12 CFR § 261a.1 - Authority, purpose and scope.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s261a.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 261a.1 - Authority, purpose and scope."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "261a.1"
section_name: "Authority, purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
part_number: "261a"
part_name: "RULES REGARDING ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1974"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552a."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 63704, Oct. 18, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "261a"
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# 261a.1 Authority, purpose and scope.
(a) *Authority.* This part is issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a).
(b) *Purpose and scope.* This part implements the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 with regard to the maintenance, protection, disclosure, and amendment of records contained within systems of records maintained by the Board. It sets forth the procedures for requests for access to, or amendment of, records concerning individuals that are contained in systems of records maintained by the Board.