Procedures for making requests for correction or amendment.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 15

(a) Any individual, regardless of age, who is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United States may submit a request for correction or amendment to the Department. The request should be made either in person or by mail addressed to the Privacy Act Officer who processed the individual's request for access to the record, and to whom is delegated authority to make initial determinations on requests for correction or amendment. The offices of Privacy Act Officers are open to the public between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays). (b) Requests submitted by mail should include the words “PRIVACY ACT REQUEST” in capital letters at (c) Since the request, in all cases, will follow a request for access under § 4.25, the individual's identity will be established by his or her signature on the request and use of the Department control number assigned to the request. (d) A request for correction or amendment should include the following: (1) Specific identification of the record sought to be corrected or amended (for example, description, title, date, paragraph, sentence, line and words); (2) The specific wording to be deleted, if any; (3) The specific wording to be inserted or added, if any, and the exact place at which it is to be inserted or added; and, (4) A statement of the basis for the requested correction or amendment, with all available supporting d

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 15:§ 4.27