🗃️Proposed Regulation Changes on Privacy Act Affecting Immigration Records
In the Notice section of today's Federal Register, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), has published a notice of a modified system of records, Adjudication and Appeal Records of the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge and Board of Immigration Appeals, JUSTICE/EOIR-001. This system of records has been exempted from the access and amendment provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, U.S.C. 552a(d), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1), and (k)(2). See 28 CFR 16.83. In this notice of proposed rulemaking, EOIR proposes to update 28 CFR 16.83 consistent with the system of records' modifications to exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act to protect properly classified information and law enforcement sensitive materials maintained in the system. For the reasons provided below, the Department proposes to update its Privacy Act regulations exempting records in this system from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. Public comment is invited.
Learn More🔒SSA Modifies Digital Identity Record System Under Privacy Act
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, we are issuing public notice of our intent to modify an existing system of records entitled, Digital Identity File Record System (60-0373), last published on March 8, 2023. This notice publishes details of the system as set forth below under the caption, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Learn More🔒Notice on Modifications to Social Security System of Records
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, we are issuing public notice of our intent to modify an existing system of records entitled, Appointments, Visitor Information, and Customer Service Record System (60-0350), last published on November 7, 2022. This notice publishes details of the modified system as set forth below under the caption, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Learn More🗂️Notice on Modified System of Records by Social Security Administration
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, we are issuing public notice of our intent to modify an existing system of records entitled, Administrative Law Judge/Public Alleged Misconduct Complaints System (60-0356), last published on February 10, 2010. This notice publishes details of the modified system as set forth below under the caption, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Learn More✈️FAA Proposes Protection for Aviation Safety Data from Disclosure
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to designate safety and security information, reports, data, and work products provided to the FAA from the U.S. Aviation Safety Team (USAST) and its membership as protected from public disclosure. The FAA is authorized to protect voluntarily provided safety and security information from disclosure. This proposed designation is intended to encourage the sharing of information between the FAA and the aviation industry during the discovery of system-level safety issues in the National Airspace System (NAS) and the development and implementation of safety enhancements to address these issues. The voluntarily provided information described in this proposed designation is critical to the FAA's safety mission because it supports a proactive and collaborative, data-driven strategy to reduce the risk of fatal and non-fatal accidents.
Learn More🔒DoD Regulation Amends Privacy Act Exemptions for Military Records
The Department of Defense (Department or DoD) is issuing a final rule to amend its regulations to exempt portions of DoD-0020, Military Human Resource Records system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. Specifically, the rule exempts portions of the Military Human Resource Records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act because of national security, and to prevent the undermining of evaluation materials used to determine potential for promotion.
Learn More🔒Business Impacts of Privacy Act Amendments by Selective Service
The purpose of this notice is to meet the requirement of M-17- 12 requiring agencies to include two mandatory routine uses in all agency System of Records Notices (SORN) to facilitate information sharing in responding to breaches. The amended list of routine uses is consistent with requirements in a memorandum issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on January 3, 2017. The memorandum requires that all Federal agencies publish two routine uses for their systems allowing for the disclosure of personally identifiable information to the appropriate parties in the course of responding to a breach or suspected breach of the agency's PII or to assist another agency in its response to a confirmed or suspected breach.
Learn More🗃️DoD Rescinds Military Spouse Employment Privacy Records Notice
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the DoD is providing notice to rescind a SORN titled Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) Career Portal, DPR 47 DoD.
Learn More🗂️Selective Service System Notice on Privacy Act Records Modification
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Selective Service System (SSS) is issuing a public notice of its intent to modify a Privacy Act System of Records titled, "Reasonable Accommodation, Religious Exception, and Medical Exception Health Records." This System of Records notice (SORN) describes Selective Service's collection, maintenance, and use of records related to requests for reasonable accommodation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or the applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act as applied to the Federal Government through the Rehabilitation Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. This newly modified system will be included in the SSS inventory of record systems.
Learn More🔒DOJ Regulation on Preventing Access to Sensitive Personal Data
On January 8, 2025, the Department of Justice published a final rule, prohibiting and restricting certain data transactions with certain countries or persons. That document incorrectly listed a cross- reference. This document corrects the final rule.
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