[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 22, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 22CFR171.31]



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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS

 

                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 

PART 171_AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS TO THE PUBLIC--Table 

of Contents

 

                    Subpart D_Privacy Act Provisions

 

Sec.  171.31  Definitions.



    As used in this subpart, the following definitions shall apply:

    (a) Department means the United States Department of State, 

including its field offices and Foreign Service posts abroad.

    (b) Individual means a citizen of the United States or an alien 

lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

    (c) Maintain includes maintain, collect, use, or disseminate.

    (d) Record means any item, collection, or grouping of information 

about an individual that is maintained by the Department, including, but 

not limited to education, financial transactions, medical history, and 

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

the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned 

to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or photograph.

    (e) System of Records means a group of any records under the control 

of the Department from which information is retrieved by the name of the 

individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying 

particular assigned to an individual.

    (f) Control has the meaning set forth in Sec.  171.11(f)

    (g) Information and Privacy Coordinator has the meaning set forth in 

Sec.  171.11(d).

    (h) DS is the abbreviation for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of 

the U.S. Department of State.

    (i) OIG is the abbreviation for the Office of the Inspector General 

of the U.S. Department of State.