Prawo i regulacje · 20/02/1996

Exemption of Records System Under the Privacy Act

The Department of Justice is exempting a Privacy Act system of records from subsections (c) (3) and (4), (d), (e) (1), (2), and (3), (e)(5) and (e)(8), and (g) of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. This system of records is the ``Bureau of Prisons, Office of Internal Affairs Investigative Records, Justice/BOP-012.'' Information in this system relates to official Federal investigations and law enforcement matters of the Office of Internal Affairs (OIA) of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. App., as amended by the Inspector General Act amendments of 1988. The exemptions are necessary to avoid interference with the law enforcement functions of the BOP. Specifically, the exemptions are necessary to prevent subjects of investigations from frustrating the investigatory process; to preclude the disclosure of investigative techniques; to protect the identities and physical safety of confidential informants and of law enforcement personnel; to ensure OIA's ability to obtain information from information sources; to protect the privacy of third parties; and to safeguard classified information as required by Executive Order 12356.