[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR24.101]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 24_PROTECTION OF PRIVACY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart 24.1_Protection of Individual Privacy

 

Sec. 24.101  Definitions.





    As used in this subpart--

    Agency means any executive department, military department, 

Government corporation, Government controlled corporation, or other 

establishment in the executive branch of the Government (including the 

Executive Office of the President), or any independent regulatory 

agency.

    Individual means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully 

admitted for permanent residence.

    Maintain means maintain, collect, use, or disseminate.

    Operation of a system of records means performance of any of the 

activities associated with maintaining the system of records, including 

the collection, use, and dissemination of records.

    Record means any item, collection, or grouping of information about 

an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not 

limited to, education, financial transactions, medical history, and 

criminal or employment history, and that contains the individual's name, 

or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular 

assigned to the individual, such as a fingerprint or voiceprint or a 

photograph.

    System of records on individuals means a group of any records under 

the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the 

name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other 

identifying particular assigned to the individual.



[48 FR 42277, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 66 FR 2130, Jan. 10, 2001]