[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR204.8]

[Page 550-551]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
                                CONGRESS
 
PART 204--PRIVACY ACT: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 204.8  Appeal of refusal to correct or amend an individual's record.

    (a) An individual who disagrees with a refusal of the Copyright 
Office to amend his or her record may request a review of the denial. 
The decision will be made within 30 business days, unless the Office can 
demonstrate good cause for extending the 30 day period. If the

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requestor is dissatisfied with the agency's final determination, the 
individual may bring a civil action against the Office in the 
appropriate United States district court. appeal the refusal to correct 
or amend a record pertaining to the individual. The individual should 
submit a written appeal to the General Counsel, Copyright Office, 
Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 
20024. Appeals, and the envelopes containing them, should be plainly 
marked ``Privacy Act Appeal.'' Failure to so mark the appeal may delay 
the Copyright Office General Counsel's response. An appeal should 
contain a copy of the request for amendment or correction and a copy of 
the record alleged to be untimely, inaccurate, incomplete or irrelevant.
    (b) The General Counsel will issue a written decision granting or 
denying the appeal within 30 working days after receipt of the appeal 
unless, after showing good cause, the General Counsel extends the 30 day 
period. If the appeal is granted, the requested amendment or correction 
will be made promptly. If the appeal is denied, in whole or part, the 
General Counsel's decision will set forth reasons for the denial. 
Additionally, the decision will advise the requester that he or she has 
the right to file with the Copyright Office a concise statement of his 
or her reasons for disagreeing with the refusal to amend the record and 
that such statement will be attached to the requester's record and 
included in any future disclosure of such record.

[43 FR 776, Jan. 4, 1978, as amended at 64 FR 36575, July 7, 1999; 65 FR 
39820, June 28, 2000; 65 FR 48914, Aug. 10, 2000; 66 FR 34373, June 28, 
2001]