Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as amended (Privacy Act), the Department of Education (Department) publishes this notice proposing an altered system of records entitled ``Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Tracking System.'' The Department also deletes the system of records entitled ``Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Case Files'' (18-04-01) from its existing inventory of systems of records subject to the Privacy Act. For the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Tracking System, this notice updates the system location and system of records notice (SORN) number, categories of individuals covered by the system, categories of records in the system, system managers and addresses, and routine uses. The Department identifies the system of records, Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Case Files (18-04-01), as published in the Federal Register on December 27, 1999 (64 FR 72384, 72385-72387) to be deleted because it has been consolidated and merged into the FOIA and PA Tracking System (18-05-20).