[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR682.2]

[Page 543]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
                   CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
 
PART 682_DISPOSAL OF CONSUMER REPORT INFORMATION AND RECORDS--Table 
of Contents
 
Sec. 682.2  Purpose and scope.

    (a) Purpose. This part (``rule'') implements section 216 of the Fair 
and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003, which is designed to 
reduce the risk of consumer fraud and related harms, including identity 
theft, created by improper disposal of consumer information.
    (b) Scope. This rule applies to any person over which the Federal 
Trade Commission has jurisdiction, that, for a business purpose, 
maintains or otherwise possesses consumer information.