§ 0.551   Purpose and scope; definitions.

   (a) The purpose of this subpart is to implement the Privacy Act of 1974, 5
   U.S.C. 552(a), and to protect the rights of the individual in the accuracy
   and privacy of information concerning him which is contained in Commission
   records. The regulations contained herein cover any group of records under
   the  Commission's  control from which information about individuals is
   retrievable  by  the  name  of an individual or by some other personal
   identifier.

   (b) In this subpart:

   (1) Individual means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully
   admitted for permanent residence;

   (2) Record means any item, collection or grouping of information about an
   individual that is maintained by the Commission, including but not limited
   to, such individual's education, financial transactions, medical history,
   and criminal or employment history, and that contains such individual's
   name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular
   assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph.

   (3) System of Records means a group of records under the control of the
   Commission  from  which  information is retrievable by the name of the
   individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying
   particular assigned to the individual;

   (4) Routine Use means, with respect to the disclosure of a record, the use
   of such record for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which
   it was collected;

   (5)  System  Manager means the Commission official responsible for the
   storage, maintenance, safekeeping, and disposal of a system of records.

   (Secs. 4(i) and 303(n), Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
   154(i) and 303(n); 47 CFR 0.231(d))

   [ 40 FR 44512 , Sept. 26, 1975, as amended at  49 FR 13368 , Apr. 4, 1984]

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