---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1159.17"
title: "45"
number: "1159.17"
heading: "Which of the Endowment's systems of records are covered by exemptions in the Privacy Act?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1159.17"
---

# §1159.17. Which of the Endowment's systems of records are covered by exemptions in the Privacy Act?

- (a) Pursuant to and limited by [5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=j-2), the Endowment system entitled “Office of the Inspector General Investigative Files” shall be exempted from the provisions of [5 U.S.C. 552a](/usc/5/552a.md), except for [subsections (b)](#b); (c)(1) and (2); (e)(4)(A) through (F); (e)(6), (7), (9), (10), and (11); and (i), insofar as that Endowment system contains information pertaining to criminal law enforcement investigations.
- (b) Pursuant to and limited by [5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=k-2), the Endowment system entitled “Office of the Inspector General Investigative Files” shall be exempted from [5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=c-3); (d); (e)(1); (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I); and (f), insofar as that Endowment system consists of investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes, other than material within the scope of the exemption at [5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=j-2).
- (c) The Endowment system entitled “Office of the Inspector General Investigative Files” is exempt from the above-noted provisions of the Privacy Act because their application might alert investigation subjects to the existence or scope of investigations; lead to suppression, alteration, fabrication, or destruction of evidence; disclose investigative techniques or procedures; reduce the cooperativeness or safety of witnesses; or otherwise impair investigations.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a(f).

### Source

Source: 65 FR 46371, July 28, 2000, unless otherwise noted.