[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR10.63]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 10_MAINTENANCE OF AND ACCESS TO RECORDS PERTAINING TO INDIVIDUALS
--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart G_Exemptions
 
Sec.  10.63  Specific exemptions.

    The Secretary or his or her delegee, in the case of the Office of 
the Secretary; or the Administrator or his or deluge, in the case of an 
operating administration; or the Inspector General or his or her deluge, 
in the case of the Office of Inspector General, may exempt any system of 
records that is maintained by the Office of the Secretary, an operating 
administration, or the Office of Inspector General, as the case may be, 
from subsections (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I), and (f) 
of the Act and implementing Sec. Sec.  10.23(c); 10.35(b); 10.41; 10.43; 
10.45; 10.21(a) and 10.21(d)(6), (7), and (8), under the following 
conditions:
    (a) The system of records must consist of:
    (1) Records subject to the provisions of section 552(b)(1) of title 
5, United States Code;
    (2) Investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes, 
other than material within the scope of Sec.  10.61(a)(2): Provided, 
however, That if any individual is denied any right, privilege, or 
benefit to which that individual would otherwise be entitled by Federal 
law, or for which that individual would otherwise be eligible, as a 
result of the maintenance of such material, such material is provided to 
such individual, except to the extent that the disclosure of such 
material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information 
to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the 
source would be held in confidence, or, prior to September 27, 1975, the 
effective date of the Privacy Act of 1974, under an implied promise that 
the identity of the source would be held in confidence;
    (3) Records maintained in connection with providing protective 
services to the President of the United States or other individuals 
pursuant to section 3056 of title 18, United States Code;
    (4) Records required by statute to be maintained and used solely as 
statistical records;
    (5) Investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of 
determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for Federal 
civilian employment, military service, Federal contracts, or access to 
classified information, but only to the extent that the disclosure of 
such material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished 
information to the Government under an express promise that the identity 
of the source would be held in confidence, or, prior to September 27, 
1975, the effective date of the Privacy Act of 1974, under an implied 
promise that the identity of the source 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) Evaluation material used to determine 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 information 
to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the 
source would be

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held in confidence, or, prior to the effective date of this section, 
under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held 
in confidence.
    (b) The requirements (including general notice) of sections 553 (b) 
(1), (2) and (3), and (c) and (e) of title 5, United States Code, will 
be met by publication in appendix A to this part, which must, at a 
minimum, specify:
    (1) The name of the systems; and
    (2) The specific provisions of the Act from which the system is to 
be exempted and the reasons therefor.
    (c) Any decision to exempt a system of records under this section is 
subject to the concurrence of the General Counsel.
    (d) Any person may petition the Secretary in accordance with the 
provisions of 49 CFR part 5, to institute a rulemaking for the amendment 
or repeal of any exemptions established under this section.

[45 FR 8993, Feb. 11, 1980, as amended at 62 FR 23667, May 1, 1997]