Justice Department Proposed Rule

2023-10525: Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation

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Summary

In the notice section of today's Federal Register, the Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties (hereinafter OPCL), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), has published a notice of a new system of records, Data Protection Review Court Records System, JUSTICE/OPCL-001. In this notice of proposed rulemaking, the OPCL proposes to exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act to protect national security and law enforcement sensitive information, preserve judicial independence, and ensure the integrity of adjudicatory records in cases before the Data Protection Review Court ("DPRC"). For the reasons provided below, the Department proposes to amend its Privacy Act regulations by establishing an exemption for records in this system from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. Public comment is invited.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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