[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 148 (Monday, August 3, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45893-45894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18864]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

43 CFR Part 2

RIN 1090-AB10
[156D0102DM/DS10700000/DMSN00000.000000/DX.10701.CEN00000]


Privacy Act Regulations; Exemption for the Indian Arts and Crafts 
Board

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior is issuing a final rule to 
amend its regulations to exempt certain records in the Indian Arts and 
Crafts Board system of records from one or more provisions of the 
Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative law 
enforcement requirements.

DATES: This final rule is effective September 2, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri Barnett, Departmental Privacy 
Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 
5547 MIB, Washington, DC 20240. Email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Department of the Interior (DOI) published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking in the Federal Register on May 14, 2015, 80 FR 27623, 
proposing to exempt certain records in the Indian Arts and Crafts Board 
system of records in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy 
Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative law enforcement 
requirements. The Indian Arts and Crafts Board system of records notice 
was published in the Federal Register on May 14, 2015, 80 FR 27700. 
Comments were invited on the Indian Arts and Crafts Board system of 
records notice and the notice of proposed rulemaking. DOI received no 
comments on the published system of records notice and one general 
comment on the notice of proposed rulemaking that required no 
revisions, and will therefore implement the rulemaking as proposed.

Procedural Requirements

1. Regulatory Planning and Review (E.O. 12866)

    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has determined that this 
rule is not a significant rule and has not reviewed it under the 
requirements of Executive Order 12866. We have evaluated the impacts of 
the rule as required by E.O. 12866 and have determined that it does not 
meet the criteria for a significant regulatory action. The results of 
our evaluation are given below.
    (a) This rule will not have an annual effect of $100 million or 
more on the economy. It will not adversely affect in a material way the 
economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public 
health or safety, or State, local or tribal governments or communities.
    (b) This rule would not create a serious inconsistency or otherwise 
interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency.
    (c) This rule does not alter the budgetary effects of entitlements, 
grants, user fees, concessions, loan programs, water contracts, 
management agreements, or the rights and obligations of their 
recipients.
    (d) This rule does not raise any novel legal or policy issues.

2. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Department of the Interior certifies that this document will 
not have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of small 
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.). 
This rule does not impose a requirement for small businesses to report 
or keep records on any of the requirements contained in this rule. The 
exemptions to the Privacy Act apply to individuals, and individuals are 
not covered entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

3. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA)

    This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804(2), the Small 
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. This rule:
    (a) Does not have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million 
or more.
    (b) Will not cause a major increase in costs or prices for 
consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government 
agencies, or geographic regions.
    (c) Does not have significant adverse effects on competition, 
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of 
United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based 
enterprises.

4. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    This rule does not impose an unfunded mandate on State, local, or 
tribal governments in the aggregate, or on the private sector, of more 
than $100 million per year. The rule does not have a significant or 
unique effect on State, local, or tribal governments or the private 
sector. This rule makes only minor changes to 43 CFR part 2. A 
statement containing the information required by the Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not required.

5. Takings (E.O. 12630)

    In accordance with Executive Order 12630, the rule does not have 
significant takings implications. This rule makes only minor changes to 
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takings implication assessment is not required.

6. Federalism (E.O. 13132)

    In accordance with Executive Order 13132, this rule does not have 
any federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism 
Assessment. The rule is not associated with, nor will it have 
substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between 
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government. A 
Federalism Assessment is not required.

7. Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988)

    This rule complies with the requirements of Executive Order 12988. 
Specifically, this rule:
    (a) Does not unduly burden the judicial system.
    (b) Meets the criteria of section 3(a) requiring that all 
regulations be reviewed to eliminate errors and ambiguity and be 
written to minimize litigation; and
    (c) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2) requiring that all 
regulations be written in clear language and contain clear legal 
standards.

8. Consultation With Indian Tribes (E.O. 13175)

    In accordance with Executive Order 13175, the Department of the 
Interior has evaluated this rule and determined that it would have no 
substantial effects on Federally recognized Indian tribes.

9. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not require an information collection from 10 or 
more parties and a submission under the Paperwork Reduction Act is not 
required.

10. National Environmental Policy Act

    This rule does not constitute a major Federal action and would not 
have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. 
Therefore, this rule does not require the preparation of an 
environmental assessment or environmental impact statement under the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

11. Data Quality Act

    In developing this rule, there was no need to conduct or use a 
study, experiment, or survey requiring peer review under the Data 
Quality Act (Pub. L. 106-554).

12. Effects on Energy Supply (E.O. 13211)

    This rule is not a significant energy action under the definition 
in Executive Order 13211. A Statement of Energy Effects is not 
required.

13. Clarity of This Regulation

    We are required by Executive Order 12866 and 12988, the Plain 
Writing Act of 2010 (H.R. 946), and the Presidential Memorandum of June 
1, 1998, to write all rules in plain language. This means each rule we 
publish must:

-- Be logically organized;
-- Use the active voice to address readers directly;
-- Use clear language rather than jargon;
-- Be divided into short sections and sentences; and
-- Use lists and table wherever possible.

 List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 2

    Administrative practice and procedure, Confidential information, 
Courts, Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act.

    Dated: July 21, 2015.
Kristen J. Sarri,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Department of the 
Interior amends 43 CFR part 2 as follows:

PART 2--FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; RECORDS AND TESTIMONY

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1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a, 553; 31 U.S.C. 3717; 43 
U.S.C. 1460, 1461.


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2. Amend Sec.  2.254 by adding paragraph (b)(17) to read as follows:


Sec.  2.254  Exemptions.

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    (b) Law enforcement records exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). 
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the following systems of records have 
been exempted from paragraphs (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4) (G), (H), and 
(I), and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a and the provisions of the regulations in 
this subpart implementing these paragraphs:
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    (17) Indian Arts and Crafts Board, DOI-24.
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