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RIN: 1601-AA00

Publication ID: Spring 2014

Title: Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Procedures
Abstract: This rulemaking action will propose to revise 6 CFR part 5, which contains the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) (FOIA) and Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) regulations. This rulemaking action will amend DHS' FOIA regulations, including those provisions governing information subject to Privacy Act exemptions and procedures for verification of the identity of Privacy Act requesters. FOIA provides for the disclosure of agency records to the public unless that information is exempt under clearly delineated statutory language. The Privacy Act regulates the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) maintained by agencies and departments of the executive branch, including DHS. The procedures established here would assist the Department in satisfying its responsibilities to the public to disclose Departmental information while at the same time safeguarding individual privacy.
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 6 CFR 5
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135 5 USC 301 5 USC 552 to 552a

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	01/27/2003	68 FR 4056
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	02/26/2003
NPRM	09/00/2014

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: James Holzer Deputy Chief FOIA Officer Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0655, Washington, DC 20528-0655 Phone:202 343-1756 Email: james.holzer@hq.dhs.gov