§ 4902.1 Purpose and Scope
§ 4902.2 Definitions
§ 4902.3 Procedures for determining existence of and requesting access to records
§ 4902.4 Disclosure of record to an individual
§ 4902.5 Procedures for requesting amendment of a record
§ 4902.6 Action on request for amendment of a record
§ 4902.7 Appeal of a denial of a request for amendment of a record
§ 4902.8 Fees
§ 4902.9 Privacy Act provisions for which PBGC claims an exemption
§ 4902.10 v2 Specific exemption: Personnel Security Investigation Records
§ 4902.11 Specific exemptions: Office of Inspector General Investigative File System
§ 4902.12 Specific exemptions: Insider Threat and Data Loss Prevention
§ 4902.13 Filing rules; computation of time

Terms Used In 29 CFR Part 4902 - Disclosure and Amendment of Records Pertaining to Individuals Under the Privacy Act

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.