[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR22.27]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
                    CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 22_CONFIDENTIALITY OF IDENTIFIABLE RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL 
INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  22.27  Notification.

    (a) Any person from whom information identifiable to a private 
person is to be obtained directly, either orally, by questionnaire, or 
other written documents, shall be advised:
    (1) That the information will only be used or revealed for research 
or statistical purposes; and
    (2) That compliance with the request for information is entirely 
voluntary and may be terminated at any time.
    (b) Except as noted in paragraph (c) of this section, where 
information is to be obtained through observation of individual activity 
or performance, such individuals shall be advised:
    (1) Of the particular types of information to be collected;
    (2) That the data will only be utilized or revealed for research or 
statistical purposes; and
    (3) That participation in the project in question is voluntary and 
may be terminated at any time.
    (c) Notification, as described in paragraph (b) of this section, may 
be eliminated where information is obtained through field observation of 
individual activity or performance and in the judgment of the researcher 
such notification is impractical or may seriously impede the progress of 
the research.
    (d) Where findings in a project cannot, by virtue of sample size, or 
uniqueness of subject, be expected to totally conceal subject identity, 
an individual shall be so advised.

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