[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 190 (Tuesday, September 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 56854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22999]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary


Privacy Act of 1974; Retirement of System of Records

AGENCY:  Privacy Office, DHS.

ACTION:  Notice of the retirement of one Privacy Act systems of records 
notice.

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SUMMARY:  In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 
Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to retire the 
following Privacy Act system of records notice, DOE-33 Personnel 
Medical Records System (60 FR 33510 June 28, 1995), from its inventory 
of record systems and rely upon the Government-wide system of records 
notice issued by the Office of Personnel Management, OPM/GOV-10 
Employee Medical File System Records (71 FR 35360 June 19, 2006), which 
is written to cover all Federal employee medical file records.

DATES: These changes will take effect on October 30, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Hugo Teufel III, Chief Privacy 
Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528, by 
telephone (703) 235-0780 or facsimile (703) 235-0442.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy 
Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and as part of its ongoing integration and 
management efforts, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is 
retiring the system of records notice, DOE-33 Personnel Medical Records 
System (60 FR 33510 June 28, 1995), that had been issued by the 
Department of Energy prior to the creation of the Department of 
Homeland Security.
    DHS will continue to collect and maintain records regarding Federal 
employees medical files and will rely upon the existing Federal 
Government-wide system of records titled OPM/GOV-10 Employee Medical 
File System Records (71 FR 35360 June 19, 2006), which is written to 
cover all Federal employee medical file records.
    Eliminating this system notice will have no adverse impacts on 
individuals, but will promote the overall streamlining and management 
of DHS Privacy Act record systems.

Hugo Teufel III,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8-22999 Filed 9-29-08; 8:45 am]
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