Privacy Program

The Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA) is revising its procedural and exemptions rules for the DSWA Privacy Program. EFFECTIVE DATE: November 9, 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Sandy Barker at (703) 325-7681. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was previously published on September 9, 1996 at 61 FR 47467. No comments were received, therefore, DSWA is adopting the rule as final. Executive Order 12866. It has been determined that this Privacy Act rule for the Department of Defense does not constitute `significant regulatory action'. Analysis of the rule indicates that it does not have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; does not create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency; does not materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients thereof; does not raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in Executive Order 12866 (1993). Regulatory Flexibility Act. It has been determined that this Privacy Act rule for the Department of Defense does not have significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because it is concerned only with the administration of Privacy Act systems of records within the Department of Defense. Paperwork Reduction Act. It has been determined that this Privacy Act rule for the Department of Defense imposes no information requirements beyond the Department of Defense and that the information collected within the Department of Defense is necessary and consistent with 5 U.S.C. 552a, known as the Privacy Act of 1974. List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 318