[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 43043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17872]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

32 CFR Part 701

[Docket ID: USN-2017-HQ-0008]
RIN 0703-AB17


Availability of Department of the Navy Records and Publication of 
Department of the Navy Documents Affecting the Public

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY:  This final rule amends the CFR by removing DoD's regulation 
concerning the Department of the Navy (DoN) Privacy Program. On April 
11, 2019, DoD 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, subparts F 
through G of part 701 are now unnecessary and may be removed from the 
CFR.

DATES: This rule is effective on August 20, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Daughety at 703-697-0045.

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 DoN Privacy 
program regulations in subparts F through G of 32 CFR part 701, last 
updated on November 16, 2007 (72 FR 64538), are no longer required and 
can be removed.
    It has been determined that publication of the removal of these CFR 
subparts 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 
310, or are publicly available on the Department's website. To the 
extent that DON internal guidance concerning the implementation of the 
Privacy Act within the DON is necessary, it will continue to be 
published in SECNAVINST 5211.5F, ``Department of the Navy Privacy 
Program,'' available at https://www.doncio.navy.mil/ContentView.aspx?id=799, dated May 20, 2019.
    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 701

    Privacy.

    Accordingly, 32 CFR part 701 is amended as follows:

PART 701--AVAILABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY RECORDS AND 
PUBLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DOCUMENTS AFFECTING THE 
PUBLIC

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1. The authority citation for part 701 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552.

Subparts F and G--[Removed and Reserved]

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2. Amend part 701 by removing and reserving subparts F through G, 
consisting of Sec. Sec.  701.100 through 701.129.

    Dated: August 12, 2019.
D.J. Antenucci,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-17872 Filed 8-19-19; 8:45 am]
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