Privacy Act; implementation; withdrawn,

[Federal Register: August 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 165)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 46627]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

31 CFR Part 1

Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is withdrawing the proposed rule to exempt the system of records Treasury/IRS 00.003--Customer Feedback System (TBOR 2) from certain provisions of the Privacy Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Sincavage, Director, 6103/ Privacy Operations, Governmental Liaison and Disclosure, Internal Revenue Service, at 202-622-6200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS published a proposed rule on August 7, 1997, at 62 FR 42443 to exempt IRS 00.003--Customer Feedback System from certain provisions of the Privacy Act pursuant to section 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(4). The records were to be maintained and used solely for statistical purposes. The Department of the Treasury is withdrawing the proposed rule because the records will no longer be used solely for statistical purposes due to passage of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, (Pub. L. 105-206, July 22, 1998).

Dated: July 28, 1999. Shelia Y. McCann, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Administration).

[FR Doc. 99-22206Filed8-25-99; 8:45 am]

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