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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William McAndrew,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Privacy Act: Proposed New System of
Records
Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of proposed new System
of Records—USDA/FNS–10, entitled
Persons Doing Business with the Food
and Nutrition Service.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), is giving notice that it proposes
to add a new system of records.
FNS is creating a new system of
records to include the names, addresses
and Social Security Numbers of persons
involved in a direct payment
relationship with FNS, including
program sponsors, contractors and other
individuals. The Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), Public
Law 104–134, requires FNS to collect
taxpayer identifying numbers (TINs)
from all individuals and entities with
which FNS does business, and to
furnish the TIN with each certified
voucher requesting payment. The
Privacy Act of 1974, in turn, requires
that before personal identifying
information may be shared with other
entities, a Privacy Act notice must be
published. Therefore, FNS is publishing
the accompanying notice announcing
the establishment of a system of records
providing routine uses to allow FNS to
provide TINs to the Department of the
Treasury for the purposes required
under the Law.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice will be
effective, without further notice, May
10, 2000 unless modified by a
subsequent notice to incorporate
comments received by the public.
Comments must be received by the
contact person listed below on or before
May 1, 2000 to be assured
consideration.
SUMMARY:

Comments should be
addressed to: Lou Pastura, Director,
Grants Management Division, Food and
Nutrition Service, USDA, Room 407,
3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria,
Virginia 22302.

ADDRESSES:

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Mark Porter at (703) 305–2048.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Debt
Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97–365),
as amended, provides statutory
authority for Federal agencies to collect
debts through administrative offset. The
Debt Collection Improvement Act of
1996 (Pub. L. 104–134), expanded that
statutory authority by requiring Federal
agencies to obtain TINs from all
individuals and entities doing business
with it, and to furnish the TIN with each
certified voucher requesting payment.
This requirement enables the TINs of
Federal payment recipients to be made
available to match against a debtor
masterfile to facilitate debt collection by
administrative offset under the DCIA,
and for income reporting to the Internal
Revenue Service.
As a prerequisite to making TINs
available for such purposes, the Privacy
Act of 1974, as amended, requires that
agencies that maintain a system of
records must publish a notice in the
Federal Register of the existence and
character of the system of records. This
includes each routine use of the records
contained in the system including
categories of users and the purpose of
such use. Thus, FNS is proposing the
following routine uses for this system of
records, so that FNS can fully comply
with the legislative mandate cited
above.
This system of records contains
personal information from individuals
and entities who receive payments
directly from FNS under any of the
various nutrition and nutrition
education programs FNS administers.
The following information regarding
individuals and entities is contained in
the system: Name, home address, Social
Security Number (SSN), and Employer
Identification Number (EIN). The system
may also include information such as
company or sponsor name, and
financial data such as amounts of
payments to be made.
This system of records is not a
financial management system that is
used to track and identify financial
payments which become delinquent;
however, for FNS to be in compliance
with the law as required by the DCIA,
FNS must share with the Department of
the Treasury the personal identifying
information (such as the debtor’s/
payee’s name, home address, SSN, and
EIN (which is not considered a personal
item of information)) of those
individuals in this system to whom FNS
is providing direct payment. As stated
previously, FNS must publish a Privacy
Act notice before personal identifying

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information may be shared with the
Department of the Treasury.
A ‘‘Report on a New System,’’
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), as
implemented by OMB Circular A–130,
was sent to the Chairman, Senate
Committee on Governmental Affairs, the
Chairman, House Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight, and
to the Administrator, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, of
the Office of Management and Budget
on March 27, 2000.
Signed at Washington, D.C. on March 27,
2000.
Dan Glickman,
Secretary of Agriculture.
USDA/FNS–10
SYSTEM NAME:

USDA/FNS–10 Persons Doing
Business with the Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS).
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.
SYSTEM LOCATION:

This system of records is under the
control of the Deputy Administrator,
Financial Management, Food and
Nutrition Service, United States
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia
22302. The data is maintained in the
Agency Financial Management System
(AFMS), FNS’s automated financial
system.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:

The system consists of information on
individuals who receive payments
directly from FNS under any of the
various nutrition and nutrition
education programs FNS administers.
These individuals may include program
sponsors, contractors, and other
individuals. They do not include
program benefit recipients or State
agencies.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

The information in the system
consists of individuals’ names,
addresses, Social Security Numbers,
Employer Identification Numbers, and
amounts of payments to be made. The
system may also include information
such as company or sponsor name.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

31 U.S.C. 7701(c)(1), the Debt
Collection Improvement Act of 1996
(Pub. L. 104–134), Debt Collection Act
of 1982 as amended (Pub. L. 97–365),
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 as
amended the National School Lunch
Act as amended, and the Food Stamp
Act of 1977 as amended.

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PURPOSE:

To facilitate the Congressional
mandate under the DCIA to provide
taxpayer identification numbers on all
appropriate requests for payment to
facilitate debt collection by
administrative offset under the DCIA,
and for income reporting to the IRS.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

(1) USDA/FNS may disclose
information from this system of records
to the appropriate agency, whether
Federal, State, or local, charged with the
responsibility of investigating or
prosecuting a violation of law, or of
enforcing or implementing a statute,
rule, regulations, or order issued
pursuant thereto, of any record within
this system when information available
indicates a violation or potential
violation of law, whether civil, criminal,
or regulatory in nature, and whether
arising by general statute or particular
program statute, or by rule, regulation,
or order issued pursuant thereto.
(2) USDA/FNS may disclose
information from this system of records
to a court, magistrate, or administrative
tribunal, or to opposing counsel in a
proceeding before any of the above, of
any record within the system which
constitutes evidence in that proceeding,
or which is sought in the course of
discovery.
(3) USDA/FNS may disclose
information from this system of records
to a congressional office from the record
of an individual provided that
individual gave the congressional office
permission to inquire on his or her
behalf.
(4) USDA/FNS may disclose
information from this system of records
of the Internal Revenue Service, for the
purpose of reporting canceled debts of
$600 or more for violations committed
under FNS programs. Canceled debts
will be reported to the Internal Revenue
Service on Form 1099–C (Cancellation
of Debt) under the authority of the
Income Tax Regulations (26 CFR parts 1
and 602) under section 6050P of the
Internal Revenue Code.
(5) USDA/FNS may disclose
information from this system of records
to the Department of the Treasury on
requests for payments for purposes of
administrative offset, to be effected in
cases where entities participating in
FNS programs owe delinquent debts to
other Federal agencies.

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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:

Records are maintained in the
Agency’s AFMS system on magnetic
tapes, on data disks, and in file folders
at FNS Headquarters and at the National
Computer Center facility in Kansas City.
RETRIEVABILITY:

Records are retrievable by name,
vendor number, and Social Security
Number or Employer Identification
Number.
SAFEGUARDS:

Access to records is limited to those
persons who process the records for the
specific routine uses stated above.
Records in such formats as magnetic
tape and disks are kept in physically
secured rooms or cabinets. Various
methods of computer security limit
access to records in automated
databases. Paper records are segregated
and physically secured in locked
cabinets.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records are maintained in the
automated AFMS system indefinitely.
Paper records, where they are held, are
maintained for three years and then
destroyed pursuant to the applicable
document retention and disposal
schedule.

Individuals may request from the
system manager identified above
information regarding this system of
records or whether the system contains
records pertaining to them. Any
individual requesting such information
must provide his or her name, address,
and Social Security Number.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:

Individuals may obtain information
about records in the system pertaining
to them by submitting a written request
to the system manager listed above. The
envelope and letter should be marked
‘‘Privacy Act Request,’’ and should
include the name, address, and Social
Security Number of the individual for
which the request is made.

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EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive
License

ACTION:

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

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Information in this system is provided
by the applications and contracts
entered into by entities participating in
the programs FNS administers. Personal
information in this system is also
obtained from the owners and officers of
such entities as reported on the program
applications and contracts for services
provided under these programs.

AGENCY:

Director, Accounting Division, Food
and Nutrition Service, United States
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 415, Alexandria,
Virginia, 22302.

Individuals desiring to contest or
amend information maintained in the
system should direct their requests to

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Agricultural Research Service,

USDA.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

the system manager listed above, state
the reason(s) for contesting the
information, and provide any available
documentation to support the requested
action.

Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Agricultural Research Service, intends
to grant to Azure Waves Seafood, Inc.,
of Cincinnati, Ohio, an exclusive license
for certain uses in the field of seafood
breading and batters of U.S. Patent
Application Serial No. 08/233,173, filed
April 26, 1994, and U.S. Patent No.
5,676,994, issued October 14, 1997, both
entitled, ‘‘Non-Separable Starch-Oil
Compositions,’’ and U.S. Patent No.
5,882,713, issued March 16, 1999,
entitled ‘‘Non-Separable Compositions
of Starch and Water-Immiscible Organic
Materials,’’ and their foreign
equivalents. Notice of Availability for
U.S. Patent Application No. 08/233,173
was published in the Federal Register
on October 24, 1994; Patent No.
5,676,994 and Patent No. 5,882,713 are
a continuation and continuation-in-part,
respectively of Serial No. 08/233,173.

Comments must be received on
or before May 30, 2000.

DATES:

Send comments to: USDA,
ARS, Office of the Director, National
Center for Agricultural Utilization
Research, Room 2042, 1815 N.
University Street, Peoria, Illinois 61604.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew Watkins of the National Center
for Agricultural Utilization Research at

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