§ 1503.8 - Board review of requests for amendment of records.

(a) The Privacy Officer shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of a request made pursuant to § 1503.7 within two business days of such receipt. Such acknowledgment may include a request for additional information necessary for a decision concerning the requested amendment of a record.

(b) The Privacy Officer shall promptly review each request made pursuant to § 1503.7 in light of relevant criteria of the Privacy Act, including, but not limited to, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e) (1) and (5).

(c) Upon completion of such review, the Privacy Officer shall direct amendment of the record as requested, giving notice of such action to the requester, or immediately notify the requester that the request for amendment of a record is denied. If an accounting of disclosures of such record has been made pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(c), any person or agency listed in such accounting shall be informed of any amendment.

(d) If a request made pursuant to § 1503.7 is denied in whole or in part, the Privacy Officer shall inform the requester of the reasons for such denial, the procedures for obtaining a review of such denial, and the name and business address of the Vice President.