29 CFR § 4902.1 - Purpose and Scope.

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title: "29 CFR § 4902.1 - Purpose and Scope."
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title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "4902.1"
section_name: "Purpose and Scope."
chapter_name: "PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION"
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subchapter_name: "INTERNAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND PROCEDURES"
part_number: "4902"
part_name: "DISCLOSURE AND AMENDMENT OF RECORDS PERTAINING TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552a, 29 U.S.C. 1302(b)(3)."
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# 4902.1 Purpose and Scope.

(a) *Procedures.* Sections 4902.3 through 4902.7 establish procedures under which—

(1) An individual may—

(i) Determine whether PBGC maintains any system of records that contains a record pertaining to the individual;

(ii) Obtain access to the individual's record upon request;

(iii) Make a request to amend the individual's record; and

(iv) Appeal a denial of a request to amend the individual's record; and

(2) PBGC will make an initial determination of a request to amend an individual's record.

(b) *Fees.* Section 4902.8 prescribes the fees for making copies of an individual's record.

(c) *Privacy Act provisions.* Section 4902.9 summarizes the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) provisions for which PBGC claims an exemption for certain systems of records.

(d) *Exemptions.* Sections 4902.10 through 4902.13 set forth those systems of records that are exempted from certain disclosure and other provisions of the Privacy Act, and the reasons for the exemptions.

[74 FR 27081, June 8, 2009, as amended at 84 FR 32619, July 9, 2019; 89 FR 96532, Dec. 5, 2024]