Privacy Act of 1974Notice of Amended System of Records

Résumé

Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing is amending the system of records titled, ``Tenant Eligibility Verification Files''--HUD/PIH-1, previously published at 60 FR 21545; May 2, 1995. The amended notice: (1) Describes the categories of records in the system more specifically and (2) adds a ``Purpose'' section to the system of records notice. Further, the revised system of records notice contains some technical amendments: A more specific system location and more specific references to the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration system of records. The system of records notice below supersedes the May 2, 1995, system of records notice. This system of records contains computer matching and tenant eligibility verification records necessary to support the identification of tenants who have been or may be obtaining excessive rental housing assistance. The system of records also supports referrals of information concerning those tenants to entities that administer HUD rental assistance programs (i.e., housing agencies [which includes public housing agencies and Indian hou