[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR10.27] [Page 86] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation PART 10_MAINTENANCE OF AND ACCESS TO RECORDS PERTAINING TO INDIVIDUALS --Table of Contents Subpart C_Maintenance of Records Sec. 10.27 Government contractors. When the Department provides by a contract for the operation by or on behalf of the Department of a system of records to accomplish a function of the Department, the requirements of this part are applied to such system. For purposes of subpart I, Criminal Penalties, any such contractor and any employee of the contractor are considered, in accordance with section 3(m) of the Privacy Act, to be employees of the Department. [[Page 87]]