Business · 03/02/2025Updated: 10/16/2026 · 1 min read

HHS Reopens Public Comment Period for Privacy Act System of Records

Summary

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reopened the public comment period for a direct final rule related to a new Privacy Act system of records, due to administrative technical issues, and delayed the effective date to March 21, 2025.

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