Rule2021-22952
Privacy Act Exemptions
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Published
October 21, 2021
Effective
October 21, 2021
Issuing agencies
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Abstract
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (the Act) the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) is exempting five systems of records from certain requirements of the Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 201 (Thursday, October 21, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22952]
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FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD
5 CFR Part 1630
Privacy Act Exemptions
AGENCY: Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (the Act) the
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) is exempting five
systems of records from certain requirements of the Act.
DATES: This final rule is effective October 21, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dharmesh Vashee, Senior Agency
Official for Privacy and General Counsel, Federal Retirement Thrift
Investment Board, Office of General Counsel, 77 K Street NE, Suite
1000, Washington, DC 20002, (202) 942-1600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 13, 2021, FRTIB published a notice
of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, 86 FR 44642, to amend
FRTIB's Privacy Act regulations at 5 CFR part 1630 to exempt five of
its systems of records, FRTIB-2, FRTIB-13, FRTIB-14, FRTIB-15, and
FRTIB-23, from certain requirements of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a.
The FRTIB promulgated exemptions to the Privacy Act for these five
systems of records in accordance with subsection (k)(2) and subsection
(k)(5).
Comments were invited on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
published on August 13, 2021. No comments were received regarding this
proposed rulemaking. The FRTIB will implement the rulemaking as
proposed.
Public Comments
FRTIB received no comments on the NPRM.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
FRTIB certifies that this regulation will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.). This rule does not
impose a requirement for small businesses to report or keep records on
any of the requirements contained in this rule. The exemptions to the
Privacy Act apply to individuals, and individuals are not covered
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Paperwork Reduction Act
I certify that these regulations do not require additional
reporting under the criteria of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
Pursuant to the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 602,
632, 653, 1501 1571, the effects of this regulation on state, local,
and tribal governments and the private sector have been assessed. This
regulation will not compel the expenditure in any one year of $100
million or more by state, local, and tribal governments, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector. Therefore, a statement under
section 1532 is not required.
Submission to Congress and the Government Accountability Office
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), the Agency submitted a report
containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the
United States before publication of this rule in the Federal Register.
This rule is not a major rule as defined at 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 1630
Privacy.
Ravindra Deo,
Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
Accordingly, FRTIB amends 5 CFR part 1630 as follows:
PART 1630--PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 1630 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a.
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2. Amend Sec. 1630.15 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 1630.15 Exemptions.
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(b) Those designated systems of records which are exempt from the
requirements of subsections (c)(3); (d); (e)(1); (e)(4)(G), (H), (I);
and (f) of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, include FRTIB-2, Personnel
Security Investigation Files; FRTIB-13, Fraud and Forgery Records;
FRTIB-14, FRTIB Legal Case Files; FRTIB-15, Internal Investigations of
Harassment and Hostile Work Environment Allegations; and FRTIB-23,
Insider Threat Program Records.
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[FR Doc. 2021-22952 Filed 10-20-21; 8:45 am]
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