# 43 C.F.R. § 2.254 (2026): Exemptions > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P2_S2_254 ## Section - **Citation:** 43 C.F.R. § 2.254 (2026) - **Heading:** Exemptions - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Title 43 CFR: Public Lands: Interior / Part 2: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT › RECORDS AND TESTIMONY / Subpart K: Privacy Act / § 2.254: § 2.254 Exemptions. ## Text (a) Criminal law enforcement records exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) the following systems of records are exempted from all of the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a and the regulations in this subpart except paragraphs (b), (c)(1) and (2), (e)(4)(A) through (F), (e)(6), (7), (9), (10), (11), and (12), and (i) of 5 U.S.C. 552a and the portions of the regulations in this subpart implementing these paragraphs: (1) INTERIOR/FWS-20, Investigative Case File System. (2) INTERIOR/BIA-18, Law Enforcement Services System. (3) INTERIOR/NPS-19, Law Enforcement Statistical Reporting System. (4) INTERIOR/OIG-02, Investigative Records. (5) INTERIOR/DOI-10, DOI Law Enforcement Records Management System (LE RMS). (6) INTERIOR/DOI-50, Insider Threat Program. (b) Classified records exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1), the following systems of records have been exempted from paragraphs (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I), and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a and the provisions of the regulations in this subpart implementing these paragraphs: (1) INTERIOR/DOI-50, Insider Threat Program. (2) INTERIOR/DOI-45, Personnel Security Program Files. (3) INTERIOR/OIG-02, Investigative Records. (4) INTERIOR/DOI-10, DOI Law Enforcement Records Management System (LE RMS). (c) Law enforcement records exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the following systems of records are exempted from paragraphs (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I), and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a and the provisions of the regulations in this subpart implementing these paragraphs: (1) INTERIOR/OIG-2, Investigative Records. (2) INTERIOR/FWS-21, Permits System. (3) INTERIOR/BLM-18, Criminal Case Investigation System. (4) INTERIOR/BLM-19, Civil Trespass Case Investigations. (5) INTERIOR/BLM-20, Employee Conduct Investigations. (6)-(7) [Reserved] (8) INTERIOR/NPS-17, Employee Financial Irregularities. (9) INTERIOR/Reclamation-37, Trespass Cases. t implementing these paragraphs: (1) INTERIOR/OIG-2, Investigative Records. (2) INTERIOR/FWS-21, Permits System. (3) INTERIOR/BLM-18, Criminal Case Investigation System. (4) INTERIOR/BLM-19, Civil Trespass Case Investigations. (5) INTERIOR/BLM-20, Employee Conduct Investigations. (6)-(7) [Reserved] (8) INTERIOR/NPS-17, Employee Financial Irregularities. (9) INTERIOR/Reclamation-37, Trespass Cases. (10) INTERIOR/SOL-1, Litigation, Appeal and Case Files System, to the extent that it consists of investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes. (11) INTERIOR/FWS-19, Endangered Species Licenses System. (12) INTERIOR/FWS-20, Investigative Case File System. (13) INTERIOR/BIA-24, Timber Cutting and Trespass Claims Files. (14) INTERIOR/DOI-11, Debarment and Suspension Program. (15) INTERIOR/DOI-10, DOI Law Enforcement Records Management System (LE RMS). (16) INTERIOR/DOI-50, Insider Threat Program. (17) INTERIOR/DOI-24, Indian Arts and Crafts Board. (18) INTERIOR/BSEE-01, Investigations Case Management System (CMS). (19) INTERIOR/DOI-46, Physical Security Access Files. (20) INTERIOR/DOI-45, Personnel Security Program Files. (d) Records maintained in connection with providing protective services exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(3). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(3), the following systems of records have been exempted from paragraphs (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I) and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a and the provisions of the regulations in this subpart implementing these paragraphs: (1) INTERIOR/DOI-46, Physical Security Access Files. (2) INTERIOR/DOI-45, Personnel Security Program Files. (3) INTERIOR/OIG-02, Investigative Records. (4) INTERIOR/DOI-10, DOI Law Enforcement Records Management System (LE RMS). from paragraphs (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I) and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a and the provisions of the regulations in this subpart implementing these paragraphs: (1) INTERIOR/DOI-46, Physical Security Access Files. (2) INTERIOR/DOI-45, Personnel Security Program Files. (3) INTERIOR/OIG-02, Investigative Records. (4) INTERIOR/DOI-10, DOI Law Enforcement Records Management System (LE RMS). (e) Investigatory records exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5), the following systems of records have been exempted from paragraphs (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I), and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a and the provisions of the regulations in this subpart implementing these paragraphs: (1) [Reserved] (2) INTERIOR/GS-9, National Research Council Grants Program. (3) INTERIOR/OS-68, Committee Management Files. (4) INTERIOR/DOI-11, Debarment and Suspension Program. (5) INTERIOR/DOI-46, Physical Security Access Files. (6) INTERIOR/DOI-50, Insider Threat Program. (7) INTERIOR/DOI-45, Personnel Security Program Files. (8) INTERIOR/OIG-02, Investigative Records. (9) INTERIOR/DOI-10, DOI Law Enforcement Records Management System (LE RMS). (f) Records maintained on testing and examination material exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6). Pursuant to U.S.C. 552a(k)(6), the following systems of records have been exempted from 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H) and (I), and (f) and the provisions of the regulations in this subpart implementing these paragraphs. (1) INTERIOR/DOI-45, Personnel Security Program Files. (2) INTERIOR/DOI-10, DOI Law Enforcement Records Management System (LE RMS). 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