Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Systems of Records

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Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the U.S. Department of Agriculture is updating three systems of records managed by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The systems of records being updated are: Plant Protection and Quarantine--Regulatory Actions; Veterinary Services-- Animal Quarantine Regulatory Actions; and Veterinary Services--Animal Welfare and Horse Protection Regulatory Actions. We are combining these three systems of records into one system: Investigative and Enforcement Records Regarding Regulatory Activities. We are also expanding routine uses of the new combined system of records, adding categories of records, and adding categories of individuals on whom we maintain records. In addition, we are changing the location of the new combined system of records, updating the authority for maintaining it, and changing some of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, and disposing of records in the new combined system.