5 CFR 1630.8 – Access of others to records about an individual
(a) The Privacy Act provides for access to records in systems of records in those situations enumerated in 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b) and are set forth in paragraph (b) of this section.
Terms Used In 5 CFR 1630.8
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
(b) No official or employee of the Board, or any contractor of the Board or other Federal agency operating a Board system of records under an interagency agreement, shall disclose any record to any person or to another agency without the express written consent of the subject individual, unless the disclosure is:
(1) To officers or employees (including contract employees) of the Board or the record keeper who need the information to perform their official duties;
(2) Pursuant to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552;
(3) For a routine use that has been published in a notice in the
(4) To the Bureau of the Census for uses under title 13 of the United States Code;
(5) To a person or agency which has given the Board or the record keeper advance written notice of the purpose of the request and certification that the record will be used only for statistical purposes. (In addition to deleting personal identifying information from records released for statistical purposes, the Privacy Act Officer or record keeper designee shall ensure that the identity of the individual cannot reasonably be deduced by combining various statistical records);
(6) To the National Archives of the United States if a record has sufficient historical or other value to warrant its continued preservation by the United States Government, or for evaluation by the Archivist of the United States or the designee of the Archivist to determine whether the record has such value;
(7) In response to a written request that identifies the record and the purpose of the request made by another agency or instrumentality of any Government jurisdiction within or under the control of the United States for civil or criminal law enforcement activity, if that activity is authorized by law;
(8) To a person pursuant to a showing of compelling circumstances affecting the health or safety of an individual, if upon such disclosure a notification is transmitted to the last known address of the subject individual;
(9) To either House of Congress, or to a Congressional committee or subcommittee if the subject matter is within its jurisdiction;
(10) To the Comptroller General, or an authorized representative, in the course of the performance of the duties of the General Accounting Office;
(11) Pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(12) To a consumer reporting agency in accordance with section 3711(f) of Title 31.