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DOW/OS RIN: 0790-AL99 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation (Defense Biometric Identification and Screening Records, DoD-00XX) 
Abstract:

This rule proposes to exempt certain portions Defense Biometric Identification and Screening Records from 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d)(1), (2), (3), and (4); (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I); and (f) of the Privacy Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) and (k)(2). The exemptions aim to prevent disclosure of classified national security information and investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes. Certain requirements of the Privacy Act may interfere with the effective execution of these activities.

 
Agency: Department of War(DOW)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 32 CFR 310   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Rahwa Keleta
Division Chief, Privacy and Civil Liberties Division
Department of War
Office of the Secretary
4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 05F16,
Alexandria, VA 22350-1700
Phone:703 571-0070
Email: osd.mc-alex.oatsd-pclt.mbx.pcld-sorn@mail.mil