15 CFR § 1110.1 - Description of rule; applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s1110.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "15 CFR § 1110.1 - Description of rule; applicability."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "1110.1"
section_name: "Description of rule; applicability."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
part_number: "1110"
part_name: "CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR ACCESS TO THE DEATH MASTER FILE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 113-67, Sec. 203."
regulatory_source: "79 FR 16670, Mar. 26, 2014, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1110"
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# 1110.1 Description of rule; applicability.

(a) The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113-67), Section 203, provides for the establishment of a fee-based certification program for persons who seek access to the Death Master File (DMF), and prohibits disclosure of DMF information for an individual during the three-calendar-year period following the individual's death, unless the person requesting the information has been certified.

(b) This part is applicable to any Person seeking access to a Limited Access DMF, as defined in this part.