Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

摘要

As required by the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-108 and A-130, the Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is publishing a notice of a modification to an existing Privacy Act system of records. DOE proposes to amend System of Records DOE-3 Employee Concerns Program Records. This Systems of Records Notice (SORN) is being modified to align with new formatting requirements published by the OMB, and to ensure appropriate Privacy Act coverage of business processes and Privacy Act information. Substantive changes to the "Purpose(s) of the System," "Categories of Individuals" and "Categories of Records" sections covered by this SORN have been made to align with DOE Order 442.1B. Department of Energy Employee Concerns Program, which was approved by the Department on January 31, 2019. Substantive changes have also been made to the "System Locations," "Routine Uses," and "Administrative, Technical and Physical Safeguards" sections to provide greater transparency. Changes to "Routine Uses" include new provisions related to responding to breaches of information held under a Privacy Act SORN as required by OMB's Memorandum M-17-12, "Preparin