[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 37751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13115]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

32 CFR Part 321

[Docket ID: DOD-2018-OS-0008]
RIN 0790-AK67


Defense Security Service Privacy Program

AGENCY: Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the 
Defense Security Service (DSS) Privacy Program. The DSS organization's 
name has been changed since codification to the Defense 
Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). Moving forward, this 
agency will be referenced as DCSA. On April 11, 2019, the Department of 
Defense published a revised DoD-level Privacy program, 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, this part is now unnecessary 
and may be removed from the CFR.

DATES: This rule is effective on June 24, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stephanie J. Courtney, 571-305-
6740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD now has a single DoD-level Privacy 
Program rule at 32 CFR 310 (84 FR 14728) that contains all the codified 
information required for the Department. The Defense 
Counterintelligence and Security Privacy Act Program regulation at 32 
CFR 321, last updated on September 14, 1999 (64 FR 49660), is no longer 
required and may be removed.
    It has been determined that publication of this CFR part removal 
for public comment is impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to 
public interest since it is based on removing DoD policies and 
procedures that are either now reflected in another CFR part, 32 CFR 
310, or are publically available on the Department's website. To the 
extent that DCSA internal guidance concerning the implementation of the 
Privacy Act within DCSA is necessary, it will be issued in an internal 
document.
    This rule is one of 20 separate DoD 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 321

    Privacy.

PART 321--[REMOVED]

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Accordingly, by the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, 32 CFR part 321 is 
removed.

    Dated: June 12, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-13115 Filed 6-23-20; 8:45 am]
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