[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR297.102]

[Page 113]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 297_PRIVACY PROCEDURES FOR PERSONNEL RECORDS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 297.102  Definitions.

    In this part, the terms agency, individual, maintain, record, 
statistical records, and systems of records have the same meanings as 
defined in the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. In addition:
    Access means providing a copy of a record to, or allowing review of 
the original record by, the data subject or the data subject's 
authorized representative, parent, or legal guardian;
    Act means the Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93-579, 5 U.S.C. 552a, 
as amended;
    Agency means any department or independent establishment in the 
Executive Branch of the Federal Government, including a Government 
corporation, of Government-controlled corporation, except those 
specifically excluded from the Office recordkeeping requirements by 
statute, this title, or formal agreement between the Office and the 
agency.
    Amendment means the correction, addition, deletion, or destruction 
of a record or specific portions of a record;
    Data subject means the individual to whom the information pertains 
and by whose name or other individual identifier the information is 
retrieved;
    Disclosure means providing personal review of a record, or a copy 
thereof, to someone other than the data subject or the data subject's 
authorized representative, parent, or legal guardian;
    Office means the U.S. Office of Personnel Management;
    Personnel record means any record concerning an individual which is 
maintained and used in the personnel management or personnel policy-
making process; and
    System manager means the Office or agency official, designated by 
the head of the agency, who has the authority to decide Privacy Act 
matters relative to each system of records maintained by the Office.