Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation

Open for public comment until Nov. 16, 2026. Comment on Regulations.gov

What it does

In the Notice section of today's Federal Register, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), has published a notice of a new system of records titled "Fraud and Abuse Prevention Program Records" and numbered JUSTICE/EOIR-006. This system of records is exempt from U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (d) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (k)(2). EOIR proposes to exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act in order to protect law enforcement sensitive materials maintained in the system. For the reasons provided below, the Department proposes to amend its Privacy Act regulations by exempting 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 16, 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