Privacy Act; Exempting a System of Records from Certain Requirements

Key Points

• 1The Treasury Department is hiding one of its record systems from standard Privacy Act requirements that let people see what personal information the government has about them
• 2People will no longer be able to request access to or correct their own records in this exempted database
• 3The regulation applies specifically to records maintained by the Treasury Department, which handles federal finances and tax-related matters
• 4This exemption typically applies to sensitive records like law enforcement files or security investigations where releasing information could cause harm
• 5People affected by this change should be aware they may have limited ability to check if Treasury has accurate information about them in this system

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