[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR21.1]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 21--PROTECTION OF PRIVACY--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 21.1  Scope.


    (a) This part establishes procedures to implement the Privacy Act of 
1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). It applies to records about individuals that are 
maintained, collected, used, or disclosed by the Food and Drug 
Administration and contained in Privacy Act Record Systems.
    (b) This part does not:
    (1) Apply to Food and Drug Administration record systems that are 
not Privacy Act Record Systems or make available to an individual 
records that may include references to him but that are not retrieved by 
his name or other personal identifier, whether or not contained in a 
Privacy Act Record System. part 20 of this chapter (the public 
information regulations) and other regulations referred to therein 
determine when records are made available in such cases.
    (2) Make any records available to persons other than (i) individuals 
who are the subjects of the records, (ii) persons accompanying such 
individuals under Sec. 21.43, (iii) persons provided records pursuant to 
individual consent under Sec. 21.72, or (iv) persons acting on behalf of 
such individuals as legal guardians under Sec. 21.75. Part 20 of this 
chapter (the public information regulations) and other regulations 
referred to therein determine when Food and Drug Administration records 
are disclosable to members of the public generally. Subpart G of this 
part limits the provisions of part 20 of this chapter with respect to 
disclosures of records about individuals from Privacy Act Record Systems 
to persons other than individuals who are the subjects of the records.

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    (3) Make available information compiled by the Food and Drug 
Administration in reasonable anticipation of court litigation or formal 
administrative proceedings. The availability of such information to any 
member of the public, including any subject individual or party to such 
litigation or proceeding shall be governed by applicable constitutional 
principles, rules of discovery, and part 20 of this chapter (the public 
information regulations).
    (4) Apply to personnel records maintained by the Division of Human 
Resources Management, Food and Drug Administration, except as provided 
in Sec. 21.32. Such records are subject to regulations of the Office of 
Personnel Management in 5 CFR parts 293, 294, and 297.

[42 FR 15626, Mar. 22, 1977, as amended at 46 FR 8457, Jan. 27, 1981; 50 
FR 52278, Dec. 23, 1985]