45 CFR § 2508.1Chapter XXV

§ 2508.1 Definitions.

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Amend(a) means to make a correction to, or expunge any portion of, a record about an individual which that individual believes is not accurate, relevant, timely, or complete.

Appeal Officer(b) means the individual delegated the responsibility to act on all appeals filed under the Privacy Act.

Chief Executive Officer(c) means the Head of the Corporation.

Corporation(d) means the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Individual(e) means any citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

Maintain(f) means to collect, use, store, disseminate or any combination of these recordkeeping functions; exercise of control over and therefore, responsibility and accountability for, systems of records.

Personnel record(g) means any information about an individual that is maintained in a system of records by the Corporation that is needed for personnel management or processes such as staffing, employment development, retirement, grievances, and appeals.

Privacy Act Officer(h) means the individual delegated the authority to allow access to, the release of, or the withholding of records pursuant to an official Privacy Act request. The Privacy Act Officer is further delegated the authority to make the initial determination on all requests to amend records.

Record(i) means any document or other information about an individual maintained by the agency whether collected or grouped, and including, but not limited to, information regarding education, financial transactions, medical history, criminal or employment history, or any other personal information that contains the name or other personal identification number, symbol, etc. assigned to such individual.

Routine use(j) means, with respect to the disclosure of a record, the use of such record for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which it was collected.

System of records(k) means a group of any records under the maintenance and control of the Corporation from which information is retrieved by use of the name of an individual or by some personal identifier of the individual.

eCFR data current as of: June 10, 2026

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