83_FR_43843 83 FR 43677 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

83 FR 43677 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 166 (August 27, 2018)

Page Range43677-43680
FR Document2018-18411

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) gives notice of and requests comments on the proposed revisions to an existing system of records entitled ``Reasonable Accommodation Information System'' (FHFA-18). The revised system contains information regarding an individual who files a request for reasonable accommodation or personal assistance service, and will be newly named ``Reasonable Accommodation and Personal Assistance Services Information System.''

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)]
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FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

[No. 2018-N-09]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance Agency.

ACTION: Notice of a Modified System of Records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 
1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Federal Housing Finance Agency 
(FHFA) gives notice of and requests comments on the proposed revisions 
to an existing system of records entitled ``Reasonable Accommodation 
Information System'' (FHFA-18). The revised system contains information 
regarding an individual who files a request for reasonable 
accommodation or personal assistance service, and will be newly named 
``Reasonable Accommodation and Personal Assistance Services Information 
System.''

DATES: To be assured of consideration, comments must be received on or 
before September 26, 2018. The revision to the system of records will 
become effective on September 26, 2018 without further notice unless 
comments necessitate otherwise. FHFA will publish a new notice if the 
effective date is delayed to review comments or if changes are made 
based on comments received.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to FHFA identified by ``2018-N-09,'' using 
any one of the following methods:
     Agency Website: www.fhfa.gov/open-for-comment-or-input.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. If you submit your 
comment to the Federal eRulemaking Portal, please also send it by email 
to FHFA at [email protected] to ensure timely receipt by FHFA. 
Please include ``Comments/No. 2018-N-09,'' in the subject line of the 
message.
     Hand Delivered/Courier: The hand delivery address is: 
Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel, Attention: Comments/No. 2018-N-09, 
Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400 7th Street SW, Eighth Floor, 
Washington, DC 20219. The package should be delivered to the 7th Street 
entrance Guard Desk, First Floor, on business days between 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m.
     U.S. Mail, United Parcel Service, Federal Express, or 
Other Mail Service: The mailing address for comments is: Alfred M. 
Pollard, General Counsel, Attention: Comments/No. 2018-N-09, Federal 
Housing Finance Agency, 400 7th Street SW, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 
20219. Please note that all mail sent to FHFA via the U.S. Postal 
Service is routed through a national irradiation facility, a process 
that may delay delivery by approximately two weeks. For any time-
sensitive correspondence, please plan accordingly.
    See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on 
submission and posting of comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacy J. Easter, Privacy Act Officer, 
[email protected] or (202) 649-3803, or David A. Lee, Senior Agency 
Official for Privacy, [email protected] or (202) 649-3803 (not toll-free 
numbers), Federal Housing Finance Agency, Eighth Floor, 400 7th Street 
SW, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20219. The telephone number for the 
Telecommunications Device for the Hearing Impaired is (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Comments

    FHFA seeks public comments on the revisions to the system of 
records and will take all comments into consideration. See 5 U.S.C. 
552a(e)(4) and (11). In addition to referencing ``Comments/No. 2018-N-
09,'' please reference ``Reasonable Accommodation and Personal 
Assistance Services Information System (FHFA-18).''
    FHFA will make all comments timely received available for 
examination by the public through the electronic comment docket for 
this notice, which is located on the FHFA website at http://www.fhfa.gov. All comments received will be posted without change and 
will include any personal information you provide, such as name, 
address (mailing and email), telephone numbers, and any other 
information you provide.

II. Introduction

    This notice informs the public of FHFA's proposed revisions to an 
existing system of records. This notice satisfies the Privacy Act 
requirement that an agency publishes a system of records notice in the 
Federal Register when there is an addition or change to an agency's 
systems of records. Congress has recognized that application of all 
requirements of the Privacy Act to certain categories of records may 
have an undesirable and often unacceptable effect upon agencies in the 
conduct of necessary public business. Consequently, Congress 
established general exemptions and specific exemptions that could be 
used to exempt records from provisions of the Privacy Act. Congress 
also required that exempting records from provisions of the Privacy Act 
would require the head of an agency to publish a determination to 
exempt a record from the Privacy Act as a rule in accordance with the 
Administrative Procedure Act. The Director of FHFA has determined that 
records and information in this system of records is not exempt from 
the requirements of the Privacy Act.
    As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), and pursuant to 
section 7 of OMB Circular No. A-108, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities 
for Review, Reporting, and Publication under the Privacy Act,'' dated 
December 23, 2016 (81 FR 94424 (Dec. 23, 2016)), prior to publication 
of this notice, FHFA submitted a report describing the system of 
records covered by this notice to the Office of Management and Budget, 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate.

III. Revised Systems Of Records

    The ``Reasonable Accommodation Information System'' (FHFA-18) 
system of records is being revised to change the system name, address 
new records that will be collected, update the system's purpose, add 
one new routine use, and make non-substantive edits. The system's new 
name will be ``Reasonable Accommodation and Personal Assistance 
Services Information System.'' The current purpose of the system is to 
collect and maintain records from individuals who request a reasonable 
accommodation. FHFA is proposing to expand the purpose of the system to 
include records collected and maintained from individuals who request 
personal assistance services. The revised routine use updates the 
language for the disclosure of records

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necessary to respond to a breach. The added routine uses address the 
disclosure of records to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 
purposes of procuring assistive technologies and services through the 
Technology & Accessible Resources Give Employment Today Center in 
response to a request for reasonable accommodation, as well as, the 
disclosure of records that may reasonably be needed by another agency 
in responding to a breach.
    The revised system of records notice is set out in its entirety and 
described in detail below.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Reasonable Accommodation and Personal Assistance Services 
Information System (FHFA-18).

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    No Classified Information.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 
20219, and any alternate work site utilized by employees of the Federal 
Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) or individuals assisting such employees.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Office of Human Resources Management, Employee Relations and 
Benefits, Senior Human Resources Specialist, (202) 649-3807, Federal 
Housing Finance Agency, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219 and any 
alternate work site utilized by employees of the Federal Housing 
Finance Agency (FHFA) or by individuals assisting such employees.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791); 29 CFR part 1630; 
Executive Orders 13163, 13164 and 13548; Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission (EEOC) Policy Guidance on Executive Order 13164; and EEOC 
Enforcement Guidance: Application of the American with Disabilities Act 
(ADA) to Contingent Workers Placed by Temporary Agencies and Other 
Staffing Firms.

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    The purpose of the System is to allow FHFA to collect and maintain 
records on applicants for employment, employees (including former 
employees), and others who request a reasonable accommodation under 
sections 501, 504, and 701 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and under 
the ADA Amendments of 2008, and employees who request or receive 
personal assistance services under Section 501, as amended, of the 
Rehabilitation Act. In addition, the purpose of the System is to track 
and report to appropriate entities the processing of requests for 
reasonable accommodation and personal assistance service to ensure 
compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and to preserve and 
maintain the confidentiality of medical information. Information in 
this System will be used to evaluate, approve, deny, and/or implement a 
request for reasonable accommodation or personal assistance service.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Applicants for employment, employees (current and former), and any 
other individuals who request or receive a reasonable accommodation 
under sections 501, 504, and 701 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and 
under the ADA Amendments of 2008, and employees who request or receive 
personal assistance services under Section 501, as amended, of the 
Rehabilitation Act. This also includes authorized individuals or 
representatives (e.g., family member or attorney) who file requests for 
reasonable accommodation on behalf of an applicant for employment, or 
who file requests for reasonable accommodations or personal assistance 
services on behalf of an employee, or other individual, as well as 
former employees who requested or received reasonable accommodations or 
personal assistance services during their employment with FHFA.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Records may include requester's name, contact information (i.e., 
address, telephone number, email address and any other information 
provided), or other unique identifier; requester's authorized 
representative's name and contact information (i.e., address, telephone 
number, email address and any other information provided); requester's 
status (i.e., applicant, employee, or other); request date; job(s) 
(occupational series, grade level, and agency component) for which a 
reasonable accommodation or personal assistance service had been 
requested; other reasons for requesting a reasonable accommodation or 
personal assistance service; information concerning the nature of any 
disability and the need for accommodation or assistance; appropriate 
medical or other documentation provided in support of the request; 
details of a reasonable accommodation or personal assistance service 
request to include: type(s) of accommodation or assistance requested; 
whether the accommodation requested was pre-employment or during 
employment, or for some other reason; whether the assistance requested 
was during employment; how the requested accommodation would assist the 
individual in applying for a job, how the requested accommodation or 
assistance would assist the individual in performing current job 
functions, or meeting some other need/requirement; the amount of time 
taken to process the request; whether the request was granted or denied 
and, if denied, the reason for the denial; and the sources of any 
assistance consulted in trying to identify possible reasonable 
accommodations or providing personal assistance services.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Information is provided by applicants for employment, employees, 
other individuals requesting a reasonable accommodation or personal 
assistance service, and/or their authorized representatives, as well as 
individuals who are responsible for processing such requests.

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 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained 
therein may specifically be disclosed outside FHFA as a routine use 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
    (1) To appropriate agencies, entities, and person when (1) FHFA 
suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of 
records; (2) FHFA has determined that as a result of the suspected or 
confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, FHFA 
(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 FHFA's efforts to respond to the suspected or 
confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
    (2) Where there is an indication of 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 
regulation, rule or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant records 
in the system of records may be referred, as a routine use, to the 
appropriate agency, whether federal, state, local, tribal, foreign or a 
financial regulatory organization charged with the

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responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such violation or 
charged with enforcing or implementing a statute, or rule, regulation 
or order issued pursuant thereto.
    (3) To any individual during the course of any inquiry or 
investigation conducted by FHFA, or in connection with civil 
litigation, if FHFA has reason to believe that the individual to whom 
the record is disclosed may have further information about the matters 
related therein, and those matters appeared to be relevant at the time 
to the subject matter of the inquiry.
    (4) To any individual with whom FHFA contracts to reproduce, by 
typing, photocopy or other means, any record within this system for use 
by FHFA and its employees in connection with their official duties or 
to any individual who is utilized by FHFA to perform clerical or 
stenographic functions relating to the official business of FHFA.
    (5) To members of advisory committees that are created by FHFA or 
by Congress to render advice and recommendations to FHFA or to 
Congress, to be used solely in connection with their official, 
designated functions.
    (6) To a Congressional office from the record of an individual in 
response to an inquiry from the Congressional office made at the 
request of that individual.
    (7) To contractor personnel, grantees, volunteers, interns, and 
others performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative 
agreement, or project for FHFA.
    (8) To consultants, contractor personnel, entities, vendors or 
suppliers, employees of other government agencies, whether federal, 
state or local, as necessary to make a decision on a request for 
accommodation or to implement the decision.
    (9) 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 or in connection with criminal law proceedings 
or in response to a subpoena from a court of competent jurisdiction.
    (10) To another Federal agency or commission with responsibility 
for labor or employment relations or other issues, including equal 
employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation or personal 
assistance service issues, when that agency or commission has 
jurisdiction over reasonable accommodation or personal assistance 
service.
    (11) To the Office of Management and Budget, Department of Justice 
(DOJ), Department of Labor, Office of Personnel Management, Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission, or Office of Special Counsel to 
obtain advice regarding statutory, regulatory, policy, and other 
requirements related to reasonable accommodation or personal assistance 
service.
    (12) To appropriate third parties contracted by FHFA to facilitate 
mediation or other dispute resolution procedures or programs.
    (13) To the Department of Defense for purposes of procuring 
assistive technologies and services through the Computer/Electronic 
Accommodation Program in response to a request for reasonable 
accommodation.
    (14) To the U.S. Department of Agriculture for purposes of 
procuring assistive technologies and services through the Technology & 
Accessible Resources Give Employment Today Center in response to a 
request for reasonable accommodation.
    (15) To DOJ, (including United States Attorney Offices), or other 
Federal agency conducting litigation or in proceedings before any 
court, adjudicative or administrative body, when it is necessary to the 
litigation and one of the following is a party to the litigation or has 
an interest in such litigation:
    1. FHFA
    2. Any employee of FHFA in his/her official capacity;
    3. Any employee of FHFA in his/her individual capacity where DOJ or 
FHFA has agreed to represent the employee; or
    4. The United States or any agency thereof, is a party to the 
litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and FHFA determines 
that the records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation and 
the use of such records is compatible with the purpose for which FHFA 
collected the records.
    (16) To the National Archives and Records Administration or other 
Federal agencies pursuant to records management inspections being 
conducted under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
    (17) To an agency, organization, or individual for the purpose of 
performing audit or oversight operations as authorized by law, but only 
such information as is necessary and relevant to such audit or 
oversight function.
    (18) To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when FHFA 
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.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Records are maintained in electronic format, paper form, and 
magnetic disk or tape. Electronic records are stored in computerized 
databases. Paper and magnetic disk or tape records are stored in locked 
file rooms, locked file cabinets, or locked safes.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    Records may be retrieved by name, or some other unique identifier.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    Records are retained and disposed of in accordance with the 
appropriate National Archives and Records Administration General 
Records Schedules (GRS), GRS 2.3.20 and FHFA Comprehensive Records 
Schedule, Item 5.3 Human Resources Records. Disposal is by shredding or 
other appropriate disposal system.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    Records are safeguarded in a secured environment. Buildings where 
records are stored have security cameras and 24-hour security guard 
service. Computerized records are safeguarded through use of access 
codes and other information technology security measures. Paper records 
are safeguarded by locked file rooms, locked file cabinets, or locked 
safes. Access to the records is restricted to those who require the 
records in the performance of official duties related to the purposes 
for which the system is maintained.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Direct requests for access to a record to the Privacy Act Officer, 
Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 
20219, or [email protected] in accordance with the procedures set forth 
in 12 CFR part 1204.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    Direct requests to contest or appeal an adverse determination for a 
record to the Privacy Act Appeals Officer, Federal Housing Finance 
Agency, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219, or [email protected] in 
accordance with the procedures set forth in 12 CFR part 1204.

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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    Direct inquiries as whether this system contains a record 
pertaining to an individual to the Privacy Act Officer, Federal Housing 
Finance Agency, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219, or 
[email protected] in accordance with the procedures set forth in 12 CFR 
part 1204.

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

HISTORY:
    The Reasonable Accommodation Information System (FHFA-18) system of 
records was last published in the Federal Register on August 9, 2012 
(77 FR 47641, 47646).

    Dated: August 21, 2018.
Melvin L. Watt,
Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
[FR Doc. 2018-18411 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am]
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                                              docket, and community engagements,                      timely receipt by FHFA. Please include                II. Introduction
                                              the EPA plans to develop a PFAS                         ‘‘Comments/No. 2018–N–09,’’ in the                       This notice informs the public of
                                              Management Plan for release later this                  subject line of the message.                          FHFA’s proposed revisions to an
                                              year. A summary of the Heartland                           • Hand Delivered/Courier: The hand                 existing system of records. This notice
                                              Community Engagement will be made                       delivery address is: Alfred M. Pollard,               satisfies the Privacy Act requirement
                                              available to the public following the                   General Counsel, Attention: Comments/                 that an agency publishes a system of
                                              event on the EPA’s PFAS Community                       No. 2018–N–09, Federal Housing                        records notice in the Federal Register
                                              Engagement website at: https://                         Finance Agency, 400 7th Street SW,                    when there is an addition or change to
                                              www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-community-                        Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20219.                   an agency’s systems of records. Congress
                                              engagement.                                             The package should be delivered to the                has recognized that application of all
                                                Dated: August 17, 2018.                               7th Street entrance Guard Desk, First                 requirements of the Privacy Act to
                                              Peter Grevatt,                                          Floor, on business days between 9 a.m.                certain categories of records may have
                                              Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking           to 5 p.m.                                             an undesirable and often unacceptable
                                              Water.                                                     • U.S. Mail, United Parcel Service,                effect upon agencies in the conduct of
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–18521 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am]             Federal Express, or Other Mail Service:               necessary public business.
                                              BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  The mailing address for comments is:                  Consequently, Congress established
                                                                                                      Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel,                   general exemptions and specific
                                                                                                      Attention: Comments/No. 2018–N–09,                    exemptions that could be used to
                                              FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE                                 Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400                   exempt records from provisions of the
                                              AGENCY                                                  7th Street SW, Eighth Floor,                          Privacy Act. Congress also required that
                                                                                                      Washington, DC 20219. Please note that                exempting records from provisions of
                                              [No. 2018–N–09]                                         all mail sent to FHFA via the U.S. Postal             the Privacy Act would require the head
                                                                                                      Service is routed through a national                  of an agency to publish a determination
                                              Privacy Act of 1974; System of                          irradiation facility, a process that may              to exempt a record from the Privacy Act
                                              Records                                                 delay delivery by approximately two                   as a rule in accordance with the
                                              AGENCY:  Federal Housing Finance                        weeks. For any time-sensitive                         Administrative Procedure Act. The
                                              Agency.                                                 correspondence, please plan                           Director of FHFA has determined that
                                              ACTION: Notice of a Modified System of                  accordingly.                                          records and information in this system
                                              Records.                                                   See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for                  of records is not exempt from the
                                                                                                      additional information on submission                  requirements of the Privacy Act.
                                              SUMMARY: In accordance with the                         and posting of comments.                                 As required by the Privacy Act, 5
                                              requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,                                                                      U.S.C. 552a(r), and pursuant to section
                                                                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              as amended (Privacy Act), the Federal                                                                         7 of OMB Circular No. A–108, ‘‘Federal
                                              Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) gives                     Stacy J. Easter, Privacy Act Officer,
                                                                                                      privacy@fhfa.gov or (202) 649–3803, or                Agency Responsibilities for Review,
                                              notice of and requests comments on the                                                                        Reporting, and Publication under the
                                              proposed revisions to an existing system                David A. Lee, Senior Agency Official for
                                                                                                      Privacy, privacy@fhfa.gov or (202) 649–               Privacy Act,’’ dated December 23, 2016
                                              of records entitled ‘‘Reasonable                                                                              (81 FR 94424 (Dec. 23, 2016)), prior to
                                              Accommodation Information System’’                      3803 (not toll-free numbers), Federal
                                                                                                      Housing Finance Agency, Eighth Floor,                 publication of this notice, FHFA
                                              (FHFA–18). The revised system contains                                                                        submitted a report describing the system
                                              information regarding an individual                     400 7th Street SW, Eighth Floor,
                                                                                                      Washington, DC 20219. The telephone                   of records covered by this notice to the
                                              who files a request for reasonable                                                                            Office of Management and Budget, the
                                              accommodation or personal assistance                    number for the Telecommunications
                                                                                                      Device for the Hearing Impaired is (800)              Committee on Oversight and
                                              service, and will be newly named                                                                              Government Reform of the House of
                                              ‘‘Reasonable Accommodation and                          877–8339.
                                                                                                                                                            Representatives, and the Committee on
                                              Personal Assistance Services                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Homeland Security and Governmental
                                              Information System.’’                                   I. Comments                                           Affairs of the Senate.
                                              DATES: To be assured of consideration,
                                              comments must be received on or before                     FHFA seeks public comments on the                  III. Revised Systems Of Records
                                              September 26, 2018. The revision to the                 revisions to the system of records and                  The ‘‘Reasonable Accommodation
                                              system of records will become effective                 will take all comments into                           Information System’’ (FHFA–18) system
                                              on September 26, 2018 without further                   consideration. See 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)                of records is being revised to change the
                                              notice unless comments necessitate                      and (11). In addition to referencing                  system name, address new records that
                                              otherwise. FHFA will publish a new                      ‘‘Comments/No. 2018–N–09,’’ please                    will be collected, update the system’s
                                              notice if the effective date is delayed to              reference ‘‘Reasonable Accommodation                  purpose, add one new routine use, and
                                              review comments or if changes are made                  and Personal Assistance Services                      make non-substantive edits. The
                                              based on comments received.                             Information System (FHFA–18).’’                       system’s new name will be ‘‘Reasonable
                                              ADDRESSES: Submit comments to FHFA                         FHFA will make all comments timely                 Accommodation and Personal
                                              identified by ‘‘2018–N–09,’’ using any                  received available for examination by                 Assistance Services Information
                                              one of the following methods:                           the public through the electronic                     System.’’ The current purpose of the
                                                 • Agency Website: www.fhfa.gov/                      comment docket for this notice, which                 system is to collect and maintain
                                              open-for-comment-or-input.                              is located on the FHFA website at                     records from individuals who request a
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                                                 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                http://www.fhfa.gov. All comments                     reasonable accommodation. FHFA is
                                              www.regulations.gov. Follow the                         received will be posted without change                proposing to expand the purpose of the
                                              instructions for submitting comments. If                and will include any personal                         system to include records collected and
                                              you submit your comment to the                          information you provide, such as name,                maintained from individuals who
                                              Federal eRulemaking Portal, please also                 address (mailing and email), telephone                request personal assistance services.
                                              send it by email to FHFA at                             numbers, and any other information you                The revised routine use updates the
                                              RegComments@fhfa.gov to ensure                          provide.                                              language for the disclosure of records


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                                              necessary to respond to a breach. The                   Rehabilitation Act. In addition, the                  whether the accommodation requested
                                              added routine uses address the                          purpose of the System is to track and                 was pre-employment or during
                                              disclosure of records to the U.S.                       report to appropriate entities the                    employment, or for some other reason;
                                              Department of Agriculture for purposes                  processing of requests for reasonable                 whether the assistance requested was
                                              of procuring assistive technologies and                 accommodation and personal assistance                 during employment; how the requested
                                              services through the Technology &                       service to ensure compliance with                     accommodation would assist the
                                              Accessible Resources Give Employment                    applicable laws and regulations, and to               individual in applying for a job, how the
                                              Today Center in response to a request                   preserve and maintain the                             requested accommodation or assistance
                                              for reasonable accommodation, as well                   confidentiality of medical information.               would assist the individual in
                                              as, the disclosure of records that may                  Information in this System will be used               performing current job functions, or
                                              reasonably be needed by another agency                  to evaluate, approve, deny, and/or                    meeting some other need/requirement;
                                              in responding to a breach.                              implement a request for reasonable                    the amount of time taken to process the
                                                 The revised system of records notice                 accommodation or personal assistance                  request; whether the request was
                                              is set out in its entirety and described                service.                                              granted or denied and, if denied, the
                                              in detail below.                                                                                              reason for the denial; and the sources of
                                                                                                      CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
                                                                                                      SYSTEM:
                                                                                                                                                            any assistance consulted in trying to
                                              SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
                                                                                                                                                            identify possible reasonable
                                                Reasonable Accommodation and                             Applicants for employment,
                                                                                                                                                            accommodations or providing personal
                                              Personal Assistance Services                            employees (current and former), and
                                                                                                                                                            assistance services.
                                              Information System (FHFA–18).                           any other individuals who request or
                                                                                                      receive a reasonable accommodation                    RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
                                              SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:                                under sections 501, 504, and 701 of the                 Information is provided by applicants
                                                 No Classified Information.                           Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and under                  for employment, employees, other
                                                                                                      the ADA Amendments of 2008, and                       individuals requesting a reasonable
                                              SYSTEM LOCATION:
                                                                                                      employees who request or receive                      accommodation or personal assistance
                                                Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400                   personal assistance services under                    service, and/or their authorized
                                              7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219,                    Section 501, as amended, of the                       representatives, as well as individuals
                                              and any alternate work site utilized by                 Rehabilitation Act. This also includes                who are responsible for processing such
                                              employees of the Federal Housing                        authorized individuals or                             requests.
                                              Finance Agency (FHFA) or individuals                    representatives (e.g., family member or
                                              assisting such employees.                               attorney) who file requests for                       ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
                                                                                                                                                            SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
                                              SYSTEM MANAGER(S):                                      reasonable accommodation on behalf of
                                                                                                                                                            PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
                                                 Office of Human Resources                            an applicant for employment, or who
                                                                                                      file requests for reasonable                             In addition to those disclosures
                                              Management, Employee Relations and                                                                            generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.
                                              Benefits, Senior Human Resources                        accommodations or personal assistance
                                                                                                      services on behalf of an employee, or                 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records
                                              Specialist, (202) 649–3807, Federal                                                                           or information contained therein may
                                              Housing Finance Agency, 400 7th Street                  other individual, as well as former
                                                                                                      employees who requested or received                   specifically be disclosed outside FHFA
                                              SW, Washington, DC 20219 and any                                                                              as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
                                              alternate work site utilized by                         reasonable accommodations or personal
                                                                                                      assistance services during their                      552a(b)(3) as follows:
                                              employees of the Federal Housing                                                                                 (1) To appropriate agencies, entities,
                                              Finance Agency (FHFA) or by                             employment with FHFA.
                                                                                                                                                            and person when (1) FHFA suspects or
                                              individuals assisting such employees.                   CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:                  has confirmed that there has been a
                                              AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:                   Records may include requester’s                    breach of the system of records; (2)
                                                The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29                    name, contact information (i.e., address,             FHFA has determined that as a result of
                                              U.S.C. 791); 29 CFR part 1630;                          telephone number, email address and                   the suspected or confirmed breach there
                                              Executive Orders 13163, 13164 and                       any other information provided), or                   is a risk of harm to individuals, FHFA
                                              13548; Equal Employment Opportunity                     other unique identifier; requester’s                  (including its information systems,
                                              Commission (EEOC) Policy Guidance on                    authorized representative’s name and                  programs, and operations), the Federal
                                              Executive Order 13164; and EEOC                         contact information (i.e., address,                   Government, or national security; and
                                              Enforcement Guidance: Application of                    telephone number, email address and                   (3) the disclosure made to such
                                              the American with Disabilities Act                      any other information provided);                      agencies, entities, and persons is
                                              (ADA) to Contingent Workers Placed by                   requester’s status (i.e., applicant,                  reasonably necessary to assist in
                                              Temporary Agencies and Other Staffing                   employee, or other); request date; job(s)             connection with FHFA’s efforts to
                                              Firms.                                                  (occupational series, grade level, and                respond to the suspected or confirmed
                                                                                                      agency component) for which a                         breach or to prevent, minimize, or
                                              PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:                               reasonable accommodation or personal                  remedy such harm.
                                                The purpose of the System is to allow                 assistance service had been requested;                   (2) Where there is an indication of a
                                              FHFA to collect and maintain records                    other reasons for requesting a reasonable             violation or potential violation of law,
                                              on applicants for employment,                           accommodation or personal assistance                  whether civil, criminal or regulatory in
                                              employees (including former                             service; information concerning the                   nature, and whether arising by general
                                              employees), and others who request a                    nature of any disability and the need for             statute or particular program statute, or
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                                              reasonable accommodation under                          accommodation or assistance;                          by regulation, rule or order issued
                                              sections 501, 504, and 701 of the                       appropriate medical or other                          pursuant thereto, the relevant records in
                                              Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and under                    documentation provided in support of                  the system of records may be referred,
                                              the ADA Amendments of 2008, and                         the request; details of a reasonable                  as a routine use, to the appropriate
                                              employees who request or receive                        accommodation or personal assistance                  agency, whether federal, state, local,
                                              personal assistance services under                      service request to include: type(s) of                tribal, foreign or a financial regulatory
                                              Section 501, as amended, of the                         accommodation or assistance requested;                organization charged with the


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                                              responsibility of investigating or                         (11) To the Office of Management and               remedying the risk of harm to
                                              prosecuting such violation or charged                   Budget, Department of Justice (DOJ),                  individuals, the recipient agency or
                                              with enforcing or implementing a                        Department of Labor, Office of                        entity (including its information
                                              statute, or rule, regulation or order                   Personnel Management, Equal                           systems, programs, and operations), the
                                              issued pursuant thereto.                                Employment Opportunity Commission,                    Federal Government, or national
                                                 (3) To any individual during the                     or Office of Special Counsel to obtain                security, resulting from a suspected or
                                              course of any inquiry or investigation                  advice regarding statutory, regulatory,               confirmed breach.
                                              conducted by FHFA, or in connection                     policy, and other requirements related
                                                                                                                                                            POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
                                              with civil litigation, if FHFA has reason               to reasonable accommodation or
                                                                                                                                                            RECORDS:
                                              to believe that the individual to whom                  personal assistance service.
                                              the record is disclosed may have further                   (12) To appropriate third parties                    Records are maintained in electronic
                                              information about the matters related                   contracted by FHFA to facilitate                      format, paper form, and magnetic disk
                                              therein, and those matters appeared to                  mediation or other dispute resolution                 or tape. Electronic records are stored in
                                              be relevant at the time to the subject                  procedures or programs.                               computerized databases. Paper and
                                              matter of the inquiry.                                     (13) To the Department of Defense for              magnetic disk or tape records are stored
                                                 (4) To any individual with whom                      purposes of procuring assistive                       in locked file rooms, locked file
                                              FHFA contracts to reproduce, by typing,                 technologies and services through the                 cabinets, or locked safes.
                                              photocopy or other means, any record                    Computer/Electronic Accommodation                     POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
                                              within this system for use by FHFA and                  Program in response to a request for                  RECORDS:
                                              its employees in connection with their                  reasonable accommodation.
                                                                                                         (14) To the U.S. Department of                       Records may be retrieved by name, or
                                              official duties or to any individual who                                                                      some other unique identifier.
                                              is utilized by FHFA to perform clerical                 Agriculture for purposes of procuring
                                              or stenographic functions relating to the               assistive technologies and services                   POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
                                              official business of FHFA.                              through the Technology & Accessible                   DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
                                                 (5) To members of advisory                           Resources Give Employment Today                          Records are retained and disposed of
                                              committees that are created by FHFA or                  Center in response to a request for                   in accordance with the appropriate
                                              by Congress to render advice and                        reasonable accommodation.                             National Archives and Records
                                              recommendations to FHFA or to                              (15) To DOJ, (including United States              Administration General Records
                                              Congress, to be used solely in                          Attorney Offices), or other Federal                   Schedules (GRS), GRS 2.3.20 and FHFA
                                              connection with their official,                         agency conducting litigation or in                    Comprehensive Records Schedule, Item
                                              designated functions.                                   proceedings before any court,                         5.3 Human Resources Records. Disposal
                                                 (6) To a Congressional office from the               adjudicative or administrative body,                  is by shredding or other appropriate
                                              record of an individual in response to                  when it is necessary to the litigation and            disposal system.
                                              an inquiry from the Congressional office                one of the following is a party to the
                                                                                                      litigation or has an interest in such                 ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
                                              made at the request of that individual.                                                                       SAFEGUARDS:
                                                                                                      litigation:
                                                 (7) To contractor personnel, grantees,
                                                                                                         1. FHFA                                              Records are safeguarded in a secured
                                              volunteers, interns, and others                            2. Any employee of FHFA in his/her                 environment. Buildings where records
                                              performing or working on a contract,                    official capacity;                                    are stored have security cameras and 24-
                                              service, grant, cooperative agreement, or                  3. Any employee of FHFA in his/her                 hour security guard service.
                                              project for FHFA.                                       individual capacity where DOJ or FHFA                 Computerized records are safeguarded
                                                 (8) To consultants, contractor                       has agreed to represent the employee; or              through use of access codes and other
                                              personnel, entities, vendors or                            4. The United States or any agency                 information technology security
                                              suppliers, employees of other                           thereof, is a party to the litigation or has          measures. Paper records are safeguarded
                                              government agencies, whether federal,                   an interest in such litigation, and FHFA              by locked file rooms, locked file
                                              state or local, as necessary to make a                  determines that the records are both                  cabinets, or locked safes. Access to the
                                              decision on a request for                               relevant and necessary to the litigation              records is restricted to those who
                                              accommodation or to implement the                       and the use of such records is                        require the records in the performance
                                              decision.                                               compatible with the purpose for which                 of official duties related to the purposes
                                                 (9) To a court, magistrate, or                       FHFA collected the records.                           for which the system is maintained.
                                              administrative tribunal in the course of                   (16) To the National Archives and
                                              presenting evidence, including                          Records Administration or other Federal               RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
                                              disclosures to opposing counsel or                      agencies pursuant to records                            Direct requests for access to a record
                                              witnesses in the course of civil                        management inspections being                          to the Privacy Act Officer, Federal
                                              discovery, litigation, or settlement                    conducted under the authority of 44                   Housing Finance Agency, 400 7th Street
                                              negotiations or in connection with                      U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.                                 SW, Washington, DC 20219, or privacy@
                                              criminal law proceedings or in response                    (17) To an agency, organization, or                fhfa.gov in accordance with the
                                              to a subpoena from a court of competent                 individual for the purpose of performing              procedures set forth in 12 CFR part
                                              jurisdiction.                                           audit or oversight operations as                      1204.
                                                 (10) To another Federal agency or                    authorized by law, but only such
                                              commission with responsibility for                      information as is necessary and relevant              CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
                                              labor or employment relations or other                  to such audit or oversight function.                    Direct requests to contest or appeal an
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                                              issues, including equal employment                         (18) To another Federal agency or                  adverse determination for a record to
                                              opportunity and reasonable                              Federal entity, when FHFA determines                  the Privacy Act Appeals Officer, Federal
                                              accommodation or personal assistance                    that information from this system of                  Housing Finance Agency, 400 7th Street
                                              service issues, when that agency or                     records is reasonably necessary to assist             SW, Washington, DC 20219, or privacy@
                                              commission has jurisdiction over                        the recipient agency or entity in (1)                 fhfa.gov in accordance with the
                                              reasonable accommodation or personal                    responding to a suspected or confirmed                procedures set forth in 12 CFR part
                                              assistance service.                                     breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or              1204.


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                                              NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:                                All public comments are available from                comments received from the public and
                                                Direct inquiries as whether this                      the Board’s website at http://                        other agencies.
                                              system contains a record pertaining to                  www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/
                                                                                                                                                            Request for Comment on Information
                                              an individual to the Privacy Act Officer,               proposedregs.aspx as submitted, unless
                                                                                                                                                            Collection Proposal
                                              Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400                     modified for technical reasons.
                                              7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219,                    Accordingly, your comments will not be                   The Board invites public comment on
                                              or privacy@fhfa.gov in accordance with                  edited to remove any identifying or                   the following information collection,
                                              the procedures set forth in 12 CFR part                 contact information. Public comments                  which is being reviewed under
                                              1204.                                                   may also be viewed electronically or in               authority delegated by the OMB under
                                                                                                      paper form in Room 3515, 1801 K Street                the PRA. Comments are invited on the
                                              EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:                  (between 18th and 19th Streets NW)                    following:
                                                 None.                                                Washington, DC 20006 between 9:00                        a. Whether the proposed collection of
                                                                                                      a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. For                   information is necessary for the proper
                                              HISTORY:                                                                                                      performance of the Board’s functions;
                                                                                                      security reasons, the Board requires that
                                                The Reasonable Accommodation                          visitors make an appointment to inspect               including whether the information has
                                              Information System (FHFA–18) system                     comments. You may do so by calling                    practical utility;
                                              of records was last published in the                    (202) 452–3684. Upon arrival, visitors                   b. The accuracy of the Board’s
                                              Federal Register on August 9, 2012 (77                  will be required to present valid                     estimate of the burden of the proposed
                                              FR 47641, 47646).                                       government-issued photo identification                information collection, including the
                                                Dated: August 21, 2018.                               and to submit to security screening in                validity of the methodology and
                                              Melvin L. Watt,                                         order to inspect and photocopy                        assumptions used;
                                                                                                      comments.                                                c. Ways to enhance the quality,
                                              Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
                                                                                                                                                            utility, and clarity of the information to
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–18411 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am]               Additionally, commenters may send a
                                                                                                                                                            be collected;
                                              BILLING CODE 8070–01–P                                  copy of their comments to the OMB
                                                                                                                                                               d. Ways to minimize the burden of
                                                                                                      Desk Officer—Shagufta Ahmed—Office
                                                                                                                                                            information collection on respondents,
                                                                                                      of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
                                                                                                                                                            including through the use of automated
                                              FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM                                  Office of Management and Budget, New
                                                                                                                                                            collection techniques or other forms of
                                                                                                      Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
                                                                                                                                                            information technology; and
                                              Proposed Agency Information                             725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC                       e. Estimates of capital or startup costs
                                              Collection Activities; Comment                          20503 or by fax to (202) 395–6974.                    and costs of operation, maintenance,
                                              Request                                                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    A                 and purchase of services to provide
                                              AGENCY: Board of Governors of the                       copy of the PRA OMB submission,                       information.
                                              Federal Reserve System.                                 including the proposed reporting form                 At the end of the comment period, the
                                                                                                      and instructions, supporting statement,               comments and recommendations
                                              ACTION: Notice, request for comment.
                                                                                                      and other documentation will be placed                received will be analyzed to determine
                                              SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the                  into OMB’s public docket files, once                  the extent to which the Board should
                                              Federal Reserve System (Board) invites                  approved. These documents will also be                modify the proposal prior to giving final
                                              comment on a proposal to implement a                    made available on the Board’s public                  approval.
                                              new information collection, the Report                  website at: http://                                      Proposal under OMB delegated
                                              of Institution-to-Aggregate Granular                    www.federalreserve.gov/apps/                          authority to implement the following
                                              Data on Assets and Liabilities on an                    reportforms/review.aspx or may be                     report:
                                              Immediate Counterparty Basis (FR                        requested from the agency clearance                      Report title: Report of Institution-to-
                                              2510)(OMB No. 7100-to be assigned).                     officer, whose name appears below.                    Aggregate Granular Data on Assets and
                                                                                                        Federal Reserve Board Clearance                     Liabilities on an Immediate
                                              DATES: Comments must be submitted on
                                                                                                      Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of                     Counterparty Basis.
                                              or before October 26, 2018.
                                                                                                      the Chief Data Officer, Board of                         Agency form number: FR 2510.
                                              ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,                                                                              OMB control number: 7100-to be
                                              identified by FR 2510, by any of the                    Governors of the Federal Reserve
                                                                                                      System, Washington, DC 20551, (202)                   assigned.
                                              following methods:                                                                                               Frequency: Quarterly, beginning with
                                                • Agency website: http://                             452–3829. Telecommunications Device
                                                                                                      for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact                  the reporting period ending on March
                                              www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the                                                                            31, 2019.
                                              instructions for submitting comments at                 (202) 263–4869, Board of Governors of
                                                                                                      the Federal Reserve System,                              Reporters: Bank holding companies
                                              http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/                                                                           headquartered in the United States that
                                              foia/proposedregs.aspx.                                 Washington, DC 20551.
                                                                                                                                                            are global systemically important bank
                                                • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     On June                holding companies (U.S. G–SIBs) under
                                              www.regulations.gov. Follow the                         15, 1984, the Office of Management and                the Board’s rules.
                                              instructions for submitting comments.                   Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board                      Estimated annual reporting hours:
                                                • Email: regs.comments@                               authority under the Paperwork                         One-time implementation: 8,000 hours;
                                              federalreserve.gov. Include OMB                         Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and                    ongoing: 18,176 hours.
                                              number in the subject line of the                       assign OMB control numbers to                            Estimated average hours per response:
                                              message.                                                collection of information requests and                One-time implementation: 1,000 hours;
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                                                • Fax: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452–                   requirements conducted or sponsored                   ongoing: 568 hours.
                                              3102.                                                   by the Board. In exercising this                         Number of respondents: 8
                                                • Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary,                    delegated authority, the Board is                        General description of report: The
                                              Board of Governors of the Federal                       directed to take every reasonable step to             proposed FR 2510 would collect
                                              Reserve System, 20th Street and                         solicit comment. In determining                       granular exposure data on the assets,
                                              Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                     whether to approve a collection of                    liabilities, and off-balance sheet
                                              DC 20551.                                               information, the Board will consider all              holdings of U.S. G–SIBS, providing


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Document Created: 2018-08-25 01:49:29
Document Modified: 2018-08-25 01:49:29
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a Modified System of Records.
DatesTo be assured of consideration, comments must be received on or before September 26, 2018. The revision to the system of records will become effective on September 26, 2018 without further notice unless comments necessitate otherwise. FHFA will publish a new notice if the effective date is delayed to review comments or if changes are made based on comments received.
ContactStacy J. Easter, Privacy Act Officer, [email protected] or (202) 649-3803, or David A. Lee, Senior Agency Official for Privacy, [email protected] or (202) 649-3803 (not toll-free numbers), Federal Housing Finance Agency, Eighth Floor, 400 7th Street SW, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20219. The telephone number for the Telecommunications Device for the Hearing Impaired is (800) 877-8339.
FR Citation83 FR 43677 

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