45 CFR § 1159.17 - Which of the Endowment's systems of records are covered by exemptions in the Privacy Act?

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title: "45 CFR § 1159.17 - Which of the Endowment's systems of records are covered by exemptions in the Privacy Act?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1159.17"
section_name: "Which of the Endowment's systems of records are covered by exemptions in the Privacy Act?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS"
part_number: "1159"
part_name: "IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552a(f)."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 46371, July 28, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1159.17 Which of the Endowment's systems of records are covered by exemptions in the Privacy Act?

(a) Pursuant to and limited by 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), the Endowment system entitled “Office of the Inspector General Investigative Files” shall be exempted from the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a, except for subsections (b); (c)(1) and (2); (e)(4)(A) through (F); (e)(6), (7), (9), (10), and (11); and (i), insofar as that Endowment system contains information pertaining to criminal law enforcement investigations.

(b) Pursuant to and limited by 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the Endowment system entitled “Office of the Inspector General Investigative Files” shall be exempted from 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1); (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I); and (f), insofar as that Endowment system consists of investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes, other than material within the scope of the exemption at 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2).

(c) The Endowment system entitled “Office of the Inspector General Investigative Files” is exempt from the above-noted provisions of the Privacy Act because their application might alert investigation subjects to the existence or scope of investigations; lead to suppression, alteration, fabrication, or destruction of evidence; disclose investigative techniques or procedures; reduce the cooperativeness or safety of witnesses; or otherwise impair investigations.