Privacy Act of 1974; exempt record system--DHHS. Notice of proposed rulemaking.
The Assistant Secretary for Personnel Administration, through the Office of Personnel systems Integrity of the Department of Health and Human Services, by separate Federal Register notice is proposing alteration in the system of records entitled. "Management Information System Efficiency Report (MISER), HHS/OS/ASPER/OPSI", 09-90-0095. The Department intends to exempt portions of this system from certain provisions of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. The proposed exemption is authorized by subsection (k)(2) of the Privacy ect, which applies to investigative materials compiled for law enforcement purposes. The Offices of Personnel Systems Integrity (OPSI) is authorised to gather information for personnel, legal and regulatory enforcement purposes under Title 5 U.S.C., Chapter 12. In order to maintain the integrity of the OPSI process of merit system and prohibited personnel practice complaints investigations, and to ensure that the Office of Personnel Systems Integrity will be able to obtain access to complete and accurate information, the Department proposes to exempt from the notification, access, correction, and amendment provisions of the Privacy Act those portions of Management Information System Efficiency Report (MISER) which contain personal information that would identify either a confidential source or an individual other than the complainant or subject of an investigation.
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