5 CFR § 297.204 - Access by the representative of the data subject.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s297.204"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 297.204 - Access by the representative of the data subject."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "297.204"
section_name: "Access by the representative of the data subject."
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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# 297.204 Access by the representative of the data subject.

A record may be disclosed to a representative of the individual to whom the record pertains after the system manager receives written authorization from the individual who is the subject of the record.