[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1.116]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1_ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart G_Privacy Act Regulations
 
Sec. 1.116  Request for correction or amendment to record.

    (a) Any individual who wishes to request correction or amendment of 
any record pertaining to him or her contained in a system of records 
maintained by an agency shall submit that request in writing in 
accordance with the instructions set forth in the system notice for that 
system of records. This request shall include:
    (1) The name of the individual making the request;
    (2) The name of the system of records (as set forth in the system 
notice to which the request relates);

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    (3) A description of the nature (e.g., modification, addition or 
deletion) and substance of the correction or amendment requested; and
    (4) Any other information specified in the system notice.
    (b) Any individual submitting a request pursuant to paragraph (a) of 
this section shall include sufficient information in support of that 
request to allow the agency to which it is addressed to apply the 
standards set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552a(e) (1) and (5).
    (c) Any individual whose request under paragraph (a) of this section 
is denied may appeal that denial to the head of the agency which 
maintains the system of records to which the request relates.
    (d) In the event that an appeal under paragraph (c) of this section 
is denied, the requester may bring a civil action in federal district 
court to seek review of the denial.

[40 FR 39519, Aug. 28, 1975, as amended at 62 FR 33981, June 24, 1997]