Department of Homeland Security Exempts Portions of Merchant Seaman Records System from Privacy Act Provisions

Summary

The Department of Homeland Security is issuing a final rule to exempt certain portions of the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Coast Guard--030 Merchant Seaman's Records System of Records from provisions of the Privacy Act due to criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements. This exemption is intended to facilitate the collection and use of records for law enforcement purposes.