[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 10450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-873]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services


Privacy Act of 1974; Deletion of an Existing System of Records

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

ACTION: Notice to delete an existing CMS system of records (SOR).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 
1974, CMS is deleting an existing system of records titled the 
``Privacy Accountability Database (PAD),'' CMS System No. 09-70-0540, 
established at 67 FR 62482 (October 7, 2002).

EFFECTIVE DATE: The deletion will be effective on February 11, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The public should address comments to: CMS Privacy Officer, 
Division of Privacy Compliance, Enterprise Architecture and Strategy 
Group, Office of Information Services, CMS, Room N2-04-27, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850. The telephone 
number is (410) 786-5357. Comments received will be available for 
review at this location, by appointment, during regular business hours, 
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Eastern Time zone.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PAD as a Privacy Act system of records 
is being deleted because the database that supported this collection is 
obsolete and is no longer active. CMS will continue to track 
disclosures and will provide the necessary tracking, reporting, and 
accounting of disclosures to be in compliance with the Privacy Act of 
1974 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 
1996.

    Dated: February 20, 2008.
Charlene Frizzera,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 08-873 Filed 2-26-08; 8:45 am]
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