[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 57326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23311]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

32 CFR Part 314

[Docket ID: DOD-2019-OS-0041]
RIN 0790-AK60


Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Privacy Act of 1974

AGENCY: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of 
Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Privacy Program. On 
April 11, 2019, the 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, this regulation is now unnecessary and may be removed from 
the CFR.

DATES: This rule is effective on October 25, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Eshenbrenner at 703-526-6631.

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 DARPA Privacy Act 
Program regulation at 32 CFR part 314, 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 publically available on the Department's website. To 
the extent that DARPA internal guidance concerning the implementation 
of the Privacy Act within DARPA is necessary, it will continue to be 
published in DARPA Instruction 78, ``Privacy and Civil Liberties,'' and 
referenced under DARPA's respective Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Programs at https://www.darpa.mil.
    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 314

    Privacy.

PART 314--[REMOVED]

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Accordingly, by the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, 32 CFR part 314 is 
removed.

    Dated: October 22, 2019.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-23311 Filed 10-24-19; 8:45 am]
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