# Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation

**Action Urgency Score:** 55/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Justice Department |
| Type | Proposed rule |
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking. |
| Published | 2026-10-15 |
| Comments close | 2026-11-16 |
| Significant | No |
| CFR parts | 28 CFR 16 |
| Summary | In the Notice section of today's Federal Register, the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), has published a notice of a new system of records, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Statistical Data, JUSTICE/OJP-017, for the statistical data collections that BJS conducts under 34 U.S.C. 10132. In this notice of proposed rulemaking, the OJP proposes to exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act in order to comply with the confidentiality provisions of 34 U.S.C. 10231 and 34 U.S.C. 30303 and th |
| Document number | 2026-21060 |

## Why this score
- Comment deadline within 30 days.

Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/15/2026-21060/privacy-act-of-1974-implementation). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T09:17:43.641Z.
Data from the Federal Register API; the published Federal Register document is authoritative. Informational only, not legal advice.