§ 4b.2 - Definitions.

(a) All terms used in this part which are defined in 5 U.S.C. 552a shall have the same meaning herein.

(b) As used in this part:

(1) The term Act means the “Privacy Act of 1974,” Pub. L. 93-579.

(2) The term appeal means the request by an individual that an initial denial of a request for correction or amendment by that individual be reviewed and reversed.

(3) The term Department means the Department of Commerce.

(4) The term inquiry means either a request for general information regarding the Act and this part or a request by an individual (or that individual's parent or guardian) that the Department determine whether it has any record in a system of records which pertains to that individual.

(5) The term person means any human being and also shall include but not be limited to, corporations, associations, partnerships, trustees, receivers, personal representatives, and public or private organizations.

(6) The term Privacy Officer means those officials, identified in Appendix A to this part, who are authorized to receive and act upon inquiries, requests for access, and requests for correction or amendment.

(7) The term request for access means a request by an individual to see a record which is in a particular system of records and which pertains to that individual.

(8) The term request for correction or amendment means the request by an individual that the Department change (either by correction, amendment, addition or deletion) a particular record in a system of records which pertains to that individual.

(9) The term unit of the Department and unit means the office of the Secretary of Commerce and operating units of the Department as defined in Department Organization Order 1-1, “Mission and Organization of the Department of Commerce” (35 FR 19704, December 27, 1970).