5 CFR § 1630.1 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s1630.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 1630.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1630.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD"
part_number: "1630"
part_name: "PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS"
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."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 18852, May 7, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1630"
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# 1630.1 Purpose and scope.

These regulations implement the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a. The regulations apply to all records maintained by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board that are contained in a system of records and that contain information about an individual. The regulations establish procedures that (a) authorize an individual's access to records maintained about him or her; (b) limit the access of other persons to those records; and (c) permit an individual to request the amendment or correction of records about him or her.