INTERIOR/DOI-72, FECA Chargeback Case Files

64 FR 19380 (April 20, 1999); Modification published 73 FR 8342 (February 13, 2008) and 86 FR 50156 (September 7, 2021)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

Privacy Act of 1974; As Amended; Revisions to an Existing System of Records

AGENCY:  Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior.

ACTION:  Proposed revisions to an existing system of records.
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SUMMARY:  In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended(5 U.S.C. 552a), the Office of the Secretary (OS) is issuing public notice of its intent to modify an existing Privacy Act system of records notice, OS-72, “FECA Chargeback Case File.” The revisions will update the number of the system, the retrievability statement, and the address of the system locations and system managers.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  These actions will be effective April 20, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Director, Office of Personnel Policy, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS-5221 MIB, Washington, DC 20240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Department of the Interior is proposing to amend the system notice for OS-72, “FECA Chargeback Case File,” to update the number of the system to more accurately reflect its Department-wide scope, the retrievability statement and the addresses of the system locations and system managers to reflect changes that have occurred since the notice was last published. Accordingly, the Department of the Interior proposes to amend the “FECA Chargeback Case File,” OS-72, system notice in its entirety to read as follows:

Sue Ellen Sloca,
Office of the Secretary, Privacy Act Officer, National Business Center.

INTERIOR/DOI-72

SYSTEM NAME:
FECA Chargeback Case Files--Interior, DOI-72.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

• (1) Employee and Labor Relations Group, Office of Personnel Policy, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS-5221 MIB, Washington, DC 20240.
• (2) Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Personnel Management, 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20245.
• (3) U.S. Geological Survey, National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 22092.
• (4) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Personnel Management and Organization, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
• (5) Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 25001, Denver, CO 80225.
• (6) Bureau of Land Management, Division of Personnel (530), 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
• (7) National Park Service, Division of Personnel, Branch of Labor Management Relations, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
• (8) Minerals Management Service, Personnel Division, 1110 Herndon Parkway, Herndon, VA 22070.
• (9) Office of Surface Mining, Division of Personnel, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20245.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Current and former Departmental employees and dependents receiving compensation payments through the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) which are being charged back to the Department of the Interior.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Name and Social Security account number of individual being compensated, date of injury and/or death, last payment date, type of payment (whether medical bills or compensation), occupation code at time of injury, grand total of amount paid. Records appear on lists which result from a computer match of the Department of the Interior's “Safety Management Information System,” DOI-60, files with the Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Program's “Federal Employees Compensation Act Chargeback File,” DOL/ESA-15, files.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 301, 5 U.S.C. 8147, 31 U.S.C. 66a, and E.O. 11807.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The primary purpose of the system is to determine the validity of Federal Employees Compensation Act chargebacks to the Department of the Interior.

Note: Records are generated in a computer matching process. When no match occurs, records are furnished to bureaus to determine why no match occurred. Resolution of the investigation of why no match occurred may include a request to the Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, that future charges be referred to another agency or that the Department of Labor discontinue payments and possibly initiate civil or criminal prosecution proceedings against the claimant.

Disclosures outside the Department of the Interior may be made:

• (1)  To the U.S. Department of Justice or in a proceeding before a court or adjudicative body with jurisdiction when 
  • (a)  The United States, the Department of the Interior, a component of the Department, or, when represented by the government, an employee of the Department is a party to litigation or anticipated litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and 
  • (b)  The Department of the Interior determines that the disclosure is relevant or necessary to the litigation and is compatible with the purpose for which the records were compiled.
• (2)  To appropriate Federal, State, local or foreign agencies responsible for investigating or prosecuting the violation of or for enforcing or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, order or license, when the disclosing agency becomes aware of a violation or potential violation of a statute, rule, regulation, order or license.
• (3)  To a congressional office in response to an inquiry an individual has made to the congressional office.
• (4)  To another Federal, State or local agency for the purpose of obtaining information regarding payments being made to claimants.
• (5)  To the Department of Labor, as necessary, to transmit information on results of investigations.
• (6)  To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when:
  • (a) It is suspected or confirmed that the security or confidentiality of information in the system of records has been compromised; and
  • (b) The Department has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed compromise, there is a risk of harm to economic or property interest, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security or integrity of this system or other systems or programs (whether maintained by the Department or another agency or entity) that rely upon the compromised information; and
  • (c) The disclosure is made to such agencies, entities and persons who are reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the Department’s efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm. 
• (7) To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when DOI determines that information from this system of records is reasonably necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in:
  • (a) Responding to a suspected or confirmed breach; or
  • (b) 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 STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:
Quarterly, computer-generated, lists are stored in file folders.

RETRIEVABILITY:
Records are retrieved by name of individual and bureau of employment.

SAFEGUARDS:
Access to records is limited to authorized personnel. Records are maintained in locked metal filing cabinets.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are destroyed 5 years after close of investigations.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

• (1) Team Leader, Employee and Labor Relations Group, Office of Personnel Policy, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS-5221 MIB, Washington, DC 20240.
• (2) Personnel Officer, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Personnel Management, 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20245.
• (3) Personnel Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 22092.
• (4) Personnel Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Personnel Management and Organization, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
• (5) Labor Relations Officer, Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 25001, Denver, CO 80225.
• (6) Personnel Officer, Bureau of Land Management, Division of Personnel (530), 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
• (7) Personnel Officer, National Park Service, Division of Personnel, Branch of Labor Management Relations, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
• (8) Personnel Officer, Minerals Management Service, Personnel Division, 1110 Herndon Parkway, Herndon, VA 22070.
• (9) Personnel Officer, Office of Surface Mining, Division of Personnel, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20245.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
An individual requesting notification of the existence of records on him or her should address his/her request to the appropriate System Manager. The request must be in writing, signed by the requestor, include the current and all former names by which the individual has been known, and comply with the content requirements of 43 CFR 2.60.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
An individual requesting access to records maintained on him or her should address his/her request to the appropriate System Manager. The request must be in writing, signed by the requester, include the current and all former names by which the individual has been known, along with the Social Security account number of the individual, and comply with the requirements of 43 CFR 2.63.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
An individual requesting amendment of a record maintained on him or her should address his/her request to the appropriate System Manager. The request must be in writing, signed by the requestor, include the current and all former names by which the individual has been known, along with the Social Security account number of the individual, and comply with the content requirements of 43 CFR 2.71.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Records in this system are generated whenever a case listed in the Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Program's “Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Chargeback File,” DOL/ESA-15, files does not match a case in the Department of the Interior's “Safety Management Information System,“ DOI-60, files.