[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR9.54]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 9--PUBLIC RECORDS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B--Privacy Act Regulations
 
Sec. 9.54  Verification of identity of individuals making requests.

    (a) Identification requirements in paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of 
this section are applicable to any individual who makes requests 
respecting records about himself, except that no verification of 
identity shall be required if the records requested are available to the 
public under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. With 
respect to certain sensitive records, additional requirements for 
verification of identity stated in the appropriate published ``Notice of 
System of Records'' may be imposed.
    (1) Written requests. An individual making a written request 
respecting a record about himself may establish his identity by a 
signature, address, date of birth, employee identification number if 
any, and one other item of identification such as a photocopy of a 
driver's license or other document.
    (2) Requests in person. An individual making a request in person 
respecting a record about himself may establish his identity by the 
presentation of a single document bearing a photograph (such as a 
passport or identification badge) or by the presentation of two items of 
identification which do not bear a photograph but do bear a name, 
address and signature (such, as a driver's license or credit card).
    (b) Inability to provide requisite documentation of identity. An 
individual making a request in person or in writing respecting a record 
about himself who cannot provide the necessary documentation of identity 
may provide a notarized statement, swearing or affirming to his identity 
and to the fact that he understands that penalties for false statements 
may be imposed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1001, and that penalties for 
obtaining a record concerning an individual under false pretenses may be 
imposed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(3). Forms for such notarized 
statements may be obtained on request from the Freedom of Information 
Act and Privacy Act Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555.
    (c) Verification of parentage or guardianship. In addition to 
establishing the identity of the minor, or other individual he 
represents as required in paragraph (a) of this section, the parent or 
legal guardian of a minor or of an individual judicially determined to 
be incompetent shall establish his status as parent or guardian by 
furnishing a copy of a birth certificate of the minor showing parentage 
or a copy of a court order establishing guardianship.

[40 FR 44484, Sept. 26, 1975, as amended at 52 FR 31609, Aug. 21, 1987; 
54 FR 53316, Dec. 28, 1989; 63 FR 15743, Apr. 1, 1998]

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