[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR16.3]

[Page 217]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
               CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
PART 16_IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIVACY ACT OF 1974--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 16.3  Procedures for accessing, correcting, or amending 
personal records.

    (a) Any individual who--
    (1) Wishes to be informed whether a system of records maintained by 
EPA contains any record pertaining to him or her,
    (2) Seeks access to an EPA record about him or her that is 
maintained in an EPA PA system of records, including an accounting of 
any disclosures of that record; or
    (3) Seeks to amend or correct a record about him or her that is 
maintained in a system of records, may submit a written request to the 
EPA Privacy Act Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, Headquarters 
Freedom of Information Office, Office of Environmental Information (MC-
2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460 or via the 
Agency's Privacy Act Web site at http://www.epa.gov/privacy or by fax, 
(202) 566-1639.
    (b) All requests for access to, or the correction or amendment of 
personal records should cite the Privacy Act of 1974 and reference the 
type of request being made (i.e., access, correction or amendment). 
Requests must include:
    (1) The name and signature of the individual making the request;
    (2) The name of the PA system of records (as set forth in EPA's 
Federal Register PA systems of records notices) to which the request 
relates; and
    (3) A statement whether a personal inspection of the records or a 
copy of them by mail is desired.
    (c) A statement declaring his or her identity and stipulating that 
he or she understands it is a misdemeanor punishable by fine up to 
$5,000 to knowingly and willfully seek or obtain access to records about 
another individual under false pretenses.
    (d) A requester who cannot determine which PA system of records to 
request may ask for assistance by writing to the Headquarters Freedom of 
Information Office, Attention: Privacy Act Officer, Environmental 
Protection Agency, (MC-2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460 or via e-mail to http://www.epa.gov/privacy or by 
fax, (202) 566-1639.