[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 1, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18156-18157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06506]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
12 CFR Part 261a
[Docket No. R-1704]
[RIN No. 7100-AF78]
Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy Act Regulation
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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ACTION: Proposed rule and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, notice
is given that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(Board) proposes to amend its regulation implementing the Privacy Act
of 1974 (Privacy Act Rule). The Board is proposing to add a new system
of records entitled BGFRS-43, ``FRB--Security Sharing Platform,'' to
those identified as an ``exempt'' system of records. Notice of this new
system of records is published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
Register.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 1, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket Number R-1704
and RIN 7100-AF74 by any of the following methods:
Agency website: https://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx.
Email: [email protected]. Include docket
number in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20551.
All public comments will be made available on the Board's website
at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx as
submitted, unless modified for technical reasons or to remove sensitive
personally identifiable information. Public comments may also be viewed
electronically or in paper in Room 146, 1709 New York Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20006, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Husband, Counsel, (202) 530-
6270, or [email protected]; Legal Division, Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20551.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board last revised its Rules Regarding
Access to Personal Information under the Privacy Act (the Board's
Privacy Act Rule), 12 CFR part 261a, in 2010. See75 FR 63703 (October
18, 2010). The Privacy Act Rule sets forth the procedures for
individuals requesting to access or amend information about themselves
contained in a system of records maintained by the Board. It also sets
out the procedures by which an individual may appeal an adverse
determination of a request for access or amendment and identifies the
systems of records that are exempt from certain provisions of the
Privacy Act.
The Board is establishing a new system of records, BGFRS-43,
``FRB--Security Sharing Platform'' published elsewhere in this issue of
the Federal Register. The new system of records maintains records
relating to the Security Sharing Platform that will allow the Board and
the twelve Federal Reserve Banks (collectively, ``the Federal Reserve
System'') to share information regarding individuals who are involved
in incidents or events that may affect the safety and security of the
premises, grounds, property, personnel, and operations of the Federal
Reserve System.
The Board proposes to amend its existing list of exempt system of
records to add BGFRS-43, ``FRB--Security Sharing Platform,'' as an
exempt system of records pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), which exempts
the listed systems from certain provisions of the Privacy Act to the
extent that the system contains investigatory material compiled for law
enforcement purposes. The Security Sharing Platform system of records
contains investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes
as it will collect, maintain, and permit the sharing by Federal Reserve
System law enforcement personnel of information necessary to protect
the security and safety of the System's premises, grounds, property,
personnel, and operations. Law enforcement personnel may use the
collected information to conduct investigations, as appropriate, of
suspected violations of civil or criminal laws. Therefore, to the
extent BGFRS-43 contains investigatory materials compiled for law
enforcement purposes, the system is appropriately designated as exempt
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2).
Accordingly, the Board is proposing to amend 12 CFR 261a.12(b) to
redesignate paragraph (b)(11) referencing BGFRS/OIG-1 Investigative
Records as paragraph (b)(12) in order to maintain the Board's practice
of listing OIG-specific SORNs after the general SORNs. The Board
proposes to add BGFRS-43, ``FRB--Security Sharing Platform'' as new
paragraph (b)(11).
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The Privacy Act Regulation sets forth the procedures by which
individuals may request access and amendment to records maintained in
systems of records at the Board. The Board believes that this rule will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities, because it does not apply to business entities.
List of Subjects to Part 261(a)
Privacy.
Authority and Issuance
For the reasons stated in the Supplementary Information, the Board
proposes to amend 12 CFR part 261a as follows:
PART 12 CFR 261a--RULES REGARDING ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION
UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1974
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1. The authority citation for part 261a continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a.
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2. Amend Sec. 261a.12(b) by redesignating paragraph (b)(11) as (b)(12)
and adding new paragraph (b)(11) to read as follows:
Sec. 261a.12 Exempt Records.
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(b) * * *
(11) BGFRS-43 Security Sharing Platform
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Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2020-06506 Filed 3-31-20; 8:45 am]
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