[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR16.7]

[Page 205]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
               CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
PART 16_IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIVACY ACT OF 1974--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 16.7  Request for correction or amendment of record.

    (a) An individual may request correction or amendment of any record 
pertaining to him or her in a system of records maintained by EPA by 
submitting to the system manager, in writing, the following:
    (1) The name of the individual making the request;
    (2) The name of the system, as described in the notice of systems;
    (3) A description of the nature and substance of the correction or 
amendment request; and
    (4) Any additional information specified in the system notice.
    (b) Any person submitting a request under this section shall include 
sufficient information in support of that request to allow EPA to apply 
the standards set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552a (e)(1) and (e)(5).
    (c) Any person whose request is denied may appeal that denial to the 
Privacy Act Officer.
    (d) In the event that appeal is denied, the requester may bring a 
civil action to seek review of the denial, under 5 U.S.C. 552a(g).