[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 20 (Monday, February 2, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 5808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2220]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

22 CFR Part 215

RIN 0412-AA61


Privacy Act of 1974, Implementation of Exemptions

AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date and addition of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: This document delays the effective date by 60 days and 
provides a 30-day public comment period to run concurrently for the 
final rule exempting portions of the Partner Vetting System from one or 
more provisions of the Privacy Act, as published in the Federal 
Register on January 2, 2009.

DATES: The effective date for the final rule published on January 2, 
2009 (74 FR 9), is delayed until April 3, 2009. Written comments must 
be received on or before March 4, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted electronically through the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions on the website for submitting comments.
    Written comments may also be submitted by mail to Rhonda Turnbow, 
Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, United States Agency for International 
Development, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Office 2.12-003, 
Washington, DC 20523-2120.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, please contact 
Jeff Denale, Chief, Counterterrorism and Information Security Division, 
Office of Security, United States Agency for International Development, 
Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20523.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Agency for International 
Development published a Final Rule in the Federal Register on January 
2, 2009 (74 FR 9), FR Doc. E8-31131. Pursuant to a January 20, 2009 
White House Memorandum on regulatory review, agencies are requested to 
consider extending for 60 days the effective date of regulations that 
have been published in the Federal Register but not yet taken effect, 
for the purpose of reviewing questions of law and policy raised by 
those regulations. Where such an extension is made, agencies are 
requested to immediately reopen the notice-and-comment period for 30 
days to allow interested parties to provide comments about issues of 
law and policy raised by those regulations. As a result, USAID has 
delayed the effective date of the final rule from February 2, 2009 to 
April 3, 2009. USAID has also opened a 30-day public comment period.

    Dated: January 28, 2009.
Randy T. Streufert,
Director, Office of Security.
[FR Doc. E9-2220 Filed 1-30-09; 8:45 am]
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