[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR293.104]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 293_PERSONNEL RECORDS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart A_Basic Policies on Maintenance of Personnel Records
 
Sec. 293.104  Collection of information.

    (a) Any information in personnel records whether or not those 
records are in a system of records, used in whole or in part in making a 
determination about an individual's rights, benefits, or privileges 
under Federal personnel programs should, to the greatest extent 
practicable, be collected directly from the individual concerned. 
Factors to be considered in determining whether to collect the data from 
the individual concerned or a third party are when:
    (1) The nature of the information is such that it can only be 
obtained from another party;
    (2) The cost of collecting the information directly from the 
individual is unreasonable when compared with the cost of collecting it 
from another party;
    (3) There is virtually no risk that information collected from other 
parties, if inaccurate, could result in a determination adverse to the 
individual concerned;
    (4) The information supplied by an individual must be verified by 
another party; or
    (5) There are provisions made, to the greatest extent practicable, 
to vertify information collected from another party with the individual 
concerned.