[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 789-790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-168]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

22 CFR Part 171

[Public Notice 2952]


Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State proposes to amend its Privacy Act 
regulations exempting portions of a newly created record system from 
certain provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
552a). Certain portions of the Records of the Office of White House 
Liaison (STATE-34) contain confidential source information and are 
exempted from 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4) (G), (H) and 
(I), and (f) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 16, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed or delivered to Rosemary 
Melendy, Acting Chief; Programs and Policies Division; Office of IRM 
Programs and Services; Room 1239; Department of State; 2201 C Street, 
NW; Washington, DC 20520-1512.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosemary Melendy, 202-647-6020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice of a proposal to create a new 
system of records (Public Notice 2953) is published elsewhere in this 
Federal Register. This system principally supports the Office of White 
House Liaison's role in processing applicants and candidates for non-
career

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Presidential appointments in the Department of State. The Records of 
the Office of White House Liaison contain information relating to the 
application and ultimate appointment of non-career Presidential 
appointments including, but not limited to, communications between: The 
Department of State and the White House and/or the applicant and his/
her references; and the Office of White House Liaison and other 
internal bureaus of the Department.
    This system of records contains investigatory material compiled for 
the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility or qualifications 
for federal civilian employment and may contain the identity of a 
source who provided information with an expressed or implied promise 
that their identity would be kept confidential.

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 171

    Privacy.

    Title 22, part 171 covering certain records in STATE-34 is proposed 
to be amended as follows:

PART 171--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 171 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552; the 
Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a; the Administrative Procedures Act, 5 
U.S.C. 551, et seq.; the Ethics in Government Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 
201; Executive Order 12958, 60 FR 19825; and Executive Order 12600, 
52 FR 23781.


Sec. 171.32  [Amended]

    2. In Sec. 171.32, paragraph (j)(5) will be amended by adding 
``Records of the Office of White House Liaison, STATE-34,'' after 
``Records of the Inspector General and Automated Individual Cross-
Reference System, STATE-53.''

    Dated: December 23, 1998.
Jerome E. Tolson,
Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-168 Filed 1-5-99; 8:45 am]
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