Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation

Open for public comment until Nov. 6, 2026. Comment on Regulations.gov

What it does

In the Notice section of today's Federal Register, the Office of the Pardon Attorney (PARDON), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), has published a notice of a new system of records, Firearms Rights Restoration Electronic Records Database (FRRERD), JUSTICE/OPA-002. In this notice of proposed rulemaking, PARDON proposes to exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act in order to safeguard confidential information compiled at various stages of the criminal law enforcement process; and compiled for the purpose of ensuring the integrity of the adjudicatory process involving eligibility and suitability determinations concerning the restoration of an applicant's federal firearms rights pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 925(c) and 28 CFR 107.1 et seq. For the reasons provided below, the Department proposes to amend its Privacy Act regulations by establishing an exemption for records in this system from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. Public comment is invited.

The Justice Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

28 CFR 16

What happens next and when

Comments must be received by November 6, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Title 28 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register