12 CFR § 1070.51 - Authority and responsibilities of the Chief Privacy Officer.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s1070.51"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 1070.51 - Authority and responsibilities of the Chief Privacy Officer."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "1070.51"
section_name: "Authority and responsibilities of the Chief Privacy Officer."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU"
part_number: "1070"
part_name: "DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "12 U.S.C. 5481 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. 552a; 18 U.S.C. 1905; 18 U.S.C. 641; 44 U.S.C. ch. 31; 44 U.S.C. ch. 35; 12 U.S.C. 3401"
regulatory_source: "78 FR 11503, Feb. 15, 2013, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1070"
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# 1070.51 Authority and responsibilities of the Chief Privacy Officer.
The Chief Privacy Officer is authorized to:
(a) Develop, implement, and maintain an organization-wide privacy program;
(b) Respond to requests for access to, accounting of, or amendment of records contained in a system of records maintained by the CFPB;
(c) Approve the publication of new systems of records and amend existing systems of record; and
(d) File any necessary reports related to the Privacy Act.