[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1014.3]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1014_POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTING THE PRIVACY ACT OF 
1974--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1014.3  Procedures for requests pertaining to individual records.

    (a) Any individual may request the Commission to inform him or her 
whether a particular record system named by the individual contains a 
record pertaining to him or her. The request may be made by mail or in 
person during business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.) to the Freedom of 
Information/Privacy Act Officer, Office of the Secretary, Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 
(mailing address: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 
20207).
    (b) An individual who believes that the Commission maintains a 
record pertaining to him or her but who cannot determine which record 
system may contain the record, may request assistance by mail or in 
person at the Office of the Secretary during business hours.
    (c) A Commission officer or employee or former employee who desires 
to review or obtain a copy of a personnel record pertaining to him or 
her may make a request by mail or in person at the Office of Human 
Resources Management, Room 523, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 
Maryland (mailing address: Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
Washington, DC 20207).
    (d) Each individual requesting the disclosure of a record or a copy 
of a record shall furnish the following information to the extent known 
with the request to the Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Officer or to 
the Division of Personnel's Processing Unit, as applicable:
    (1) A description of the record sought;
    (2) The approximate date of the record;
    (3) The name or other description of the record system containing 
the record;
    (4) Proof as required in Sec.  1014.4 that he or she is the 
individual to whom the requested record relates; and
    (5) Any other information required by the notice describing the 
record system.

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    (e) An individual personally inspecting his or her records may be 
accompanied by other persons of his or her own choosing. The individual 
shall sign a written statement authorizing disclosure of the record in 
the other person's presence.
    (f) Any individual who desires to have a record concerning himself 
or herself disclosed to or mailed to another person may authorize that 
person to act as his or her agent for that specific purpose. The 
authorization shall be in writing, signed by the individual, and shall 
be notarized. An agent requesting the review or copy of another's record 
shall submit with the request the authorization and proof of his or her 
identify as required by Sec.  1014.4(c).
    (g) The parent of any minor individual or the legal guardian of any 
individual who has been declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to 
be incompetent, due to physical or mental incapacity or age, may act on 
behalf of that individual in any matter covered by this part. A parent 
or guardian who desires to act on behalf of such individual shall 
present suitable evidence of parentage or guardianship, by birth 
certificate, certified copy of a court order, or similar documents, and 
proof of the individual's identity in a form that complies with Sec.  
1014.4(c).
    (h) An individual may request an accounting of all disclosures made 
to other persons or agencies of his or her record, except those 
disclosures made to law enforcement agencies pursuant to section (b)(7) 
of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(7)). A request for accounting, 
whenever made, shall be treated as a request for disclosure of records.

[40 FR 53381, Nov. 18, 1975, as amended at 53 FR 52404, Dec. 28, 1988; 
62 FR 46667, Sept. 4, 1997]