Personal Records Access Category
In the realm of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), it's essential to understand the various categories and their associated sanctions. Here's a breakdown of the authoritative sources that can help you navigate this complex system, focusing on the CUI category "CUI//SP-PERS (Special Protection - Personnel)".
- CUI Registry (National Archives and Records Administration - NARA): The CUI Registry serves as the primary source for identifying CUI categories and their controlling authorities. For instance, SP-PERS is classified as a Special Protection category under Personnel privacy laws.
- NIST Special Publication 800-171: This publication provides the cybersecurity requirements for protecting CUI, including controls related to access, handling, and safeguarding of information such as CUI//SP-PERS.
- Executive Orders and Federal Regulations: These legal statutes and designations form the basis for CUI categories, with sanctions defined by these laws or by agency enforcement policies tied to safeguarding CUI. For example, sanctions for CUI//SP-PERS often stem from federal privacy laws specific to personnel information.
- DoD CUI Program and Directives: The Department of Defense provides additional guidance and specific regulations for certain categories of CUI, including personnel-related CUI, detailing compliance requirements and potential sanctions.
- CMMC Documents: These compliance frameworks align with the protection and flow control of CUI, explaining sanctions primarily in terms of compliance audits and breach consequences, but they reference the binding legal authorities in the CUI Registry and federal law.
To find the source documents for CUI//SP-PERS specifically, start with the NARA CUI Registry, which assigns SP-PERS as a Special Protection category under Personnel privacy laws. Consult the cited federal laws (such as the Privacy Act of 1974) referenced in the Registry, and review agency (DoD or others) CUI Program guidelines that elaborate on handling and sanctions related to personnel CUI.
Regarding sanctions, it's important to note that they derive not from a single CUI document but from the enforcement mechanisms built into the underlying laws that authorize the CUI designation, as well as agency-specific penalties defined by DoD or other federal agencies aligned with NIST and CMMC compliance frameworks.
If you're in need of exact legal texts or enforcement policies, the NARA’s CUI Registry website and related agency compliance manuals are the best repositories to search for these source documents.
Lastly, it's worth mentioning that an alternative banner marking for basic authorities is "CUI//PERS". The banner marking "CUI//SP-PERS" is related to specified authorities, and the Safeguarding and/or Dissemination Authority for 5 CFR 293.106 is Specified, while that for 45 USC 362(d) is Basic. The Sanctions associated with 45 USC 362(d) are 45 USC 359 and 45 USC 231, as per the text.
- In the realm of business, understanding the relationship between CUI categories like CUI//SP-PERS and their associated sanctions is crucial, especially when it comes to safeguarding Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
- To enforce sanctions related to CUI//SP-PERS, it's important to refer to the legal texts and enforcement policies outlined in sources such as the NARA’s CUI Registry website and related agency compliance manuals.
