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System of Records Notices (SORNs)

Census Bureau Notices

Title: BOU SORN icon

Bureau and Operating Unit (Component) Notices

Component systems of records are records for which a Department component, such as the Census Bureau, writes the SORN for the records for which they have physical custody and maintain. The following characteristics also apply:

      • The physical records contained within the system of records belong to the respective component.
      • The corresponding SORNs begin with the the component's identifier, such as CENSUS-1, 2, etc., for the Census Bureau.
 
Listing of Component Notices by Component
 
 
     International Trade Administration (ITA)
 
     Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
 
     National Institute Of Standards and Technology (NIST)
 

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Department-wide Notices

Department-wide systems of records are records for which the Department writes the SORN for the records, but may not have physical custody as a matter of necessity. The Department's components may use Department wide SORNs to cover records systems they maintain. The following characteristics also apply:

      • The physical records contained within the system of records belong to the respective component.
      • The Department may still retains some authority over the records.
      • The corresponding SORNs begin with the identifier DEPT-1, 2, etc.
 
Listing of Department-wide Notices

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Government-wide Notices

Government-wide systems of records are records for which another Federal agency, such as the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), writes the SORN for the records, but does not have physical custody as a matter of necessity. For example, general personnel records. Federal agencies may use Government wide SORNs to cover Government wide records systems. The following characteristics also apply:

      • The physical records contained within the system of records belong to the respective agency.
      • OPM still retains some authority over the records.
      • The corresponding SORNs begin with the identifier GOVT-1, 2, etc.
 
Listing of Government-wide Notices
 

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Department of Commerce Privacy Act Fact Sheets

General fact sheets about the Privacy Act and SORNs, as well as about specific notices, such as COMMERCE/DEPT-25, "Access Control and Identity Management System."

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Resources

Available Privacy Act-related information, such as the Department of Commerce Privacy Act regulations.

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Title: fAQ  - Description: Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Frequesntly asked questions about systems of records and system of records notices (SORNs).