[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR1008.17]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
          CHAPTER X--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)
 
PART 1008--RECORDS MAINTAINED ON INDIVIDUALS (PRIVACY ACT)--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart C--Disclosure to Third Parties
 
Sec. 1008.17  Conditions of disclosure.

    (a) Notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Sec. 1008.16, the 
DOE may disclose records covered by this part (1) to the individual to 
whom the record pertains or to an agency or (2) to a person other than 
the individual where he has given his prior written consent to the 
disclosure or has made a written request for such disclosure.
    (b) Notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Sec. 1008.16 the 
DOE may also disclose records covered by this part whenever the 
disclosure is:

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    (1) To officers and employees of the DOE who have a need for the 
record in the performance of their duties;
    (2) Required under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552);
    (3) For a routine use (as defined in Sec. 1008.2) which is described 
in the Federal Register notice for the system of records which the 
disclosure is to be made;
    (4) To the Bureau of the Census for purposes of planning or carrying 
out a census or survey or related activity pursuant to the provisions of 
title 13 of the United States Code;
    (5) To a recipient who has provided the agency with advance adequate 
written assurance that the record will be used solely as a statistical 
research or reporting record, and the record is to be transferred in a 
form that is not individually identifiable;
    (6) To the National Archives of the United States as a record which 
has sufficient historical or other value to warrant its continued 
preservation by the United States Government, or for evaluation by the 
Administrator of General Services or his designee to determine whether 
the record has such value;
    (7) To another agency or to an instrumentality of any governmental 
jurisdiction within or under the control of the United States for a 
civil or criminal law enforcement activity if the activity is authorized 
by law and if the head of the agency or instrumentality has made a 
written request to the DOE specifying the particular portion desired and 
the law enforcement activity for which the record is sought;
    (8) To a person pursuant to a showing of compelling circumstances 
affecting the health or safety of an individual if upon such disclosure 
notification is transmitted to the last known address of such 
individual;
    (9) To either House of Congress, or to any committee or subcommittee 
thereof, any joint committee of Congress or subcommittee of any such 
joint committee, to the extent of matter within its jurisdiction;
    (10) To the Comptroller General, or any of his authorized 
representatives, in the course of the performance of the duties of the 
General Accounting Office;
    (11) Pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
    (c) Notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Sec. 1008.16 of 
this part, the DOE may also disclose records covered by this part when 
disseminating a corrected or amended record or notation of a 
disagreement statement as required by subsection (c)(4) of the Act.