[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 129 (Monday, July 6, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40117-40118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13112]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

32 CFR Part 322

[Docket ID: DOD-2020-OS-0030]
RIN 0790-AK68


National Security Agency/Central Security Services Privacy Act 
Program

AGENCY: National Security Agency/Central Security Services, DoD.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule removes the Department of Defense (DoD) 
regulation concerning the National Security Agency/Central Security 
Services (NSA/CSS) 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 part is now unnecessary 
and may be removed from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

DATES: This rule is effective on July 6, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Deneen Farrell, 301-688-6311.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD has issued a single consolidated DoD-
level Privacy Program rule at 32 CFR part 310 (84 FR 14728) that 
contains all the codified information required for the Department. The 
NSA/CSS Privacy Act Program regulation at 32 CFR part 322, last updated 
on March 30, 2012 (77 FR 19095), 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 the NSA/CSS's internal guidance concerning the 
implementation of the Privacy Act within the NSA/CSS is required, a 
supplemental internal document to the DoD Privacy regulation will be 
posted to https://dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNsIndex/DOD-Component-Notices/NSA-Article-List/.
    This rule is one of 20 separate DoD component Privacy rules that 
are being rescinded as part of the finalization of the DoD-level 
Privacy rule at 32 CFR part 310, the Department is eliminating the need 
for this separate component Privacy rule and reducing costs to the 
public as explained in the preamble of the DoD-level Privacy rule 
published on April 11, 2019 (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. This 
removal supports a recommendation of the DoD Regulatory Reform Task 
Force.

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 322

    Privacy.

PART 322--[REMOVED]

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Accordingly, by the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, 32 CFR part 322 is 
removed.

    Dated: June 12, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-13112 Filed 7-2-20; 8:45 am]
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