5 CFR § 1205.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s1205.1"
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title: "5 CFR § 1205.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1205.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES"
part_number: "1205"
part_name: "PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552a and 1204."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 51043, Sept. 21, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1205"
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# 1205.1 Purpose.

This subpart implements the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, (“the Act”) by stating the procedures by which individuals may determine the existence of, seek access to, and request amendment of Board records concerning themselves, and by stating the requirements that apply to Board employees' use and disclosure of those records.