[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR1630.7]

[Page 228]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
         CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD
 
PART 1630_PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1630.7  Identification requirements.

    (a) In person. An individual should be prepared to identify himself 
or herself by signature, i.e., to note by signature the date of access, 
Social Security number, and to produce one photographic form of 
identification (driver's license, employee identification, annuitant 
card, passport, etc.). If an individual is unable to produce adequate 
identification, the individual must sign a statement asserting his or 
her identity and acknowledging that knowingly or willfully seeking or 
obtaining access to records about another person under false pretenses 
may result in a fine of up to $5,000 (see Sec. 1630.18). In addition, 
depending upon the sensitivity of the records, the Privacy Act Officer 
or record keeper designee after consulting with the appropriate system 
manager may require further reasonable assurances, such as statements of 
other individuals who can attest to the identity of the requester.
    (b) In writing. A participant shall provide his or her name, date of 
birth, and account number or Social Security number and shall sign the 
request. Most other individuals shall provide the participant's account 
number or Social Security number, shall provide a statement of 
relationship to the participant unless it is clearly identified in the 
nature of the correspondence, and shall sign the request. If a request 
for access is granted by mail and, in the opinion of the Privacy Act 
Officer or record keeper designee after consulting with the appropriate 
system manager, the disclosure of the records through the mail may 
result in harm or embarrassment (if a person other than the subject 
individual were to receive the records), a notarized statement of 
identity or some other similar assurance of identity will be required.
    (c) By telephone. (1) Telephone identification procedures apply only 
to requests from participants and spouses, former spouses, or 
beneficiaries of participants for information in FRTIB-1, Thrift Savings 
Plan Records, which is retrieved by their respective account numbers (or 
case reference numbers) or Social Security numbers.
    (2) A participant or a spouse, former spouse, or beneficiary of a 
participant must identify himself or herself by providing to the record 
keeper designee his or her name, account number (or case reference 
number) or Social Security number, and any other information requested. 
If the record keeper designee determines that any of the information 
provided by telephone is incorrect, the requester will be required to 
submit a request in writing.
    (3) A participant may also access the TSP Web site or call the TSP 
ThriftLine to obtain account information. These systems may require 
identity and account verification information such as the participant's 
account number and Web password or PIN for the Web site and ThriftLine 
respectively.

[55 FR 18852, May 7, 1990, as amended at 64 FR 67694, Dec. 3, 1999; 72 
FR 51354, Sept. 7, 2007]