Privacy Act; implementation,

[Federal Register: January 6, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 3)]

[Proposed Rules]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

22 CFR Part 171

[Public Notice 2952]

Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Department of State proposes to amend its Privacy Act regulations exempting portions of a newly created record system from certain provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). Certain portions of the Records of the Office of White House Liaison (STATE-34) contain confidential source information and are exempted from 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4) (G), (H) and (I), and (f) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 16, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed or delivered to Rosemary Melendy, Acting Chief; Programs and Policies Division; Office of IRM Programs and Services; Room 1239; Department of State; 2201 C Street, NW; Washington, DC 20520-1512.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosemary Melendy, 202-647-6020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice of a proposal to create a new system of records (Public Notice 2953) is published elsewhere in this Federal Register. This system principally supports the Office of White House Liaison's role in processing applicants and candidates for non- career

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Presidential appointments in the Department of State. The Records of the Office of White House Liaison contain information relating to the application and ultimate appointment of non-career Presidential appointments including, but not limited to, communications between: The Department of State and the White House and/or the applicant and his/ her references; and the Office of White House Liaison and other internal bureaus of the Department.

This system of records contains investigatory material compiled for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility or qualifications for federal civilian employment and may contain the identity of a source who provided information with an expressed or implied promise that their identity would be kept confidential.

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 171

Privacy.

Title 22, part 171 covering certain records in STATE-34 is proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 171--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 171 continues to read as follows:

   Authority: The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552; the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a; the Administrative Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. 551, et seq.; the Ethics in Government Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 201; Executive Order 12958, 60 FR 19825; and Executive Order 12600, 52 FR 23781.

   Sec. 171.32 [Amended]

2. In Sec. 171.32, paragraph (j)(5) will be amended by adding ``Records of the Office of White House Liaison, STATE-34,'' after ``Records of the Inspector General and Automated Individual Cross- Reference System, STATE-53.''

   Dated: December 23, 1998. Jerome E. Tolson, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Administration.

   [FR Doc. 99-168Filed1-5-99; 8:45 am]

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