications. (f) Death benefit applications, including supporting documentation, E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 9, 2021 / Notices submitted by a surviving spouse, domestic partner, child(ren), former spouse, and/or beneficiary, that is required to determine eligibility for and receipt of a benefit payment(s), or denial of such claims. (g) Documentation of enrollment and/ or change in enrollment for health and life insurance benefits/eligibility. (h) Designation(s) of a beneficiary(ies) for a life insurance benefit and/or an unpaid benefit payment. (i) Court orders submitted by former spouses or domestic partners in support of claims to a benefit payment(s). (j) Records relating to under- and/or over-payments of benefit payments. (k) Records relating to the refunds of employee contributions. (l) Records relating to child support orders, bankruptcies, tax levies, and garnishments. (m) Records used to determine a total benefit payment and/or if the benefit payment is a District or federal liability. (n) Correspondence received from individuals covered by the system. (o) Records relating to time served on behalf of a recognized labor organization. (p) Records relating to benefit payment enrollment and/or change to enrollment for direct deposit to an individual’s financial institution. (q) Records relating to educational program enrollments of age 18 and older children of former police officers, firefighters, teachers, and judges. (r) Records relating to the mental or physical disability condition of age 18 and older children of former police officers, firefighters, teachers, and judges. (s) Records relating to a debtor’s financial information, including financial disclosure forms, credit reports, tax filings, bank statements, and financial obligations. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: The information in this system is obtained from: a. The individual, or their representative, to whom the information pertains. b. District pay, leave, and allowance records. c. Health benefits and life insurance plan records maintained by the Office of Personnel Management, the District, and health and life insurance carriers. d. Federal civilian retirement systems. e. Military retired pay system records. f. Social Security Old Age, Survivor, and Disability Insurance and Medicare Programs. g. Official personnel folders. h. Physicians who have examined or treated the individual. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Mar 08, 2021 Jkt 253001 i. Surviving spouse, domestic partners, child(ren), former spouse(s), former domestic partner(s), and/or dependent parent(s) of the individual to whom the information pertains. j. State courts or support enforcement agencies. k. Credit bureaus and financial institutions. l. Government Offices of the District of Columbia, including the District of Columbia Retirement Board. m. The General Services Administration National Payroll Center. n. The Department of the Interior Payroll Office. o. Educational institutions. p. Other components of the Department of the Treasury. q. The Department of Justice. r. Death reporting sources. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), records and/or information or portions thereof maintained as part of this system may be disclosed outside Treasury as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows: (1) To the United States Department of Justice (‘‘DOJ’’), for the purpose of representing or providing legal advice to the Department in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or other administrative body before which the Department is authorized to appear, when such proceeding involves: (a) The Department or any component thereof; (b) Any employee of the Department in his or her official capacity; (c) Any employee of the Department in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or the Department has agreed to represent the employee; or (d) The United States, when the Department determines that litigation is likely to affect the Department or any of its components; and the use of such records by the DOJ is deemed by the DOJ or the Department to be relevant and necessary to the litigation provided that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which records were collected. (2) To an appropriate federal, state, local, tribal, foreign, or international agency, if the information is relevant and necessary to a requesting agency’s decision concerning the hiring or retention of an individual, or issuance of a security clearance, background investigation, license, contract, grant, or other benefit, or if the information is PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13613 relevant and necessary to a DC Pension decision concerning the hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a security clearance, the reporting of an investigation of an employee, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant or other benefit and when disclosure is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the person making the request. (3) To a Congressional office in response to an inquiry made at the request of the individual to whom the record pertains; (4) To the National Archives and Records Administration Archivist (or Archivist’s designee) pursuant to records management inspections being conducted under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906; (5) To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) the Department of the Treasury suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of records; (2) the Department of the Treasury has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, the Department of the Treasury (including its information systems, programs, and operations), the Federal Government, or national security; and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the Department of the Treasury’s efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm; (6) To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when the Department of the Treasury determines that information from this system of records is reasonably necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in (1) responding to a suspected or confirmed breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or remedying the risk of harm to individuals, the recipient agency or entity (including its information systems, programs, and operations), the Federal Government, or national security, resulting from a suspected or confirmed breach; (7) To disclose information to a federal agency, in response to its request in connection with the hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a security clearance, the conducting of a suitability or security investigation of an individual, the classifying of jobs, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other benefit by the requesting agency, to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to the requesting agency’s decision on the matter; E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 13614 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 9, 2021 / Notices (8) To disclose information to another federal agency, to a court, or to a party in litigation before a court or in an administrative proceeding being conducted by a federal agency, when the federal government is a party to the judicial or administrative proceeding. In those cases where the federal government is not a party to the proceeding, records may not be disclosed unless the party complies with the requirements of 31 CFR 1.11; (9) To disclose information to contractors, subcontractors, financial agents, grantees, auditors, actuaries, interns, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or job for the Department, or the District; (10) To disclose information needed to adjudicate a claim for benefit payments or information needed to conduct an analytical study of benefits being paid under such programs as: Social Security Administration’s Old Age, Survivor, and Disability Insurance and Medical Programs; military retired pay programs; and federal civilian employee retirement programs (Civil Service Retirement System, Federal Employees Retirement System, and other federal retirement systems); (11) To disclose to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and to the District, information necessary to verify the election, declination, or waiver of regular and/or optional life insurance coverage, or coordinate with contract carriers the benefit provisions of such coverage; (12) To disclose to health insurance carriers contracting with OPM to provide a health benefits plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program or health insurance carriers contracting with the District to provide a health benefits plan under the health benefits program for District employees, Social Security numbers and other information necessary to identify enrollment in a plan, to verify eligibility for payment of a claim for health benefits, or to carry out the coordination for benefits provisions of such contracts; (13) To disclose health insurance enrollment information to OPM. OPM provides this enrollment information to their health care carriers who provide a health benefits plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, or health insurance carriers contracting with the District to provide a health benefits plan under the health benefits program for District employees, Social Security numbers and other information necessary to identify enrollment in a plan, to verify eligibility for payment of a claim for health benefits, or to carry VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Mar 08, 2021 Jkt 253001 out the coordination for benefits provisions of such contracts; (14) To disclose to certain people possibly entitled to a benefit payment information that is contained in the record of a deceased current or former police officer, firefighter, teacher, or judge to assist in properly determining the eligibility and amount of a benefit payment to a surviving recipient, or information that results from such determination; (15) To disclose to any person who is legally responsible for the care of an individual to whom a record pertains, or who otherwise has an existing, faciallyvalid power of attorney, including care of an individual who is mentally incompetent or under other legal disability, information necessary to assure application or payment of benefits to which the individual may be entitled; (16) To disclose to the Parent Locator Service of the Department of Health and Human Services, upon its request, the present address of an individual covered by the system needed for enforcing child support obligations of such individual; (17) In connection with an examination ordered by the District or the Department under: (a) Medical examination procedures; or (b) Involuntary disability retirement procedures to disclose to the representative of an employee, notices, decisions, other written communications, or any other pertinent medical evidence other than medical evidence about which a prudent physician would hesitate to inform the individual; such medical evidence will be disclosed only to a licensed physician, designated in writing for that purpose by the individual or his or her representative. The physician must be capable of explaining the contents of the medical record(s) to the individual and be willing to provide the entire record(s) to the individual; (18) To disclose information to any source from which the Department seeks additional information that is relevant to a determination of an individual’s eligibility for, or entitlement to, coverage under the applicable retirement, life insurance, and health benefits program, to the extent necessary to obtain the information requested; (19) To disclose information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) at any stage of the legislative coordination and clearance process in connection with private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A–19; PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (20) To disclose to federal, state, and local government agencies responsible for the collection of income taxes the information required to implement voluntary income tax withholdings from benefit payments; (21) To disclose to the Social Security Administration the names and Social Security numbers of individuals covered by the system when necessary to determine (1) their vital status as shown in the Social Security Master Records and (2) whether retirees receiving benefit payments under the District’s retirement plan for police officers and firefighters with post-1956 military service credit are eligible for or are receiving old age or survivors benefits under section 202 of the Social Security Act based upon their wages and self-employment income; (22) To disclose to federal, state, and local government agencies information to help eliminate fraud and abuse in a benefits program administered by a requesting federal, state, or local government agency; to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local government tax obligations by persons receiving benefits payments; and/or to collect debts and overpayments owed to the requesting federal, state, or local government agency; (23) To disclose to a federal agency, or a person or an organization under contract with a federal agency to render collection services for a federal agency as permitted by law, in response to a written request from the head of the agency or his designee, or from the debt collection contractor, data concerning an individual owing a debt to the federal government; (24) To disclose, as permitted by law, information to a state court or administrative agency in connection with a garnishment, attachment, or similar proceeding to enforce alimony or a child support obligation; (25) To disclose information necessary to locate individuals who are owed money or property by a federal, state, or local government agency, or by a financial institution or similar institution, to the government agency owing or otherwise responsible for the money or property (or its agent); (26) To disclose information necessary in connection with the review of a disputed claim for health benefits to a health plan provider participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program or the health benefits program for District employees, and to a program enrollee or covered family member or an enrollee or covered family member’s authorized representative; (27) To disclose information to another federal agency for the purpose E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 9, 2021 / Notices of effecting administrative or salary offset against a person employed by that agency, or who is receiving or eligible to receive benefit payments from the agency when the Department as a creditor has a claim against that person relating to benefit payments; (28) To disclose information concerning delinquent debts relating to benefit payments to other federal agencies for the purpose of barring delinquent debtors from obtaining federal loans or loan insurance guarantees pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3720B; (29) To disclose to federal, state, and local government agencies information used for collecting debts relating to benefit payments; (30) To disclose to appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when: (a) The Department suspects or has confirmed that the security or confidentiality of information in the system of records has been compromised; or (b) 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 (c) 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; (31) To disclose to a former spouse information necessary to explain how his/her former spouse’s benefit was computed; (32) To disclose to a surviving spouse, domestic partner, surviving child, dependent parent, and/or legal guardian information necessary to explain how his/her survivor benefit was computed; and (33) To disclose to a spouse, domestic partner, or dependent child (or courtappointed guardian thereof) of an individual covered by the system, upon request, whether the individual: (a) Changed his/her health insurance coverage and/or changed life insurance benefit enrollment, or (b) received a lump-sum refund of his/her retirement contributions. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS: Paper records in this system are stored in secure facilities in a locked drawer, behind a locked door. Electronic records are stored on VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Mar 08, 2021 Jkt 253001 13615 magnetic disc, tape, digital media, and CD–ROM in secure facilities. EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS: HISTORY: Records may be retrieved by various combinations of name; date of birth; Social Security number; and/or an automatically assigned, systemgenerated number of the individual to whom they pertain. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: In accordance with National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) retention schedule, N1–056–09–001, certain records will be destroyed after 115 years from the date of the former police officer’s, firefighter’s, teacher’s or judge’s birth; or 30 years after the date of his/her death, if no application for benefits is received. Under that retention schedule, if a survivor or former spouse receives a benefit payment, such record will be destroyed after his/her death. All other records covered by this system will be destroyed in accordance with approved federal and Department guidelines. Paper records will be destroyed by shredding or burning. Records in electronic media will be electronically erased using NARA guidelines. ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS: Records in this system are safeguarded in accordance with applicable rules and policies, including all applicable Treasury automated systems security and access policies. Strict controls have been imposed to minimize the risk of compromising the information that is being stored. Access to the computer system containing the records in this system is limited to those individuals who have a need to know the information for the performance of their official duties and who have appropriate clearances or permissions. RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: See ‘‘Notification Procedures’’ below. CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: See ‘‘Notification Procedures’’ below. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 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 Office of Chief Counsel, Disclosure Branch, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, 1401 H Street NW, Room 469, Washington, DC 20005. PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 None. Notice of this system of records was last published in full in the Federal Register on November 7, 2016 as the Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices .214—DC Pensions Retirement Records. [FR Doc. 2021–04826 Filed 3–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–25–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY United States Mint Notification of Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee March 23–24, 2021, Public Meeting ACTION: Notice of meeting. Pursuant to United States Code, Title 31, section 5135(b)(8)(C), the United States Mint announces the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) teleconference public meeting scheduled for March 23–24, 2021. Date: March 23, 2021 and March 24, 2021. Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EST) (March 23, 2021) and 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (March 24, 2021). Location: This meeting will occur via teleconference. Interested members of the public may dial in to listen to the meeting at (888) 330–1716; Access Code: 1137147. Subject: Review and discussion of obverse and reverse candidate designs for the Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal (Pub. L. 116–125); review and discussion of candidate designs for the 2022 American Innovation $1 Coin Program (Rhode Island, Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee). Interested persons should call the CCAC HOTLINE at (202) 354–7502 for the latest update on meeting time and access information. The CCAC advises the Secretary of the Treasury on any theme or design proposals relating to circulating coinage, bullion coinage, Congressional Gold Medals, and national and other medals; advises the Secretary of the Treasury with regard to the events, persons, or places to be commemorated by the issuance of commemorative coins in each of the five calendar years succeeding the year in which a commemorative coin designation is made; and makes recommendations with respect to the mintage level for any commemorative coin recommended. For members of the public interested in listening in to the provided call E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 
the Treasury (``Treasury'' or the ``Department''), Departmental Offices 
proposes to modify a current Treasury system of records titled, 
``Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices .214--D.C. Pensions 
Retirement Records'' System of Records. This system of records is a 
collection of information used by the Office of D.C. Pensions to 
administer certain District of Columbia (``District'') retirement 
plans, and the modification of the system of records notice is being 
published in order to clarify and update the description of the system 
of records.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 8, 2021. The modification of 
the system of records notice will be applicable on April 8, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this notice may be submitted 
electronically through the Federal government eRulemaking portal at 
https://www.regulations.gov. Electronic submission of comments allows 
the commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, ensures 
timely receipt, and enables the Treasury to make the comments available 
to the public. Please note that comments submitted through https://www.regulations.gov will be public and can be viewed by members of the 
public. Due to COVID-19-related restrictions, Treasury has temporarily 
suspended its ability to receive public comments by mail.
    In general, Treasury will post all comments to https://www.regulations.gov without change, including any business or personal 
information provided, such as names, addresses, email addresses, or 
telephone numbers. All comments received, including attachments and 
other supporting material, will be part of the public record and 
subject to public disclosure. You should only submit information that 
you wish to make publicly available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, please contact: 
Shalamar Barnes, 202-622-6173, the Office of D.C. Pensions, 
Departmental Offices, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20220. For privacy issues, please contact: The Department of the 
Treasury, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties via email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 
5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of the Treasury (``Treasury''), 
Departmental Offices proposes to modify a current Treasury system of 
records titled, ``Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices 
.214--DC Pensions Retirement Records System of Records.''
    The proposed modification to the system of records makes the 
following substantive changes:
    1. DO .214--DC Pensions Retirement Records, System Location, is 
being updated to remove the District of Columbia government offices as 
a location of records in the system of records. Paper and electronic 
records (including records stored in the District's FileNet system) 
stored by the District of Columbia government are not federal records.
    2. DO .214--DC Pensions Retirement Records, System Purpose, is 
being modified to add the following purposes: Determining liability for 
benefit payments to former judges; determining whether someone 
committed fraud; and determining the accuracy of financial reports. 
Additionally, the purpose of determining the impact of legislation is 
being modified to clarify that it applies to all benefit payments not 
just the federal funds.
    3. DO .214--DC Pensions Retirement Records, Categories of 
Individuals Covered by System, is being modified to add non-annuitant 
debtors as a category of covered individuals. Non-annuitant debtors 
covered by the system include people who received benefit payments, by 
either fraud or mistake, despite not being entitled to benefits.
    4. DO .214--DC Pensions Retirement Records, Categories of Records 
in the System, is being modified to add records provided by domestic 
partners, clarify the description of tax withholding forms, remove 
records related to debt other than debt arising from overpayments, 
change the description of correspondence to include correspondence from 
individuals covered by the system, use the term ``disability'' in lieu 
of ``handicap,'' use the term ``death benefit applications'' in lieu of 
``death claim,'' delete the category for records submitted by a 
beneficiary in support of claims to a benefit payment because it was 
duplicative, and add financial

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records of debtors as a new category of records in the system.
    5. DO .214--DC Pensions Retirement Records, Record Source 
Categories, is being modified to remove individuals' co-workers and 
supervisors as a source of records in the system and to add 
individuals' representatives and the Department of the Interior Payroll 
Office as sources of records in the system.
    6. DO .214--DC Pensions Retirement Records, Routine Uses of Records 
Maintained in the System, is being modified to clarify the types of 
disclosures made to various federal, State, local, and foreign agencies 
and to Congressional offices. Additionally, the routine use regarding 
disclosure to an individual's spouse or dependent child regarding 
health and life insurance coverage, survivor benefit elections, and 
elections to receive a lump sum is being modified to include domestic 
partners and to cover any change in health insurance and to eliminate 
disclosure of change to a survivor benefit election, because survivor 
benefit elections cannot be changed. Also, the routine use regarding 
disclosure to state and local governments for debt collection is being 
modified to include disclosure to federal agencies and collection of 
debt that is not delinquent. Also, the routine use regarding disclosure 
to people possibly entitled to a benefit payment is being modified to 
clarify that it includes people possibly entitled to any type of 
benefit.
    7. DO .214--DC Pensions Retirement Records, Policies and Practices 
for Retention and Disposal of Records, is being modified to remove 
District of Columbia guidelines as one of the basis for destroying 
records covered by the system.
    8. DO .214--DC Pensions Retirement Records, Notification 
Procedures, are being updated to reflect current procedures.
    The system of records is collecting information under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act using the following forms:

 Health Benefits Registration Form (SF 2809) OMB No. 3206-0160 
(expiration 04/30/2022)
 Life Insurance Election-FEGLI (SF 2817) OMB No. 3206-0230 
(expiration 06/30/2021)
 Designation of Beneficiary Federal Group Life Insurance 
(FEGLI) Program (SF 2823) OMB No. 3206-0136 (expiration 10/31/2020)
 Withholding Certificate for Pension or Annuity Payments (W-4P) 
OMB No. 1545-0074 (expiration 01/31/2021)

    Treasury will include this modified system in its inventory of 
record systems.
    Below is the description of the Treasury, Departmental Offices 
.214--DC Pensions Retirement Records System of Records.
    Treasury has provided a report of this system of records 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 (OMB), 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) and OMB Circular A-108, ``Federal Agency 
Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and Publication under the 
Privacy Act,'' dated December 23, 2016.

    Dated: December 22, 2020.
Ryan Law,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Privacy, Transparency, and Records.

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Department of the Treasury, DO .214--DC Pensions Retirement 
Records.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    The records are maintained at the Office of D.C. Pensions, 
Department of the Treasury, in Washington, DC and the Bureau of the 
Fiscal Service in Parkersburg, WV, Kansas City, MO, and privately run 
secure storage facilities in various states.

SYSTEM MANAGER
    Director, Office of D.C. Pensions, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Title XI, subtitle A, chapters 1 through 9, and subtitle C, chapter 
4, subchapter B of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33 
(as amended); 31 U.S.C 321; and 5 U.S.C. 30.

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    These records may provide information on which to base 
determinations of (1) eligibility for, and computation of, benefit 
payments and refund of contribution payments; (2) direct deposit 
elections into a financial institution; (3) eligibility and premiums 
for health insurance and group life insurance; (4) withholding of 
income taxes; (5) under- or over-payments to recipients of a benefit 
payment, and for overpayments, the recipient's ability to repay the 
overpayment; (6) federal payment made from the General Fund to the 
District of Columbia Teachers, Police Officers and Firefighters Federal 
Pension Fund and the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and 
Survivors Annuity Fund; (7) impact on benefit payments due to proposed 
federal and/or District legislative changes; (8) District or federal 
liability for benefit payments to former District police officers, 
firefighters, teachers, and judges, including survivors, dependents, 
and beneficiaries who are receiving a federal and/or District benefit; 
(9) whether someone committed fraud; and (10) reliability of financial 
statements.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    (A) Current and former District of Columbia police officers, 
firefighters, teachers, and judges.
    (B) Surviving spouses, domestic partners, children, and/or 
dependent parents of current and former District of Columbia police 
officers, firefighters, teachers, or judges, as applicable.
    (C) Former spouses and domestic partners of current and former 
District of Columbia police officers, firefighters, teachers, or 
judges, as applicable.
    (D) Designated beneficiaries of items A, B, and C.
    (E) Non-annuitant debtors.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    The categories of records include, but are not limited to, 
identifying information such as: Name(s); contact information; Social 
Security number; employee identification number; service beginning and 
end dates; annuity beginning and end dates; date of birth; sex; 
retirement plan; base pay; average base pay; final salary; type(s) of 
service and dates used to compute length of service; military base pay 
amount; purchase of service calculation and amount; and/or benefit 
payment amount(s). The types of records in the system may be:
    (a) Documentation comprised of service history/credit, personnel 
data, retirement contributions, and/or a refund claim upon which a 
benefit payment(s) may be based.
    (b) Medical records and supporting evidence for disability 
retirement applications and continued eligibility, and documentation 
regarding the acceptance or rejection of such applications.
    (c) Records submitted by a surviving spouse, a domestic partner, a 
child(ren), and/or a dependent parent(s) in support of claims to a 
benefit payment(s).
    (d) Records related to the withholding of income tax from a benefit 
payment(s).
    (e) Retirement applications, including supporting documentation, 
and acceptance or denial of such applications.
    (f) Death benefit applications, including supporting documentation,

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submitted by a surviving spouse, domestic partner, child(ren), former 
spouse, and/or beneficiary, that is required to determine eligibility 
for and receipt of a benefit payment(s), or denial of such claims.
    (g) Documentation of enrollment and/or change in enrollment for 
health and life insurance benefits/eligibility.
    (h) Designation(s) of a beneficiary(ies) for a life insurance 
benefit and/or an unpaid benefit payment.
    (i) Court orders submitted by former spouses or domestic partners 
in support of claims to a benefit payment(s).
    (j) Records relating to under- and/or over-payments of benefit 
payments.
    (k) Records relating to the refunds of employee contributions.
    (l) Records relating to child support orders, bankruptcies, tax 
levies, and garnishments.
    (m) Records used to determine a total benefit payment and/or if the 
benefit payment is a District or federal liability.
    (n) Correspondence received from individuals covered by the system.
    (o) Records relating to time served on behalf of a recognized labor 
organization.
    (p) Records relating to benefit payment enrollment and/or change to 
enrollment for direct deposit to an individual's financial institution.
    (q) Records relating to educational program enrollments of age 18 
and older children of former police officers, firefighters, teachers, 
and judges.
    (r) Records relating to the mental or physical disability condition 
of age 18 and older children of former police officers, firefighters, 
teachers, and judges.
    (s) Records relating to a debtor's financial information, including 
financial disclosure forms, credit reports, tax filings, bank 
statements, and financial obligations.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    The information in this system is obtained from:
    a. The individual, or their representative, to whom the information 
pertains.
    b. District pay, leave, and allowance records.
    c. Health benefits and life insurance plan records maintained by 
the Office of Personnel Management, the District, and health and life 
insurance carriers.
    d. Federal civilian retirement systems.
    e. Military retired pay system records.
    f. Social Security Old Age, Survivor, and Disability Insurance and 
Medicare Programs.
    g. Official personnel folders.
    h. Physicians who have examined or treated the individual.
    i. Surviving spouse, domestic partners, child(ren), former 
spouse(s), former domestic partner(s), and/or dependent parent(s) of 
the individual to whom the information pertains.
    j. State courts or support enforcement agencies.
    k. Credit bureaus and financial institutions.
    l. Government Offices of the District of Columbia, including the 
District of Columbia Retirement Board.
    m. The General Services Administration National Payroll Center.
    n. The Department of the Interior Payroll Office.
    o. Educational institutions.
    p. Other components of the Department of the Treasury.
    q. The Department of Justice.
    r. Death reporting sources.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under the 
Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), records and/or information or 
portions thereof maintained as part of this system may be disclosed 
outside Treasury as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as 
follows:
    (1) To the United States Department of Justice (``DOJ''), for the 
purpose of representing or providing legal advice to the Department in 
a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or other administrative 
body before which the Department is authorized to appear, when such 
proceeding involves:
    (a) The Department or any component thereof;
    (b) Any employee of the Department in his or her official capacity;
    (c) Any employee of the Department in his or her individual 
capacity where the Department of Justice or the Department has agreed 
to represent the employee; or
    (d) The United States, when the Department determines that 
litigation is likely to affect the Department or any of its components; 
and the use of such records by the DOJ is deemed by the DOJ or the 
Department to be relevant and necessary to the litigation provided that 
the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which records were 
collected.
    (2) To an appropriate federal, state, local, tribal, foreign, or 
international agency, if the information is relevant and necessary to a 
requesting agency's decision concerning the hiring or retention of an 
individual, or issuance of a security clearance, background 
investigation, license, contract, grant, or other benefit, or if the 
information is relevant and necessary to a DC Pension decision 
concerning the hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a 
security clearance, the reporting of an investigation of an employee, 
the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant or other 
benefit and when disclosure is appropriate to the proper performance of 
the official duties of the person making the request.
    (3) To a Congressional office in response to an inquiry made at the 
request of the individual to whom the record pertains;
    (4) To the National Archives and Records Administration Archivist 
(or Archivist's designee) pursuant to records management inspections 
being conducted under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906;
    (5) To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) the 
Department of the Treasury suspects or has confirmed that there has 
been a breach of the system of records; (2) the Department of the 
Treasury has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed 
breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, the Department of the 
Treasury (including its information systems, programs, and operations), 
the Federal Government, or national security; and (3) the disclosure 
made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to 
assist in connection with the Department of the Treasury's efforts to 
respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, 
or remedy such harm;
    (6) To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when the 
Department of the Treasury determines that information from this system 
of records is reasonably necessary to assist the recipient agency or 
entity in (1) responding to a suspected or confirmed breach or (2) 
preventing, minimizing, or remedying the risk of harm to individuals, 
the recipient agency or entity (including its information systems, 
programs, and operations), the Federal Government, or national 
security, resulting from a suspected or confirmed breach;
    (7) To disclose information to a federal agency, in response to its 
request in connection with the hiring or retention of an employee, the 
issuance of a security clearance, the conducting of a suitability or 
security investigation of an individual, the classifying of jobs, the 
letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other 
benefit by the requesting agency, to the extent that the information is 
relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the 
matter;

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    (8) To disclose information to another federal agency, to a court, 
or to a party in litigation before a court or in an administrative 
proceeding being conducted by a federal agency, when the federal 
government is a party to the judicial or administrative proceeding. In 
those cases where the federal government is not a party to the 
proceeding, records may not be disclosed unless the party complies with 
the requirements of 31 CFR 1.11;
    (9) To disclose information to contractors, subcontractors, 
financial agents, grantees, auditors, actuaries, interns, or volunteers 
performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative 
agreement, or job for the Department, or the District;
    (10) To disclose information needed to adjudicate a claim for 
benefit payments or information needed to conduct an analytical study 
of benefits being paid under such programs as: Social Security 
Administration's Old Age, Survivor, and Disability Insurance and 
Medical Programs; military retired pay programs; and federal civilian 
employee retirement programs (Civil Service Retirement System, Federal 
Employees Retirement System, and other federal retirement systems);
    (11) To disclose to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 
and to the District, information necessary to verify the election, 
declination, or waiver of regular and/or optional life insurance 
coverage, or coordinate with contract carriers the benefit provisions 
of such coverage;
    (12) To disclose to health insurance carriers contracting with OPM 
to provide a health benefits plan under the Federal Employees Health 
Benefits Program or health insurance carriers contracting with the 
District to provide a health benefits plan under the health benefits 
program for District employees, Social Security numbers and other 
information necessary to identify enrollment in a plan, to verify 
eligibility for payment of a claim for health benefits, or to carry out 
the coordination for benefits provisions of such contracts;
    (13) To disclose health insurance enrollment information to OPM. 
OPM provides this enrollment information to their health care carriers 
who provide a health benefits plan under the Federal Employees Health 
Benefits Program, or health insurance carriers contracting with the 
District to provide a health benefits plan under the health benefits 
program for District employees, Social Security numbers and other 
information necessary to identify enrollment in a plan, to verify 
eligibility for payment of a claim for health benefits, or to carry out 
the coordination for benefits provisions of such contracts;
    (14) To disclose to certain people possibly entitled to a benefit 
payment information that is contained in the record of a deceased 
current or former police officer, firefighter, teacher, or judge to 
assist in properly determining the eligibility and amount of a benefit 
payment to a surviving recipient, or information that results from such 
determination;
    (15) To disclose to any person who is legally responsible for the 
care of an individual to whom a record pertains, or who otherwise has 
an existing, facially-valid power of attorney, including care of an 
individual who is mentally incompetent or under other legal disability, 
information necessary to assure application or payment of benefits to 
which the individual may be entitled;
    (16) To disclose to the Parent Locator Service of the Department of 
Health and Human Services, upon its request, the present address of an 
individual covered by the system needed for enforcing child support 
obligations of such individual;
    (17) In connection with an examination ordered by the District or 
the Department under:
    (a) Medical examination procedures; or
    (b) Involuntary disability retirement procedures to disclose to the 
representative of an employee, notices, decisions, other written 
communications, or any other pertinent medical evidence other than 
medical evidence about which a prudent physician would hesitate to 
inform the individual; such medical evidence will be disclosed only to 
a licensed physician, designated in writing for that purpose by the 
individual or his or her representative. The physician must be capable 
of explaining the contents of the medical record(s) to the individual 
and be willing to provide the entire record(s) to the individual;
    (18) To disclose information to any source from which the 
Department seeks additional information that is relevant to a 
determination of an individual's eligibility for, or entitlement to, 
coverage under the applicable retirement, life insurance, and health 
benefits program, to the extent necessary to obtain the information 
requested;
    (19) To disclose information to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) at any stage of the legislative coordination and clearance 
process in connection with private relief legislation as set forth in 
OMB Circular No. A-19;
    (20) To disclose to federal, state, and local government agencies 
responsible for the collection of income taxes the information required 
to implement voluntary income tax withholdings from benefit payments;
    (21) To disclose to the Social Security Administration the names 
and Social Security numbers of individuals covered by the system when 
necessary to determine (1) their vital status as shown in the Social 
Security Master Records and (2) whether retirees receiving benefit 
payments under the District's retirement plan for police officers and 
firefighters with post-1956 military service credit are eligible for or 
are receiving old age or survivors benefits under section 202 of the 
Social Security Act based upon their wages and self-employment income;
    (22) To disclose to federal, state, and local government agencies 
information to help eliminate fraud and abuse in a benefits program 
administered by a requesting federal, state, or local government 
agency; to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local government 
tax obligations by persons receiving benefits payments; and/or to 
collect debts and overpayments owed to the requesting federal, state, 
or local government agency;
    (23) To disclose to a federal agency, or a person or an 
organization under contract with a federal agency to render collection 
services for a federal agency as permitted by law, in response to a 
written request from the head of the agency or his designee, or from 
the debt collection contractor, data concerning an individual owing a 
debt to the federal government;
    (24) To disclose, as permitted by law, information to a state court 
or administrative agency in connection with a garnishment, attachment, 
or similar proceeding to enforce alimony or a child support obligation;
    (25) To disclose information necessary to locate individuals who 
are owed money or property by a federal, state, or local government 
agency, or by a financial institution or similar institution, to the 
government agency owing or otherwise responsible for the money or 
property (or its agent);
    (26) To disclose information necessary in connection with the 
review of a disputed claim for health benefits to a health plan 
provider participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program 
or the health benefits program for District employees, and to a program 
enrollee or covered family member or an enrollee or covered family 
member's authorized representative;
    (27) To disclose information to another federal agency for the 
purpose

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of effecting administrative or salary offset against a person employed 
by that agency, or who is receiving or eligible to receive benefit 
payments from the agency when the Department as a creditor has a claim 
against that person relating to benefit payments;
    (28) To disclose information concerning delinquent debts relating 
to benefit payments to other federal agencies for the purpose of 
barring delinquent debtors from obtaining federal loans or loan 
insurance guarantees pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3720B;
    (29) To disclose to federal, state, and local government agencies 
information used for collecting debts relating to benefit payments;
    (30) To disclose to appropriate agencies, entities, and persons 
when:
    (a) The Department suspects or has confirmed that the security or 
confidentiality of information in the system of records has been 
compromised; or
    (b) 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
    (c) 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;
    (31) To disclose to a former spouse information necessary to 
explain how his/her former spouse's benefit was computed;
    (32) To disclose to a surviving spouse, domestic partner, surviving 
child, dependent parent, and/or legal guardian information necessary to 
explain how his/her survivor benefit was computed; and
    (33) To disclose to a spouse, domestic partner, or dependent child 
(or court-appointed guardian thereof) of an individual covered by the 
system, upon request, whether the individual:
    (a) Changed his/her health insurance coverage and/or changed life 
insurance benefit enrollment, or
    (b) received a lump-sum refund of his/her retirement contributions.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Paper records in this system are stored in secure facilities in a 
locked drawer, behind a locked door. Electronic records are stored on 
magnetic disc, tape, digital media, and CD-ROM in secure facilities.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    Records may be retrieved by various combinations of name; date of 
birth; Social Security number; and/or an automatically assigned, 
system-generated number of the individual to whom they pertain.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    In accordance with National Archives and Records Administration 
(NARA) retention schedule, N1-056-09-001, certain records will be 
destroyed after 115 years from the date of the former police officer's, 
firefighter's, teacher's or judge's birth; or 30 years after the date 
of his/her death, if no application for benefits is received. Under 
that retention schedule, if a survivor or former spouse receives a 
benefit payment, such record will be destroyed after his/her death. All 
other records covered by this system will be destroyed in accordance 
with approved federal and Department guidelines. Paper records will be 
destroyed by shredding or burning. Records in electronic media will be 
electronically erased using NARA guidelines.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    Records in this system are safeguarded in accordance with 
applicable rules and policies, including all applicable Treasury 
automated systems security and access policies. Strict controls have 
been imposed to minimize the risk of compromising the information that 
is being stored. Access to the computer system containing the records 
in this system is limited to those individuals who have a need to know 
the information for the performance of their official duties and who 
have appropriate clearances or permissions.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    See ``Notification Procedures'' below.

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

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    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 Office of Chief Counsel, Disclosure Branch, Treasury Inspector 
General for Tax Administration, 1401 H Street NW, Room 469, Washington, 
DC 20005.

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

HISTORY:
    Notice of this system of records was last published in full in the 
Federal Register on November 7, 2016 as the Department of the Treasury, 
Departmental Offices .214--DC Pensions Retirement Records.

[FR Doc. 2021-04826 Filed 3-8-21; 8:45 am]
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