83 FR 23260 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 97 (May 18, 2018)

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) provides notice that it is rescinding CFPB.024 Judicial and Administrative Filings Collection from its inventory of record systems. The System of Records Notice was intended to address a potential collection of publicly available personally identifiable information contained in formal judicial and administrative filings, or other formal actions that have reached final judgment, involving financial frauds against consumers. The collection would have been used in identifying repeat offenders and prosecuting cases based on these types of frauds, and access to the records would have been limited to State and Federal agencies for law enforcement purposes. The Bureau is rescinding this System of Records Notice because it never created this system and no information or documents were ever collected, thereby making the System of Records Notice unnecessary.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23260-23261]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10632]


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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

[Docket No: CFPB-2018-0019]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

ACTION: Rescindment of a System of Records Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the 
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) provides notice that 
it is rescinding CFPB.024 Judicial and Administrative Filings 
Collection from its inventory of record systems.
    The System of Records Notice was intended to address a potential 
collection of publicly available personally identifiable information 
contained in formal judicial and administrative filings, or other 
formal actions that have reached final judgment, involving financial 
frauds against consumers. The collection would have been used in 
identifying repeat offenders and prosecuting cases based on these types 
of frauds, and access to the records would have been limited to State 
and Federal agencies for law enforcement purposes.
    The Bureau is rescinding this System of Records Notice because it 
never created this system and no information or documents were ever 
collected, thereby making the System of Records Notice unnecessary.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than June 18, 2018. This 
Rescindment will be effective upon publication in today's Federal 
Register.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title and docket 
number (see above), by any of the following methods:
     Electronic: [email protected] or http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Claire Stapleton, Chief Privacy Officer, Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection, 1700 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20552.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Claire Stapleton, Chief Privacy 
Officer, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 1700 G Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20552.

Comments will be available for public inspection and copying at 1700 G 
Street

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NW, Washington, DC 20552, 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) 435-7220. All comments, including 
attachments and other supporting materials, will become 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: Claire Stapleton, Chief Privacy 
Officer, at (202) 435-7220. If you require this document in an 
alternative electronic format, please contact 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau never implemented the Judicial 
and Administrative Filings Collection and no information or documents 
were ever collected pursuant to this Systems of Records Notice. 
Accordingly, the Bureau reasonably believes that the rescindment of 
this System of Records Notice will have little effect on individuals' 
privacy. Rescindment of this System of Records Notice will also promote 
the overall streamlining and management of Privacy Act record systems 
for the Bureau.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    CFPB.024 Judicial and Administrative Filings Collection.

HISTORY:
    78 FR 25426 (May 1, 2013) (CFPB.024 Judicial and Administrative 
Filings Collection).

    Dated: May 14, 2018.
Claire Stapleton,
Chief Privacy Officer, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
[FR Doc. 2018-10632 Filed 5-17-18; 8:45 am]
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