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Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records- Facts included
- Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH), is modifying the system of records notice for the Inventory Management System (IMS), also known as the Public and Indian Housing Information Center (IMS/PIC), and the Housing Information Portal (HIP).
- The modification incorporates two routine uses that were previously added by separate notices and adds three new routine uses and updates the system manager and agency contact information.
- The incorporated and new routine uses are listed as: (17), (18), (19), (20), and (21).
- The modification also clarifies the Categories of Records in the System, Record Source Categories, and methods of electronic collection and submission for IMS/PIC and HIP.
- IMS/PIC and HIP serve as a national repository of information related to Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHE), HUD‑assisted families, HUD assisted properties, and other HUD programs, for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of PIH rental housing assistance programs.
- Sourcing
- The source is an official HUD notice, a primary government document, providing direct information about the policy change.
- Framing
- The text is purely descriptive and factual, presenting no editorial commentary or opinion.
- Omissions
- The excerpt does not explain why the specific routine uses are being added, how the changes will affect data subjects' privacy rights, or any public or stakeholder response to the amendment.
- Rhetorical notes (3)
- bureaucratic language · enumeration of procedural changes · functional justification