Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records

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Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, notice is hereby given that the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), a component within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), proposes to develop a new system of records notice titled Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Statistical Data, JUSTICE/OJP-017. OJP proposes to establish this system of records to support BJS's mission to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice at all levels of government. The purpose of this system of records is to maintain the statistical data that BJS collects, acquires, or maintains through questionnaires, surveys, interviews, focus groups, and administrative records to carry out BJS's statistical mission.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 198 (Thursday, October 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65598-65602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21055]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[CPCLO Order No. 011-2026]


Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, 
United States Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of a new system of records.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, notice is hereby 
given that the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), a component within the 
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), proposes to develop a 
new system of records notice titled Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 
Statistical Data, JUSTICE/OJP-017. OJP proposes to establish this 
system of records to support BJS's mission to collect, analyze, 
publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, 
victims of crime, and the operation of justice at all levels of 
government. The purpose of this system of records is to maintain the 
statistical data that BJS collects, acquires, or maintains through 
questionnaires, surveys, interviews, focus groups, and administrative 
records to carry out BJS's statistical mission.

DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11), this notice is 
effective upon publication, subject to a 30-day period in which to 
comment on the routine uses, described below. Please submit any 
comments by November 16, 2026.

ADDRESSES: The public, OMB, and Congress are invited to submit any 
comments to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Privacy and Civil 
Liberties, ATTN: Privacy Analyst, Justice Management Division, Office 
of General Counsel, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties, 145 N Street 
NE, Suite 8W.300, Washington, DC 20530, by facsimile at 202-307-0693, 
or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#39494b504f585a40175a565449555058575a5c794c4a5d5653175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ceceef5eafdffe5b2fff3f1ecf0f5fdf2fff9dce9eff8f3f6b2fbf3ea">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. To ensure proper handling, 
please reference the above CPCLO Order No. in your correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office 
of Justice Programs, ATTN: Statistical Policy and Standards Unit, 999 N 
Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20531 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3574465e777f66754046515a5f1b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c687b5ad848c9586b3b5a2a9ace8a1a9b0">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. To ensure 
proper handling, please reference ``BJS SORN'' in your correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 
located within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) in the U.S. 
Department of Justice (DOJ), is a recognized statistical agency and is 
one of 13 principal statistical agencies recognized by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). Consistent with Responsibilities of 
Recognized Statistical Agencies and Units, 5 CFR 1321, BJS's activities 
are predominantly the collection, compilation, processing, or analysis 
of information described below for statistical purposes. Statistical 
purpose means ``the description, estimation, or analysis of the 
characteristics of groups, without identifying the individuals or 
organizations that comprise such groups.'' 44 U.S.C. 3561 (12). 
Statistical purposes exclude ``any administrative, regulatory, law 
enforcement, adjudicatory, or other purpose that affects the rights, 
privileges, or benefits of a particular identifiable respondent.'' 44 
U.S.C. 3561(8).
    BJS's mission is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate data 
on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of 
justice systems at all levels of government. BJS also collects data on 
civil justice and administrative matters, including information on 
civil and administrative proceedings to study civil justice systems and 
issues, particularly when such matters bear directly and substantially 
on criminal justice issues. See 34 U.S.C. 10237. BJS provides criminal, 
civil, and administrative justice data to legislators, policymakers, 
criminal justice officials, researchers, and the public. These 
audiences use the data to analyze justice system operations and inform 
budgetary, programmatic, and policy decisions across criminal, civil, 
and administrative contexts.
    This is a new system of records that includes information collected 
under BJS's authority from sources including demographic survey 
respondents (individuals or households) and from administrative data 
that are routinely maintained by other establishments including 
federal, state, local, and tribal criminal and civil justice or 
governmental agencies and offices. The purpose of this system of 
records is to maintain data collected under BJS's authority through 
questionnaires, paper and electronic survey tools, interviews, focus 
groups, and administrative records to support its statistical mission. 
BJS regularly obtains information with direct identifiers, including 
names, addresses, social security numbers, and other identifiers. BJS 
may also collect other records with information such as criminal 
history and victimization information, demographic information, 
employment information, civil and administrative proceedings 
information, and medical information to complete its statistical 
activities. As a federal statistical agency, BJS is governed by strict 
data use, privacy, and confidentiality laws. 34 U.S.C. 10231(a); 34 
U.S.C. 10134; and 28 CFR 22.

Summary of BJS's Data Use and Confidentiality Obligations

    BJS conducts its statistical data collections under the authority 
of 34 U.S.C. 10132. BJS is also authorized to administer data 
collections under 34 U.S.C. 10132 in conjunction with different 
statutes and the purposes described therein, for example, the Prison 
Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; Pub. L. 108-79) and the Death in 
Custody Reporting Act of 2013 (DCRA; Pub. L. 113-242).
    BJS may only use the data it collects for statistical and research 
purposes and must protect respondents' privacy and confidentiality 
under 34 U.S.C. 10231(a). Additionally, 34 U.S.C. 10134

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requires that ``[d]ata collected by the Bureau shall be used only for 
statistical or research purposes, and shall be gathered in a manner 
that precludes their use for law enforcement or any purpose relating to 
a private person or public agency other than statistical or research 
purposes.'' PREA data are further protected under the confidentiality 
requirements in Public Law 108-79, 4 (34 U.S.C. 30303(5)), except as 
authorized under 34 U.S.C. 30303(7).
    BJS's confidentiality protections apply to information identifiable 
to a private person, which includes both individuals and establishments 
as defined in and consistent with the applicability requirements the 
Department of Justice's Confidentiality of Identifiable Research and 
Statistical Information Rule, 28 CFR 22. This includes, under 28 CFR 
22.2(e) information identifiable to a private person, meaning data that 
is labeled with personal identifiers or can be reasonably linked to a 
specific individual based on small sample or cell sizes, combinations 
of indirect identifiers, or linkage to other data sources.
    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), the Department has provided a 
report to OMB and Congress on the new system of records.

    Dated: October 5, 2026.
Laurence E. Rothenberg,
Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
JUSTICE/OJP-017

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Statistical Data, JUSTICE/OJP-
017.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 999 N. 
Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20531

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Director, Enterprise Infrastructure and Engineering Division, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Justice Programs

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) conducts its statistical 
data-collection activities pursuant to 34 U.S.C. 10132. BJS is located 
within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) in the U.S. Department of 
Justice (DOJ), and is a statistical agency formally recognized by the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). See Responsibilities of 
Recognized Statistical Agencies and Units, 5 CFR 1321. BJS's activities 
are predominantly the collection, compilation, processing, or analysis 
of information for statistical purposes. Statistical purpose means 
``the description, estimation, or analysis of the characteristics of 
groups, without identifying the individuals or organizations that 
comprise such groups.'' 44 U.S.C. 3561 (12). Statistical purposes 
exclude ``any administrative, regulatory, law enforcement, 
adjudicatory, or other purpose that affects the rights, privileges, or 
benefits of a particular identifiable respondent.'' 44 U.S.C. 3561(8).
    BJS and its award recipients acting as BJS-data collection agents, 
at any stage (including collection, storage, analysis, or 
dissemination), may use the information collected under BJS's direction 
solely for statistical and research purposes. All entities must comply 
with strict confidentiality protections set forth in 34 U.S.C. 
10231(a); 34 U.S.C. 10134; and 28 CFR 22.
    In addition to its primary statutory authority, BJS administers 
certain data collections under different statutes in conjunction with 
34 U.S.C. 10132 including the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 
(DCRA; Pub. L. 113-242) or the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 
(PREA) Public Law 108-79. PREA data are further protected under the 
confidentiality provisions in Public Law 108-79, 4 (34 U.S.C. 30303).

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    The purpose of this system of records is to maintain the 
statistical data that BJS collects, acquires, or maintains through 
questionnaires, surveys, interviews, focus groups, and administrative 
records from criminal and civil justice agencies to support BJS's 
statutory mission to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate 
statistical information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, 
and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. BJS 
uses this information to produce aggregate statistical reports and data 
products, conduct methodological research to improve survey operations, 
and comply with specific statutory mandates under the Prison Rape 
Elimination Act (PREA) or Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA).
    Consistent with 34 U.S.C. 10231(a), BJS is prohibited from using 
individual-level data for compliance, regulatory, or enforcement 
activities or to make determinations about an individual's benefits. 
BJS makes its published microdata available through its data archive 
for secondary analysis, subject to strict confidentiality protections 
and appropriate access controls based on disclosure risk assessments. 
All data collection, use, sharing, and dissemination activities are 
conducted solely for statistical and research purposes under BJS's 
governing authorities at 34 U.S.C. 10132.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM
Self-Reporting Surveys:
    Households participating in victimization surveys; individuals who 
have experienced or witnessed criminal victimization; inmates currently 
incarcerated in federal prisons, state prisons, or local jails; 
individuals under community supervision including probationers and 
parolees; individuals previously incarcerated who participate in 
recidivism or post-release studies; arrestees participating in 
specialized surveys; and juveniles in residential placement facilities.

Administrative Records:
    Individuals whose records are maintained by criminal and civil 
justice agencies, including: arrestees and suspects whose information 
is recorded by law enforcement agencies; defendants prosecuted in 
federal, state, local, or tribal courts; individuals sentenced by 
courts; inmates admitted to or released from correctional facilities; 
individuals under probation or parole supervision; individuals involved 
in cases handled by prosecutors' or public defender offices; 
individuals who work at criminal justice or victim service provider 
organizations; and decedents who died while in the custody of law 
enforcement or correctional agencies.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Categories of records in this system include working statistical 
files (e.g., those files being analyzed to produce reports), 
administrative data files (e.g., those files containing information 
provided by federal, state, local, or tribal criminal and civil justice 
or governmental agencies and offices), survey data files (i.e., those 
files containing answers directly from the respondent), and/or data 
contact files (i.e., those files used for contacting respondents). 
Examples of the data that will be maintained in this system of records 
include: activity and event-related information (e.g., alcohol and 
substance abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, victimization, 
mortality, and relationship to victim or perpetrator); criminal justice 
history information (e.g., arrest date(s) and location(s), arrest

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charge(s), disposition(s), appeal(s), incarceration status, and 
criminal justice agency and court name); non-criminal data including 
civil and administrative proceedings information from immigration 
courts (e.g., immigration-related charges, bond redetermination 
requests and decisions, applications for relief or protection from 
removal, basis of asylum or withholding of removal application, and 
court and appeals decisions); general personal information (e.g., name, 
address, citizenship status, country of nationality, language, and date 
of birth); medical information; military service information; financial 
information; identifying numbers (e.g., FBI ID number, state ID number, 
state Department of Correction (DOC) ID number, social security number 
(SSN), Alien Registration Number, and file, case, and arrest numbers); 
employment information; computer network address (URL); and respondent 
contact information (e.g., name, address, phone number, and email 
address).

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Records in this system are obtained directly from individual survey 
respondents through questionnaires, interviews, and other data 
collection instruments; from administrative records maintained by 
federal, state, local, and Tribal criminal and civil justice agencies 
and offices, including but not limited to law enforcement agencies, 
courts, correctional facilities, probation and parole agencies, 
prosecutors' and public defender offices, and medical examiners; from 
governmental agencies and establishments such as victim service 
providers and juvenile justice facilities; and from data extracts, 
reports, and establishment surveys provided by these entities. BJS may 
combine survey data with administrative records data, where practical 
and permissible, to enhance data quality, reduce respondent burden and 
collection costs, improve data completeness, and support statistical 
analysis.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b), all or a portion of the records or information contained in 
this system of records may be disclosed as a routine use pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) under the circumstances or for the purposes described 
below, however, disclosures of individually identifiable information 
are subject to the confidentiality protections of both 34 U.S.C. 
10231(a), which prohibit the use of information collected for 
statistical or research purposes for any non-statistical or research 
purposes and 34 U.S.C. 10134, prohibiting use of statistical or 
research data for law enforcement, compliance, and investigative 
purposes, consistent with the applicability described in 28 CFR 22.20. 
The confidentiality of survey respondents for collections administered 
under the PREA are further protected under the confidentiality 
provisions of 34 U.S.C. 30303(a)(5), except as authorized under (a)(7). 
Furthermore, to the extent such disclosures are compatible with the 
purposes for which the information was collected and not contrary to 
law, routine uses are as follows:
    1. To contractors, award recipients, subcontractors, consultants, 
and other authorized individuals performing or working on a BJS-funded 
contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or interagency agreement, 
consistent with BJS's statutory authorities, when necessary to 
accomplish an agency function related to this system of records and 
support BJS's statistical mission. Such individuals work under BJS's 
authority and direction as agents to collect, receive, handle, analyze, 
transfer, process, store, and/or disseminate records maintained in this 
system of records. Access to records is based on an individual's job 
responsibilities and need to know to support BJS objectives.
    2. To federal governmental agencies and offices, consistent with 
BJS's statutory authorities, for approved statistical and research 
purposes, including to facilitate the linkage of statistical records 
through the use of personal identifiers for example general personal 
information (e.g., name, address, citizenship status, country of 
nationality, and date of birth); and identifying numbers (e.g., FBI ID 
number, state ID number, state Department of Correction (DOC) ID 
number, social security number (SSN) (as to BJS administrative 
statistical data collections only), Alien Registration Number, and 
file, case, and arrest numbers).
    3. To another federal agency; the Congressional Budget Office; 
State, local, and Tribal governments; researchers; and other 
individuals, as appropriate, to support approved statistical, research, 
and evidence-building purposes, consistent with BJS's statutory 
authorities.
    4. To such recipients and under such circumstances and procedures 
as are mandated by federal statute or treaty.
    5. To a Member of Congress or staff acting upon the Member's behalf 
when the Member or staff requests the information on behalf of, and at 
the request of, the individual who is the subject of the record.
    6. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) the 
Department suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of 
the system of records; (2) the Department has determined that as a 
result of the suspected or confirmed breach, there is a risk of harm to 
individuals, the Department (including its information systems, 
programs, and operations), the Federal Government, or national 
security; and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and 
persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the 
Department's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or 
to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
    7. To another federal agency or federal entity, when the Department 
determines that information from this system of records is reasonably 
necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in (1) responding to 
a suspected or confirmed breach, or (2) preventing, minimizing, or 
remedying the risk of harm to individuals, the recipient agency or 
entity (including its information systems, programs, and operations), 
the Federal Government, or national security, resulting from a 
suspected or confirmed breach.
    8. To the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for 
the purpose of records management inspections conducted under the 
authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Records will be stored in secure drives and secure Cloud platforms. 
In rare cases where physical copies of records are received, they will 
be stored in a secure, locked area with appropriate physical and 
administrative controls, until they can be digitized, stored securely, 
and disposed of according to National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST) standards to clear, purge, and destroy data to 
prevent unauthorized recovery, or currently accepted federal 
requirements. Information systems that store BJS data will maintain the 
appropriate technical controls to safeguard the data in accordance with 
28 CFR 22, the Federal Information Security Modernization Act, NIST, 
and other applicable federal requirements. Datasets are accessible only 
by authorized personnel. Control lists will be used to restrict access 
to those employees with a need to know; access will be granted based on 
job functions and access logs will be maintained and audited 
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authorized staff access confidential BJS data. BJS data collection 
agents are required to maintain a comparable level of protection and 
adhere to the data security requirements described in 28 CFR 22.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    A limited number of individuals on the BJS project team, including 
BJS employees and its data collection agents who are authorized to 
complete statistical activities under BJS's direction, will have access 
to records, as needed on a project-specific basis. Requisite OJP and 
contractor IT security administrators will have access to the stored 
data to complete essential job functions. BJS and its data collection 
agents may use a personal identifier such as name, associated case file 
number, and type of crime or victimization to retrieve information 
about a specific record for activities related to its statistical and 
research work, such as data quality checks to resolve missing, 
incongruous, or incomplete information; or survey sampling frame 
development activities for routine statistical analysis purposes. BJS 
may also use personal identifiers such as an individual's name and, for 
example, a criminal justice case number or facility location (in the 
case of inmates) to retrieve specific records that need to be purged or 
updated.
    Consistent with its authorizing confidentiality and data use 
statutes, BJS policies adheres strictly to prohibiting the unauthorized 
use or disclosure of personal identifiers for reasons other than 
statistical or research purposes, such as to look up information on a 
specific private person for individual-level investigative, compliance, 
or enforcement purposes or to make determinations about the receipt of 
benefits. To further minimize the risk of unauthorized use or 
disclosure of personal identifiers maintained in BJS systems, BJS will 
delete direct identifiers from its data analysis files and replace them 
with unique non-identifying codes where practical and when doing so 
will not compromise data integrity, reliability, or utility. When 
direct identifiers cannot be replaced with non-identifying codes, BJS 
will store the personal identifiers in secure systems in accordance 
with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) and 
ensure that only authorized staff have access to the records to protect 
the information from unauthorized use or disclosure.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    BJS official records, including final versions of collected data 
and all related research and statistical records, are currently 
classified as Unscheduled Records, in accordance with National Archives 
and Records Administration (NARA) guidance. As unscheduled federal 
records, these materials cannot be destroyed and must be retained 
indefinitely until a NARA-approved records disposition schedule is 
established. Working data files and duplicates are disposed of using 
secure methods when no longer needed for business purposes.
    BJS is actively developing a comprehensive records disposition 
schedule that will outline permanent retention and transfer 
requirements for statistical products, supporting documentation, and 
related analytical files. Until NARA approves this schedule, all BJS 
official records, whether electronic or physical, will continue to be 
maintained securely and without destruction.
    Where applicable, BJS adheres to relevant NIST or other accepted 
federal standards to securely remove and dispose of data from its 
servers and physical media. Such standards include using various 
techniques to securely clear, purge, and destroy the data, such as 
cryptographic erasure, shredding, and degaussing procedures.
    For BJS award recipients, final disposition requirements remain 
governed by 28 CFR 22.25 and the terms of the award agreement. Such 
entities are authorized to destroy identifiable or nonpublic data using 
secure disposition standards only after secure transfer to BJS and 
receipt of written destruction authorization from BJS. These 
requirements do not alter BJS's mandatory retention of official 
records.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    BJS is required to comply with applicable Federal and DOJ IT 
security policies, procedures, and guidelines to adequately secure and 
protect information systems against unauthorized disclosure (28 CFR 
22), specifically to: assess and secure information systems in 
accordance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act 
(FISMA); adhere to National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST) guidelines to categorize and secure data; reduce the volume of 
records collected and retained to the minimum necessary; limit access 
to information identifiable to a private person and restrict its use 
for only the approved purposes; complete data security and 
confidentiality training, as applicable; and comply with DOJ policies 
on remote access and security incident preparation, reporting, and 
notification.
    BJS data collection agents are required to maintain the appropriate 
physical, technical, and administrative controls and security 
procedures to protect information identifiable to a private person from 
unauthorized disclosure or misuse (28 CFR 22). Further, BJS award 
recipients must maintain a data management plan that describes the 
specific controls and procedures that will be used to safeguard the 
administrative, technical, and physical security of identifiable data 
and return to BJS and destroy all nonpublic data to BJS at the end of 
the project period.
    Any person who violates BJS's confidentiality provisions of 34 
U.S.C. 10231 may be punished by a fine of up to $10,000, in addition to 
any other penalties imposed by Federal law.
    To comply with the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 
and mitigate cybersecurity threats, OJP facilitates the inspection of 
all information transmitted to and from OJP systems including, but not 
limited to, respondent data collected and maintained by BJS.
    The BJS Data Protection Guidelines, found on the BJS website 
(<a href="http://www.bjs.gov">www.bjs.gov</a>) summarize BJS's responsibilities related to the 
collection, handling, use, dissemination, protection, and disposition 
of data collected under BJS's authority.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    A major part of this system is exempted from this requirement under 
subsections (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), and (f) of the 
Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(4). A determination as to 
exemption shall be made at the time a request for access is received. 
All requests for access to records must be in writing and should be 
addressed as follows:
    OJP FOIA Officer; Office of Justice Programs; Office of the General 
Counsel; 999 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002.
    The envelope and letter should be clearly marked ``Privacy Act 
Access Request.'' The request must describe the records sought in 
sufficient detail to enable DOJ personnel to locate them with a 
reasonable amount of effort. The request must include a general 
description of the records sought and must include the requester's full 
name, current address, and date and place of birth. The request must be 
signed and either notarized or submitted under penalty of perjury.

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    Although no specific form is required, you may obtain forms for 
this purpose from the FOIA/Privacy Act Mail Referral Unit, United 
States Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20530, or on the Department of Justice website at <a href="https://www.justice.gov/oip/oip-request.html">https://www.justice.gov/oip/oip-request.html</a>.
    More information regarding the DOJ's procedures for accessing 
records in accordance with the Privacy Act can be found at 28 CFR part 
16 Subpart D, ``Protection of Privacy and Access to Individual Records 
Under the Privacy Act of 1974.''

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking to contest or amend records pertaining to them, 
maintained in this system of records, must direct their requests to the 
address indicated in the ``RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES'' paragraph, above. 
All requests to contest or amend records must be in writing and the 
envelope and letter should be clearly marked ``Privacy Act Amendment 
Request.'' All requests must state clearly and concisely what record is 
being contested, the reasons for contesting it, and the proposed 
amendment to the record.
    More information regarding the DOJ's procedures for amending or 
contesting records in accordance with the Privacy Act can be found at 
28 CFR 16.46, ``Requests for Amendment or Correction of Records.''

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    Individuals may request to be notified if a record in this system 
of records pertains to them by utilizing the same procedures as those 
identified in the ``RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES'' paragraph, above.

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    The Attorney General has exempted this system from subsections 
(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), and (f) of the Privacy Act 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(4). The reasons for asserting these 
exemptions are to comply with the confidentiality provisions of 34 
U.S.C. 10231 and 34 U.S.C. 30303 and the requirements of 34 U.S.C. 
10134 and 44 U.S.C. 3563 that the data are to be used solely for 
statistical purposes and to avoid unlawful consideration of these 
records whose sole statistical and research use comports fully with a 
basic purpose of the Privacy Act, namely, that no adverse disclosures 
are made from these records as to any identifiable individual. The 
exemptions will be applied only to the extent that the information in 
the system is subject to exemption pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(4). 
Rules are in the process of being promulgated in accordance with the 
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b), (c), and (e) and are in the process of 
being published in the Federal Register.

HISTORY:
    None.

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