[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34060-34061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15141]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

32 CFR Part 315

[Docket ID: DOD-2019-OS-0042]
RIN 0790-AK61


Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Privacy Act of 
1974

AGENCY: Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS), 
Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the 
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences Privacy Program. On 
April 11, 2019, the Department of Defense published a revised DoD-level 
Privacy Program rule, which contains the necessary information for an 
agency-wide Privacy Program regulation under the Privacy Act and now 
serves as the single Privacy Program rule for the Department. That 
revised Privacy Program rule also includes all DoD component exemption 
rules. Therefore, this part is now unnecessary and may be removed from 
the CFR.

DATES: This rule is effective on July 17, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Rimm, 301-295-1054.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD now has a single DoD-level Privacy 
Program rule at 32 CFR part 310 (84 FR 14728) that contains all the 
codified information required for the Department. The USUHS Privacy Act 
Program regulation at 32 CFR part 315, last updated on November 14, 
1991 (56 FR 57802), is no longer required and can be removed.
    It has been determined that publication of this CFR part removal 
for public comment is impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to 
public interest because it is based on the removal of policies and 
procedures that are either now reflected in another CFR part, 32 CFR 
part 310, or are publicly available on the Department's website. To the 
extent that USUHS internal guidance concerning the implementation of 
the Privacy Act within USUHS is necessary, it will continue to be 
published in Instruction 7751, ``University Privacy Program,'' January 
28, 2018 (available at https://www.usuhs.edu/oac/privacyact).
    This rule is one of 20 separate component Privacy rules. With the 
finalization of the DoD-level Privacy rule at 32 CFR part 310, the 
Department eliminated the need for this component Privacy rule, thereby 
reducing costs to the public as explained in the preamble of the DoD-
level Privacy rule published on April 11, 2019, at 84 FR 14728-14811.
    This rule is not significant under Executive Order (E.O.) 12866, 
``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' Therefore, E.O. 13771, ``Reducing 
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,'' does not apply.

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 315

    Privacy.

PART 315--[REMOVED]

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Accordingly, by the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, 32 CFR part 315 is 
removed.


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    Dated: July 11, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-15141 Filed 7-16-19; 8:45 am]
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