[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 129 (Monday, July 6, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 40118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13111]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

32 CFR Part 326

[Docket ID: DOD-2019-OS-0067]
RIN 0790-AK71


National Reconnaissance Office Privacy Act Program

AGENCY: National Reconnaissance Office, DoD.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the 
National Reconnaissance Office 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 July 6, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Lavergne at 703-227-9022.

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 National 
Reconnaissance Office Privacy Program regulation at 32 CFR part 326, 
last updated on October 29, 2009 (74 FR 55784) 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 
310, or are publicly available on the Department's website. To the 
extent that National Reconnaissance Office internal guidance concerning 
the implementation of the Privacy Act within the National 
Reconnaissance Office 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 is eliminating the need for this separate component Privacy 
rules and 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 326

    Privacy.

PART 326--[REMOVED]

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Accordingly, by the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, 32 CFR part 326 is 
removed.

    Dated: June 12, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-13111 Filed 7-2-20; 8:45 am]
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