Sec. 0.551  Purpose and scope; definitions.

    (a) The purpose of this subpart is to implement the Privacy Act of 
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552(a), and to protect the rights of the individual in 
the accuracy and privacy of information concerning him which is 
contained in Commission records. The regulations contained herein cover 
any group of records under the Commission's control from which 
information about individuals is retrievable by the name of an 
individual or by some other personal identifier.
    (b) In this subpart:
    (1) Individual means a citizen of the United States or an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
    (2) Record means any item, collection or grouping of information 
about an individual that is maintained by the Commission, including but 
not limited to, such individual's education, financial transactions, 
medical history, and criminal or employment history, and that contains 
such 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.
    (3) System of Records means a group of records under the control of 
the Commission from which information is retrievable by the name of the 
individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying 
particular assigned to the individual;
    (4) 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;
    (5) System Manager means the Commission official responsible for the 
storage, maintenance, safekeeping, and disposal of a system of records.

(Secs. 4(i) and 303(n), Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 
U.S.C. 154(i) and 303(n); 47 CFR 0.231(d))
[40 1997 FR 44512 , Sept. 26, 1975, as amended at  49 FR 13368 , Apr. 4, 1984]