# 18 C.F.R. § 701.301 (2026): Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_301

## Section

- **Citation:** 18 C.F.R. § 701.301 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 18 CFR: Conservation of Power and Water Resources / Chapter VI: WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL / Part 701: COUNCIL ORGANIZATION / Subpart E: Protection of Privacy / § 701.301: § 701.301   Definitions.

## Text

For the purposes of this subpart, unless otherwise required by the context:
(a)
Council
means the U.S. Water Resources Council;
(b)
Individual
means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resident;
(c)
Maintain
means maintain, collect, use or disseminate;
(d)
Record
means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by the Council, including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history and criminal or employment history, and that contains his name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph;
(e)
Adverse determination
means a decision by the proper Council official to deny, in whole or in part, a request from an individual for a correction or amendment of a record concerning the individual and maintained by the Council; and
(f)
Record system
means
system of records
as defined in the Act, i.e., a group of any records under the control of the Council from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying particular assigned to the individual.

## Nearby sections

- [18 C.F.R. § 701.300 (2026) § 701.300   Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_300.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 701.301 (2026) § 701.301   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_301.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 701.302 (2026) § 701.302   Procedures for notification of existence of records pertaining to individuals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_302.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 701.303 (2026) § 701.303   Conditions of disclosure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_303.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 701.304 (2026) § 701.304   Procedures for identification of individuals making requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_304.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 701.305 (2026) § 701.305   Procedures for requests for access to or disclosure of records pertaining to individuals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_305.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 701.306 (2026) § 701.306   Special procedure: Medical records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_306.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 701.307 (2026) § 701.307   Request for correction or amendment to record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_307.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 701.308 (2026) § 701.308   Council review of request for correction or amendment of record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_308.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 701.309 (2026) § 701.309   Appeal of initial adverse determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_309.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 701.310 (2026) § 701.310   Disclosure of record to person other than the individual to whom it pertains.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_310.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 701.311 (2026) § 701.311   Accounting for disclosures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_311.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 701.312 (2026) § 701.312   Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_312.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 701.313 (2026) § 701.313   Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P701_S701_313.md)

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