36 CFR § 1202.76 - Can NARA deny my request for amendment?

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title: "36 CFR § 1202.76 - Can NARA deny my request for amendment?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1202.76"
section_name: "Can NARA deny my request for amendment?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
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part_number: "1202"
part_name: "REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552a; 44 U.S.C. 2104(a)."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 65652, Dec. 20, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1202.76 Can NARA deny my request for amendment?

If the system manager denies your request to amend or determines that the record should be amended in a manner other than that requested by you, NARA will advise you in writing of the decision. The denial letter will state:

(a) The reasons for the denial of your amendment request;

(b) Proposed alternative amendments, if appropriate;

(c) Your right to appeal the denial; and

(d) The procedures for appealing the denial.