Department of Justice March 19, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the United States Department of Justice (``Department'') proposes to modify the system of records entitled, ``Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and Mandatory Declassification Review Requests and Administrative Appeals for the Department of Justice (DOJ-004),'' 66 FR 29994 (June 4, 2001), and rename it ``Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and Mandatory Declassification Review Records (DOJ-004).'' In addition to the name change, modifications to the notice include updates to and additions of several routine uses to reflect new uses, as well as to conform with Department-wide model routine use language; additions of the Security Classification and Disclosure to Consumer Reporting Agencies sections; additions throughout the notice of references to the system's inclusion of records related to requests for the Office of Information Policy to serve as Ombudsman in disputes between federal agencies and individuals who submit requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); updates to the Record Access Procedures section to reflect the Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties' role in addressing Privacy Act amendment appeals; and minor modifications throughout the notice to reflect the name change of the Office of Information and Privacy to the Office of Information Policy, and removal of the reference to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), as INS is no longer within the Department of Justice.