Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation of Exemptions

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• Document number: 05-5584
• Type: Proposed Rule
• Published: March 22, 2005
• Comments close: April 21, 2005
• Agency: Homeland Security Department; Office of the Secretary

Official abstract

The Department of Homeland Security is concurrently establishing a new system of records pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Student and Exchange Visitor Program. In this proposed rulemaking, the Department proposes to exempt portions of this system of records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil and administrative enforcement requirements.

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