CFR > Title 18 - Conservation of Power and Water Resources > CHAPTER I—FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY > SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL RULES (parts 1 to 3c) > PART 3b—COLLECTION, MAINTENANCE, USE, AND DISSEMINATION OF RECORDS OF IDENTIFIABLE PERSONAL INFORMATION > SUBPART D—Rules for Exemptions (§3b.250 to §3b.250) > 3b.250—Specific exemptions.

3b.250—Specific exemptions.

Any system of records maintained by the Commission may be exempt from certain provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, and the appropriate sections of this part promulgated pursuant thereto, if the following requirements are met:
(a) The system of records falls within one or more of the following categories:
(1) Records subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(1) as classified material;
(2) Investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes [except to the extent that the system is more broadly exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) covering records maintained by an agency whose principal function pertains to the enforcement of criminal laws] provided, however, that is such record is used as a basis for denying an individual any right, privilege, or benefit to which the individual would be entitled in the absence of that record, the individual must be granted access to that record except to the extent that access would reveal the identity of a confidential source who furnished the information to the Government under an express promise that his identity would be held in confidence, or, prior to September 27, 1975, under an implied promise that his identity would be held in confidence;
(3) Records maintained to provide protective services to the President of the United States or other individuals pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056 ;
(4) Records required by statute to be maintained and used solely as statistical records;
(5) Investigatory material compiled solely for determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for Federal civilian employment, military service, Federal contracts, or access to classified information, but only to the extent that disclosure of such material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that his identity would be held in confidence, or, prior to September 27, 1975, under an implied promise that his identity would be held in confidence;
(6) Testing or examination material used solely to determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service the disclosure of which would compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination process; or
(7) Material used to evaluate potential for promotion in the armed services, but only to the extent that the disclosure of such material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished the information to the Government under an express promise that his identity would be held in confidence, or, prior to September 27, 1975, under an implied promise that his identity would be held in confidence;
(b) Publication in the Federal Register is made in accordance with the requirements (including general public notice) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553, to include, at a minimum:
(1) The name of the system of records;
(2) The specific provision or provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, and the appropriate sections of this part promulgated pursuant thereto, from which the system is to be exempted; and
(3) The reasons for the exemption; and
(c) The system of records is exempted from one or more of the following provisions of the Privacy Act and the appropriate sections of this part promulgated pursuant thereto:
(1) 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); 18 CFR 3b.226(c) —Making the accounting of disclosures available to the individual named in the record at his request;
(2) 5 U.S.C. 552a(d); 18 CFR 3b.221, 3b.224 —Granting an individual the right of access to his records and permitting him to request amendment of such;
(3) 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(1); 18 CFR 3b.201(a) —Requiring maintenance of relevant and necessary information in a system of records as required by statute or Executive order of the President;
(4) 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)(G); 18 CFR 3b.3(a)(8) —Requiring a description of procedures for determining if a system contains a record on an individual in the public notice of the system of -records;
(5) 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)(H); 18 CFR 3b.3(a)(9) —Requiring a description of procedures for gaining access to and contesting the contents of a record in the public notice of the system of -records;
(6) 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)(I); 18 CFR 3b.3(a)(10) —Requiring a description of the categories of the sources of records in the public notice of the system of records; and
(7) 5 U.S.C. 552a(f); 18 CFR 3b.220-3b.224—Requiring agency rules for determining if an individual is the subject of a record, for handling requests for access, for granting requests for access, for amending records, and for fees.