Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

Issuing agencies

Abstract

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the DoD proposes to establish a new Department-wide system of records titled, "Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Records," DoD-0008. This system of records covers DoD's maintenance of records about individuals who submit access requests and administrative appeals under the Freedom of Information Act, and who submit access and amendment requests and administrative appeals under the Privacy Act. This system of records data includes information regarding the individual requesters and their attorneys or representatives, the original request for access and any administrative appeal, and other supporting documentation to include related memoranda, correspondence, notes, and, in some instances, copies of requested records and records under administrative appeal. Additionally, DoD is issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which proposes to exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act, elsewhere in today's issue of the Federal Register.