5 CFR § 297.103 - Designations of authority by system manager.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s297.103"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 297.103 - Designations of authority by system manager."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "297.103"
section_name: "Designations of authority by system manager."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "297"
part_name: "PRIVACY PROCEDURES FOR PERSONNEL RECORDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552a; Pub. L. 115-59, 113 Stat. 1152 (42 U.S.C. 405 note)."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 1998, Jan. 26, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "297"
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# 297.103 Designations of authority by system manager.

The responsible Office system manager having jurisdiction over a system of records may designate in writing an Office employee to evaluate and issue the Office's decision on Privacy Act matters relating to either internal, central, or Governmentwide systems of records.