[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 17, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05049]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

32 CFR Part 329

[Docket ID: DOD-2019-OS-0053]
RIN 0790-AK73


National Guard Bureau Privacy Program

AGENCY: National Guard Bureau, DoD.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the 
National Guard Bureau 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 March 17, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Nikolaisen at 703-601-6884.

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 NGB Privacy Act 
Program regulation at 32 CFR part 329, last updated on February 5, 2014 
(79 FR 6809), 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 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 publicly available on the Department's website. To the 
extent that NGB internal guidance concerning the implementation of the 
Privacy Act within the NGB is necessary, it will be issued in an 
internal document.
    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 329

    Privacy.

PART 329--[REMOVED]

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Accordingly, by the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, 32 CFR part 329 is 
removed.

    Dated: March 9, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-05049 Filed 3-16-20; 8:45 am]
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