# 28 C.F.R. § 16.79 (2026): Exemption of Pardon Attorney System > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P16_S16_79 ## Section - **Citation:** 28 C.F.R. § 16.79 (2026) - **Heading:** Exemption of Pardon Attorney System - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Title 28 CFR: Judicial Administration / Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / Part 16: PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL OR INFORMATION / Subpart E: Exemption of Records Systems Under the Privacy Act / § 16.79: § 16.79 Exemption of Pardon Attorney System. ## Text (a) The following system of records is exempt from 5 U.S.C. 552a, subsections (c)(3), (c)(4), (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), and (e)(5): Executive Clemency Case Files/Executive Clemency Tracking System (JUSTICE/OPA-001). These exemptions apply only to the extent that information in this system of records is subject to exemption pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2). (b) Exemption from the particular subsections is justified for the following reasons: (1) From subsection (c)(3) because: (i) The purpose of the creation and maintenance of the Executive Clemency Case Files/Executive Clemency Tracking System (JUSTICE/OPA-001) is to enable the Justice Department to prepare reports and recommendations to the President for his ultimate decisions on clemency matters, which are committed to exclusive discretion of the President pursuant to Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution. (ii) Release of the disclosure accounting, for disclosures pursuant to the routine uses published for this system, would permit the requester to obtain valuable information concerning the nature and scope of a clemency investigation, invade the right of candid and confidential communications among officials concerned with making recommendations to the President in clemency matters, and disclose the identity of persons who furnished information to the Government under an express or implied promise that their identities would be held in confidence. (2) From subsection (c)(4) because the exemption from subsections (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), and (d)(4) will make notification of disputes inapplicable. (3) From subsections (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), and (d)(4) is justified for the reasons stated in paragraph (b)(1) of this section. (4) From subsection (e)(5) is justified for the reasons stated in paragraph (b)(1) of this section. 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