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DHS/OS RIN: 1601-AA00 Publication ID: Spring 2005 
Title: Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Procedures 
Abstract: This action establishes procedures for the Department's Office of the Secretary, necessary to implement the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) (FOIA) and the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) (Privacy Act). The provisions of this subpart shall apply to each component of the Department. FOIA provides for the full disclosure of agency records and information to the public unless that information is exempt under clearly delineated statutory language. The Privacy Act serves to safeguard public interest in informational privacy by delineating the duties and responsibilities of Federal agencies that collect, store, and disseminate personal information about individuals. The procedures established here assist the Department in satisfying its responsibility to the public to disclose departmental information while simultaneously safeguarding individual privacy. The Privacy Act serves to balance the Government's need to maintain information about individuals with the rights of individuals to be protected against unwarranted invasions of their privacy stemming from Federal agencies' collection, maintenance, use, and disclosure of personal information about them. Agencies are required to issue regulations outlining the agency's rules and procedures for implementation of the Privacy Act and its provisions in the agency. This action includes DHS procedures on how individuals may request access to information about themselves, request amendment or correction of those records, and request an accounting of disclosures of their records by the Department. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 6 CFR 5.1   
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135    5 USC 301    5 USC 552    5 USC 552(a)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  01/27/2003  68 FR 4056   
Interim Final Rule Effective  01/27/2003    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  02/26/2003    
Final Action  09/00/2005    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Elizabeth Withnell
Chief Counsel to the Privacy Office
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
Phone:202 772-5015
Fax:202 772-5036
Email: elizabeth.withnell@dhs.gov

Tony Kendrick
Director, Departmental Disclosure
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
Phone:202 772-9848
Email: tony.kendrick@dhs.gov