Availability of Department of the Navy Records and Publication of Department of the Navy Documents Affecting the Public
| Published date | 20 August 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 43043 |
| Record Number | 2019-17872 |
| Section | Rules and Regulations |
| Court | Navy Department |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 43043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17872]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
32 CFR Part 701
[Docket ID: USN-2017-HQ-0008]
RIN 0703-AB17
Availability of Department of the Navy Records and Publication of
Department of the Navy Documents Affecting the Public
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the CFR by removing DoD's regulation
concerning the Department of the Navy (DoN) Privacy Program. On April
11, 2019, 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, subparts F
through G of part 701 are now unnecessary and may be removed from the
CFR.
DATES: This rule is effective on August 20, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Daughety at 703-697-0045.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD now has a single DoD-level Privacy
Program rule at 32 CFR part 310 (84 FR 14728) that contains all the
codified information required for the Department. The DoN Privacy
program regulations in subparts F through G of 32 CFR part 701, last
updated on November 16, 2007 (72 FR 64538), are no longer required and
can be removed.
It has been determined that publication of the removal of these CFR
subparts for public comment is impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary
to public interest because it is based on the removal of policies and
procedures that are either now reflected in another CFR part, 32 CFR
310, or are publicly available on the Department's website. To the
extent that DON internal guidance concerning the implementation of the
Privacy Act within the DON is necessary, it will continue to be
published in SECNAVINST 5211.5F, ``Department of the Navy Privacy
Program,'' available at https://www.doncio.navy.mil/ContentView.aspx?id=799, dated May 20, 2019.
This rule is one of 20 separate component Privacy rules. With the
finalization of the DoD-level Privacy rule at 32 CFR part 310, the
Department eliminated the need for this component Privacy rule, thereby
reducing costs to the public as explained in the preamble of the DoD-
level Privacy rule published on April 11, 2019, at 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.
List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 701
Privacy.
Accordingly, 32 CFR part 701 is amended as follows:
PART 701--AVAILABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY RECORDS AND
PUBLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DOCUMENTS AFFECTING THE
PUBLIC
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1. The authority citation for part 701 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552.
Subparts F and G--[Removed and Reserved]
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2. Amend part 701 by removing and reserving subparts F through G,
consisting of Sec. Sec. 701.100 through 701.129.
Dated: August 12, 2019.
D.J. Antenucci,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-17872 Filed 8-19-19; 8:45 am]
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