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DHS/OS | RIN: 1601-AA00 | Publication ID: Fall 2008 |
Title: Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Procedures | |
Abstract: This rulemaking action will revise 6 CFR part 5, which contains the Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) (FOIA) and Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) interim final regulations. The interim final regulations will remain in place during the rulemaking process. This rulemaking action will completely replace DHSs interim final regulations implementing the FOIA, and will change in several respects DHSs interim final regulations implementing the Privacy Act. Changed Privacy Act regulatory provisions will include, among others, those dealing with information subject to Privacy Act exemptions and procedures for verification of the identity of Privacy Act requesters, and a provision will be added regarding the Departments policy decision to extend the administrative protections of the Privacy Act to non-U.S. Citizens and non-Lawful Permanent Residents in systems of records that maintain information on U.S. Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents. Every component of the Department will be subject to the FOIA and Privacy Act regulations. 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 the DHS. The procedures established here 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: Long-Term Actions |
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:
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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: Hugo Teufel III Chief Privacy Officer Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 Phone:703 235-0780 Fax:703 235-0442 Email: hugo.teufel@dhs.gov |