Reading Room Document

Whether a federal interconnection with a non-federal data base creates a "system of records" for the purposes of the Privacy Act.

The document is a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Office of Management and Budget, requesting their views on whether a federal interconnection with a non-federal database creates a "system of records" for the purposes of the Privacy Act. The Department of Justice has not received a response from the Office of Management and Budget, and if they do not receive it within the next week, they will formulate their opinion on the question without them. The conclusion reached in the document is that the Department of Justice will proceed with formulating their opinion on the question if they do not receive the views of the Office of Management and Budget within the next week. The questions presented for review include whether a federal interconnection with a non-federal database creates a "system of records" for the purposes of the Privacy Act.

May 4, 1981