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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)

Children and Families Administration

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of Amended System of Records.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE); Privacy Act of 1974; Amended System of Records

DATES: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) invites interested parties to submit written comments on the proposed notice until May 15, 2008. As required by the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(r)), HHS on April 8, 2008 sent a report of an Amended System of Records to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The amendments described in this notice are effective on May 15, 2008, unless HHS receives comments that would result in a contrary determination.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is publishing notice of amendment of its system of records, entitled ``Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders'' (FCR), 09800202, last published at 69 FR 46550 on August 3, 2004. The amendment adds four routine uses; new categories of records; and clarifying information and technical amendments.

SUMMARY: Privacy Act; Systems of Records,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is amending one of its systems of records, ``Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders'' (FCR), 09800202, last published at 69 FR 46550 on August 3, 2004.

First, OCSE is adding a routine use (15) to facilitate international child support enforcement in cases involving residents of the United States and residents of foreign countries that are the subject of a declaration under section 459A of the Social Security Act, by providing to foreign reciprocating countries notification of the state of residence of individuals sought for support enforcement.

Second, OCSE is adding a routine use (16) for the disclosure to authorized OCSE users and the HHS Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations, in accordance with established procedures for the purpose of Federal criminal nonsupport prosecution.

Third, in accordance with a memorandum issued by the Office of Management and Budget, OCSE is adding a routine use (17) for the FCR pertaining to the disclosure of information to appropriate persons and entities for purposes of response and remedial efforts in the event of a breach of data maintained in the FCR. This routine use will facilitate an effective response to a confirmed or suspected breach by allowing for disclosure to those individuals affected by the breach, as well as to others who are in a position to assist in response efforts.

Fourth, OCSE is adding a routine use (18) for disclosures to authorized agency contractors for the purpose of accomplishing an agency function.

Fifth, OCSE is adding a category of records that will be maintained within the FCR, records from locate requests, which are disseminated through the FCR. Note: OCSE assists State child support agencies and other authorized persons in locating individuals who are involved in child support cases and to locate employment and asset information maintained in OCSE's National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) database, and within other Federal agencies' records. Records from locate requests are included in this Notice as a category of records within the system of records because they are disseminated through the FCR. However, because the records are collected and maintained within the NDNH prior to disclosure through the FCR, the routine uses under which they
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are disclosed are published in the system of record notice for the Location and Collection System.

Sixth, OCSE is adding a category of records that will be maintained within the FCR, records from locate requests, which are retained within the FCR as a result of a computer system enhancement to electronically filter and suppress redundant information that would have been transmitted to State child support agencies or other authorized persons. This new filtering, suppressing process will also reduce State child support agencies' staff and computer processing unit costs.

Seventh, OCSE is adding a category of records maintained in the FCR, transaction audit logs.

The amendment also revises and expands upon the language of the previous system of records Notice and adds other clarifying information and technical amendments.

Dated: March 21, 2008.
Margot Bean,
Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement.
09800202

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Linda Deimeke, Director, Division of Federal Systems, Office of Child Support Enforcement, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447. Telephone Number (202) 4015439.