# Privacy Act; Implementation
> **US Department of Defense** · Direct final rule with request for comments. · Published 2012-03-16 · Effective 2012-05-25 · 77 FR 15595
## Document
- **Document number:** 2012-6170
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 77 FR 15595
- **CFR reference:** 32 CFR 322
- **Publication date:** 2012-03-16
- **Effective date:** 2012-05-25
- **DOD docket:** Docket ID DoD-2012-OS-0031
## Abstract

The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/ CSS) is adding a new exemption rule for GNSA 29 to exempt those records that are presently exempt from certain requirements of the Privacy Act. This direct final rule makes nonsubstantive changes to the National Security Agency/Central Security Service Privacy Program rules. These changes will allow the Department to exempt records from certain portions of the Privacy Act. This will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of DoD's program by preserving the exempt status of the records when the purposes underlying the exemption are valid and necessary to protect the contents of the records. This rule is being published as a direct final rule as the Department of Defense does not expect to receive any adverse comments, and so a proposed rule is unnecessary.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/03/16/2012-6170/privacy-act-implementation)
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