Federal Register
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records- Facts included
- NARA proposes to revise a system of records in its existing inventory subject to the Privacy Act of 1974.
- The system is identified as NARA 44, Reasonable Accommodation Request Records.
- NARA is updating the system manager and system location due to organizational changes at the agency.
- NARA proposes to expand the system to include requests for reasonable accommodations involving pregnancy or childbirth and the associated authority for collecting this information.
- NARA proposes to use an internal web‑based application and database for some of the records in this system to modernize receipt, processing, and monitoring of reasonable accommodation requests.
- Sourcing
- The source is an official agency notice, providing direct statements from NARA; therefore, the sourcing quality is high for factual reporting of agency intent.
- Framing
- The text is purely informational and does not contain opinion; it reports planned administrative actions.
- Omissions
- The notice does not explain how the expanded scope will affect individuals’ privacy rights, what specific data will be collected, or how the new web‑based system will safeguard the information.
- Rhetorical notes (3)
- formal announcement · justification of change · future-oriented framing