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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 22, 2021 / Rules and Regulations Stat. 319; Sec. 2 of Pub. L. 109167, 119 Stat.
3578; Sec. 5 of Pub. L. 109472, 120 Stat.
3554; Pub. L. 108447, Div. B, Title IV, Dec.
8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2809; Pub. L. 108458, 118
Stat. 3638, 3823 Dec. 17, 2004.

2. Revise 51.8 to read as follows:

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a When applying for a new passport in person or by mail, an applicant must submit for cancellation any currently valid passport of the same type.
b When applying for a new passport on-line, an applicant must have the currently valid passport of the same type available for cancellation via the on-line process.
c If an applicant is unable to produce a passport under paragraph a or b of this section, they must submit a signed statement in the form prescribed by the Department setting forth the circumstances regarding the disposition of the passport.
d The Department may deny or limit a passport if the applicant has failed to provide a sufficient and credible explanation for lost, stolen, altered or mutilated passports previously issued to the applicant, after being given a reasonable opportunity to do so.
3. Amend 51.21 by revising the paragraph b heading, paragraph b2
and adding paragraph b3 to read as follows:

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b Application by mail or on-line persons in the United States.
2 A person in the United States who previously has been issued a passport valid for 10 years in their own name may apply for a new passport by filling out, signing, and submitting an on-line application via the Departments official website if:
i The applicants most recently issued passport was issued when the applicant was 16 years of age or older, and has one year or less of validity remaining;
ii The application is made not more than 15 years following the issue date of the most recently issued passport of the same type;
iii The most recently-issued passport of the same type is available for verification via the on-line process.
3 The applicant must also provide photographs as prescribed by the Department and pay the applicable fees
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prescribed in the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services 22 CFR 22.1.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary 32 CFR Part 310
Docket ID: DoD2020OS0095
RIN 0790AK96

Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation Office of the Secretary of Defense OSD, Department of Defense DoD.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:

The DoD is issuing a final rule to amend its regulations to exempt portions of the DoD0004, Defense Repository for Common Enterprise Data DRCED, system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974.
DATES: This rule is effective on January 21, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Lyn Kirby, OSD.DPCLTD@mail.mil, 703 5710070.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

Discussion of Comments and Changes The proposed rule published in the Federal Register 86 FR 498499 on January 6, 2021. Comments were accepted for 60 days until March 8, 2021. A total of four comments were received. Please see the summarized comments and the Departments response as follows:
Commentators generally agreed that exempting national security and classified data is appropriate under this exemption rule and that exempting national security and classified information is in the best interests of the Department and the Nation.
Notwithstanding that, a majority of the comments voiced a desire for more transparency about the classification process itself within the DoD. Although these comments do not directly pertain to the Privacy Act and the exemption claimed for this system of records notice SORN, to promote public understanding in this area a description of the classification process at DoD is provided below.
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to include DoD to classify national security information. Only DoD
personnel who hold positions of trust and are delegated original classification authority in writing are authorized to review the Departments information and determine whether damage would result to national security if that information were disclosed to the public. Several oversight and compliance mechanisms exist to ensure the classification of information process is appropriate.
These safeguards include the following: Personnel authorized to make classification determinations are required to receive training in proper classification, including the avoidance of over-classification, and declassification at least once a calendar year; information may only be classified if it pertains to specific categories or subjects, including military plans, weapons systems, or operations and intelligence activities; and agency heads must on a periodic basis complete a comprehensive review of the agencys classification guidance, to include reviewing information that is classified within the agency, provide the results of such review to appropriate officials outside the agency at the National Archives, and release an unclassified version of the review to the public.
Authorized holders of classified information are also encouraged and expected to challenge classification determinations if they believe the classification status is improper, and any individual or entity can request any Federal agency to review classified information for declassification, regardless of its age or origin, in accordance with the Mandatory Declassification Review MDR process.
Additional information about the MDR
process can be found on the National Archives and Records Administrations MDR program page at https
www.archives.gov/isoo/training/mdr. In the interests of protecting information critical to the Nations defense, it is appropriate for the DoD to properly classify and exempt such information from public release under the Privacy Act so as to protect U.S. national security. Having considered the public comments, the Department will implement the rulemaking as proposed.
Additionally, DoD received one supportive, but non-substantive, comment on the system of records notice SORN that published in the Federal Register on January 6, 2021 86
FR 526529. The public comment period for the SORN ended on February 5, 2021.

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