📜Privacy Act Rule Delay
Privacy Act; Implementation
Summary
On January 16, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule to make effective the exemptions that were previously proposed for a new Privacy Act system of records, "NIH Police Records," maintained by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), from certain requirements of the Act. That final rule was originally scheduled to take effect on February 18, 2025. This document announces that the effective date is delayed until March 21, 2025, in response to the memorandum titled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," issued by the President on January 20, 2025.
Agencies
- Health and Human Services Department
Business Impact
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The text outlines a final rule affecting the Privacy Act's application to NIH Police Records, necessitating compliance by entities dealing with personal data in health and human services. It affects businesses interacting with the NIH or handling sensitive law enforcement records. The delay of the effective date may influence operational planning.