Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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Abstract

The "Board of Appellate Review Records," State-02, system of records notice, which is being rescinded, applies to the records of the Office of the Legal Adviser Board of Appellate Review ("L-BAR"). L- BAR records included appeals of U.S. Department of State (the "Department") determinations related to loss of U.S. nationality the denial of an application for a U.S. passport, or the revocation of a U.S. passport. State-02 contained correspondence between the appellant and their attorney at the Department, the appellant's passport file, and copies of decisions rendered by the Board of Appellate Review. The latter two categories of records were only maintained in State-02 for the duration of the review after which they were returned to the Department's Passport Records system of records, State-26.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 204 (Friday, October 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 66906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21694]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 13135]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Rescindment of a system of records notice.

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SUMMARY: The ``Board of Appellate Review Records,'' State-02, system of 
records notice, which is being rescinded, applies to the records of the 
Office of the Legal Adviser Board of Appellate Review (``L-BAR''). L-
BAR records included appeals of U.S. Department of State (the 
``Department'') determinations related to loss of U.S. nationality the 
denial of an application for a U.S. passport, or the revocation of a 
U.S. passport. State-02 contained correspondence between the appellant 
and their attorney at the Department, the appellant's passport file, 
and copies of decisions rendered by the Board of Appellate Review. The 
latter two categories of records were only maintained in State-02 for 
the duration of the review after which they were returned to the 
Department's Passport Records system of records, State-26.

DATES: The Department of State stopped maintaining the ``Board of 
Appellate Review Records, State-02'' in May 2024 following the 
disposition of remaining hard copy files pertaining to loss of 
nationality cases. All other records previously maintained in the 
system have been disposed of in accordance with the Department's 
domestic Legacy Records Disposition Schedule for hard copy records 
created before 2012; specifically, Chapter 23 Legal Affairs Records, 
N1-059-95-11, item 10b.

ADDRESSES: Questions can be submitted by mail, or email. If mail, 
please write to: U.S Department of State; Shared Knowledge Services, A/
SKS; Room 4534, 2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520. If email, please 
address the email to the Senior Agency Official for Privacy, Timothy J. 
Kootz, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c69589948886b5b2a7b2a3e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53001c011d1320273227367d343c25">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please write ``Board of Appellate Review 
Records, State-02'' on the envelope or the subject line of your email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy J. Kootz, Senior Agency 
Official for Privacy; U.S. Department of State; Shared Knowledge 
Services, A/SKS; Room 4534, 2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0a3bfa2beb08384918495de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="74273b263a3407001500115a131b02">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board of Appellate Review, previously 
within the Department's Office of the Legal Adviser, was responsible 
for reviewing appeals related to Department determinations concerning 
cases of loss of nationality or the revocation of a passport. This 
board was disbanded in 2008. The administrative review functions 
related to passport revocations and loss of nationality have since been 
transferred to the Bureau of Consular Affairs. Relevant System of 
Records Notices pertaining to these records include State-05, Overseas 
Citizens Services Records and Other Overseas Records, State-26, 
Passport Records, and State-21, Legal Case Management Records.

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Board of Appellate Review Records, State-02.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 30753.

Timothy J. Kootz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Shared Knowledge Services (A/SKS), U.S. 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2026-21694 Filed 10-22-26; 8:45 am]
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