5 CFR § 1205.14 - Granting access.

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title: "5 CFR § 1205.14 - Granting access."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1205.14"
section_name: "Granting access."
chapter_name: "MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD"
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subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES"
part_number: "1205"
part_name: "PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552a and 1204."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 51043, Sept. 21, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1205.14 Granting access.

(a) The Board may allow a requester to inspect records through either of the following methods:

(1) It may permit the requester to inspect the records personally during normal business hours at a Board office or other suitable Federal facility closer to the requester; or

(2) It may mail copies of the records to the requester.

(b) A requester seeking personal access to records may be accompanied by another individual of the requester's choice. Under those circumstances, however, the requester must sign a statement authorizing the discussion and presentation of the record in the accompanying individuals presence.