[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 8, Volume 1]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 8CFR103.20]



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                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY

 

               CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 103_POWERS AND DUTIES; AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 103.20  Purpose and scope.



    (a) Sections 103.20 through 103.36 comprise the regulations of the 

Service implementing the Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93-597. The 

regulations apply to all records contained in systems of records 

maintained by the Service which are identifiable by individual name or 

identifier and which are retrieved by individual name or identifier, 

except those personnel records governed by regulations of the Office of 

Personnel Management. The regulations set forth the procedures by which 

individuals may seek access to records pertaining to themselves and 

request correction of those records. The regulations also set forth the 

requirements



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applicable to Service employees maintaining, collecting, using or 

disseminating such records.

    (b) The Associate Commissioner, Information Systems, shall ensure 

that the provisions of Sec. Sec. 103.20 through 103.36 of this title 

and 28 CFR 16.40 through 16.58, and any revisions, are brought to the 

attention of and made available to:

    (1) Each employee at the time of issuance of the regulations and at 

the time of any amendments; and

    (2) Each new employee at the time of employment.

    (c) The Associate Commissioner, Information Systems, shall be 

responsible for ensuring that employees of the Service are trained in 

the obligations imposed by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C 522a) and by 

these regulations.



[40 FR 44481, Sept. 26, 1975, as amended at 48 FR 49652, Oct. 27, 1983; 

58 FR 31149, June 1, 1993]