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== Overview ==
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The [[Privacy Act of 1974]] requires federal agencies to publish a '''System of Records Notice''' ('''SORN''') in the [[Federal Register]] when [[personally identifiable information]] ([[PII]]) is maintained by a federal agency in a [[system of records]] and the [[information]] is retrieved by a [[personal identifier]]. The SORN describes, among other things, the purpose of the [[collection]], [[information sharing]], categories of records and individuals covered, [[record retention]] and [[record destruction|destruction]], and how records are retrieved within the [[system]].
   
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Part of the [[Privacy Act of 1974|Privacy Act]] analysis requires determining whether certain [[Privacy Act of 1974|Privacy Act]] exemptions should be taken to protect the [[record]]s from disclosure to an individual because of law enforcement and/or [[national security]] reasons.
The [[Privacy Act of 1974]] requires federal agencies to publish a '''System of Records Notice''' ('''SORN''') in the Federal Register when [[Personally identifiable information]] ([[PII]]) is maintained by a federal agency in a system of records and the [[information]] is retrieved by a [[personal identifier]]. The SORN describes, among other things, the purpose of the collection, information sharing, categories of records and individuals covered, record retention and destruction, and how records are retrieved within the system.
 
   
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== Department of Homeland Security ==
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If a SORN is required, the program manager will work with the [[component Privacy Officer]] or [[PPOC]] and component counsel to write a SORN for submission to the [[DHS Privacy Office]].
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== Sources ==
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* 5 U.S.C. §552a(a)(5) ([http://www.opm.gov/feddata/USC552a.txt full-text]).
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* TSA Management Directive 2100.2 ([http://www.tsa.gov/assets/pdf/foia/TSA_MD_2100_2_FINAL3_050725.pdf full-text]).
 
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Latest revision as of 23:35, 5 November 2011

Overview[]

The Privacy Act of 1974 requires federal agencies to publish a System of Records Notice (SORN) in the Federal Register when personally identifiable information (PII) is maintained by a federal agency in a system of records and the information is retrieved by a personal identifier. The SORN describes, among other things, the purpose of the collection, information sharing, categories of records and individuals covered, record retention and destruction, and how records are retrieved within the system.

Part of the Privacy Act analysis requires determining whether certain Privacy Act exemptions should be taken to protect the records from disclosure to an individual because of law enforcement and/or national security reasons.

Department of Homeland Security[]

If a SORN is required, the program manager will work with the component Privacy Officer or PPOC and component counsel to write a SORN for submission to the DHS Privacy Office.

Sources[]