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                                               Friday, May 20, 1994

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD

5 CFR Part 1630

 

Privacy Act Regulations

AGENCY: Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Board is amending its Privacy Act regulations to allow 
participants who are authorizing the disclosure of their records to 
submit a copy of a signed statement, instead of an originally signed 
statement.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 20, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John J. O'Meara, Assistant General Counsel for Administration, (202) 
942-1662, FAX (202) 942-1676.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of March 28, 1994 
(59 FR 14371), the Board proposed to amend its Privacy Act regulations 
to allow participants authorizing disclosure of their records to submit 
a signed statement, instead of an originally signed statement. No 
comments were received; therefore, no change was made and rule is now 
being published as a final rule.
    The rule change recognizes that no significant safeguard results 
from requiring the submission of originally signed disclosure 
authorizations. In addition, the requirement to submit originally 
signed authorizations is burdensome to the Department of Agriculture's 
National Finance Center, which is the Board's recordkeeper for TSP 
records. An individual seeking disclosure of his or her TSP record 
shall submit a signed statement authorizing that disclosure.

Other Matters

    This rule is not a major rule for the purpose of Executive Order 
12291 of February 17, 1981. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act, it is hereby certified that this rule will not have a significant 
impact on small business entities. As required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act, I hereby certify that this rule will not require 
additional reporting.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 1630

    Administrative practice and procedure, Privacy, Records.

    Accordingly, part 1630 of title 5 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations is amended to read as follows:

PART 1630--PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS

    1. The authority citation for part 1630 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a.

    2. Section 1630.5 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as 
follows:


Sec. 1630.5  Granting access to a designated individual.

    (a) An individual who wishes to have a person of his or her 
choosing review a record or obtain a copy of a record from the Board 
shall submit a signed statement authorizing the disclosure of his or 
her record before the record will be disclosed. The authorization shall 
be maintained with the record.
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    Dated: May 13, 1994.
Roger W. Mehle,
Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
[FR Doc. 94-12322 Filed 5-19-94; 8:45 am]
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