1204.7—Are there any exemptions from the Privacy Act?

(a) What is a Privacy Act exemption? The Privacy Act allows the Director to exempt records or information in a system of records from some of the Privacy Act requirements, if the Director determines that the exemption is necessary.
(b) How do I know if the records or information I want are exempt? (1) Each notice of a system of records will advise you if the Director has determined records or information in records are exempt from Privacy Act requirements. If the Director has claimed an exemption for a system of records, the System of Records Notice will identify the exemption and the provisions of the Privacy Act from which the system is exempt.
(2) Until superseded by FHFA Systems of Records, the following OFHEO and FHFB Systems of Records are, under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) or (k)(5), exempt from the Privacy Act requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), and (f):
(i) OFHEO-11 Litigation and Enforcement Information System;
(ii) FHFB-5 Agency Personnel Investigative Records; and
(iii) FHFB-6 Office of Inspector General Audit and Investigative Records.