Privacy Act Regulations
10 C.F.R. Part ..., Subpart B
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01ECFR6fc72d34bbde873 enforcement
ECFR22a1dc07aeeb55f nrc procedures for processing requests
ECFR43a7cdd86017ffc fees
ECFR76d285a0b2e4f6b presentation of requests
ECFRbe13984c10fc116 disclosure to others of records about individuals
ECFRca8d859f86a4f8a determinations and appeals
10 C.F.R. § 9.50 Scope of subpart.
This subpart implements the provisions of section 3 of the Privacy Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. 552a, with respect to (a) the procedures by which individuals may determine the existence of, seek access to and request correction of NRC records concerning themselves, and (b) the requirements applicable to NRC personnel with respect to the use and dissemination of such records. The regulations in this subpart apply to all records which are retrievable from a system of records under the control of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by the use of an individual's name or of an identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to such individual. Except where specifically provided otherwise, this subpart applies to all NRC records maintained on individuals whether they predate or postdate September 27, 1975.
10 C.F.R. § 9.51 Definitions.
As used in this subpart:
(a) Individual means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
(b) The term maintain includes maintain, collect, use or disseminate.
(c) Record means any item, collection or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by the NRC, including, but not limited to, his or her education, financial transactions, medical history, employment history or criminal history, and that contains the individual's name, or the identifying number, symbol or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph.
(d) System manager means the NRC official responsible for maintaining a system of records.
(e) Systems of records means a group of records under the control of the NRC from which information is retrieved by the name of an individual or by an identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to an individual.
(f) Statistical record means a record in a system of records maintained for statistical research or reporting purposes only and not used in whole or in part in making any determination about an identifiable individual, except as provided by the Census Act, 13 U.S.C. 8.
(g) Routine use 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, as described in a notice published in the Federal Register.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-10.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
