§ 1602.1 General provisions
§ 1602.2 Requests for access to records
§ 1602.3 Responsibility for responding to requests for access to records
§ 1602.4 Responses to requests for access to records
§ 1602.5 Appeals from denials of requests for access to records
§ 1602.6 Requests for amendment or correction of records
§ 1602.7 Requests for an accounting of record disclosures
§ 1602.8 Preservation of records
§ 1602.9 Fees
§ 1602.10 v2 Notice of court-ordered and emergency disclosures

Terms Used In 40 CFR Part 1602 - Protection of Privacy and Access to Individual Records Under the Privacy Act of 1974

  • 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.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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.
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • unusual circumstances: means our need to:

    (1) Search for and get the requested records from field offices or other locations;

    (2) Search for, get, and review many records identified in a single request;

    (3) Consult with another Federal agency having a substantial interest in the request; or

    (4) Consult with two or more FCA offices having a substantial interest in the request. See 12 CFR 602.5