Privacy Act Regulations; Exemption for the Insider Threat Program

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior [XXXD4523WT DWT000000.000000 DS65101000] 43 CFR Part 2 RIN 1090-AB07 AGENCY: Department of the Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior proposes to amend its regulations to exempt certain records in the Insider Threat Program from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and ( printed page 51927) administrative law enforcement requirements. DATES: Submit written comments on or before November 3, 2014 ADDRESSES: Send written comments, identified by the number 1090-AB07, by one of the following methods: Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Teri Barnett, Department of the Interior Privacy Act Officer, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 5547 MIB, Washington, DC 20240. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri Barnett, Department of the Interior Privacy Act Officer, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 5547 MIB, Washington, DC 20240. Email at Privacy@ios.doi.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a , governs the means by which the U.S. Government collects, maintains, uses and disseminates personally identifiable information. The Privacy Act applies to records about individuals that are maintained in a “system of records.” A system of records is a group of any records under the control of an agency from which information about an individual is retrieved by the name of the in…