[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46681-46682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19148]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

32 CFR Part 505

[Docket ID: USA-2019-HQ-0021]
RIN 0702-AB03


The Army Privacy Program

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the 
Department of the Army's 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

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includes all DoD component exemption rules. Therefore, the regulation 
is now unnecessary and may be removed from the CFR.

DATES: This rule is effective on September 5, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy Rogers at 571-515-0248.

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 Department of the 
Army Privacy Act Program regulation at 32 CFR part 505 is no longer 
required and may be removed.
    It has been determined that publication of this CFR part removal 
for public comment is impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to 
public interest since 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 publically available on the Army's website. To the 
extent that Army internal guidance concerning the implementation of the 
Privacy Act within the Army is necessary, it will continue to be 
published in Army Regulation 25-22 (available at https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN13587_R25_22_FINAL.pdf).
    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 505

    Administrative practice and procedure, Privacy program.

PART 505--[REMOVED]

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Accordingly, by the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, 32 CFR part 505 is 
removed.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-19148 Filed 9-4-19; 8:45 am]
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