[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 16, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 16CFR682.1] [Page 532] TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION PART 682_DISPOSAL OF CONSUMER REPORT INFORMATION AND RECORDS- -Table of Contents Sec. 682.1 Definitions. Sec. 682.1 Definitions. 682.2 Purpose and scope. 682.3 Proper disposal of consumer information. 682.4 Relation to other laws. 682.5 Effective date. Authority: Pub. L. 108-159, sec. 216. Source: 69 FR 68697, Nov. 24, 2004, unless otherwise noted (a) In general. Except as modified by this part or unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used in this part have the same meaning as set forth in the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. (b) ``Consumer information'' means any record about an individual, whether in paper, electronic, or other form, that is a consumer report or is derived from a consumer report. Consumer information also means a compilation of such records. Consumer information does not include information that does not identify individuals, such as aggregate information or blind data. (c) ``Dispose,'' ``disposing,'' or ``disposal'' means: (1) The discarding or abandonment of consumer information, or (2) The sale, donation, or transfer of any medium, including computer equipment, upon which consumer information is stored.