[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: 49CFR10.31]

[Page 87]
 
                        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 D_Availability of Records
 
Sec.  10.31  Requests for records.


    (a) Ordinarily, each person desiring to determine whether a record 
pertaining to him/her is contained in a system of records covered by 
this part or desiring access to a record covered by this part, or to 
obtain a copy of such a record, shall make a request in writing 
addressed to the system manager. The ``Privacy Act Issuances'' published 
by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records 
Administration, describes the systems of records maintained by all 
Federal agencies, including the Department and its components. In 
exceptional cases oral requests are accepted. A description of DOT 
Privacy Act systems notices is available through the Internet free of 
charge at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su--docs/aces/PrivacyAct. 
shtml?desc015.html. See Sec.  10.13(b) regarding inquiries concerning 
Privacy Act matters or requests for assistance.
    (b) Each request shall specify the name of the requesting individual 
and the system of records in which the subject record is located or 
thought to be located. If assistance is required to determine the system 
of records identification number assigned in the systems notices, such 
assistance may be obtained from the appropriate Privacy Act officer or 
his assistant. Refer to Sec.  10.13 for procedures for requesting 
assistance.

[45 FR 8993, Feb. 11, 1980, as amended at 62 FR 23667, May 1, 1997]