§ 171.21 Definitions.

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Title 22 CFR: Foreign Relations › Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Part 171: PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION › Subpart C: Privacy Act Provisions › § 171.21: § 171.21 Definitions.

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As used in this subpart, the following definitions shall apply:

Individual

means a citizen or a lawful permanent resident (LPR) of the United States.

Maintain

includes maintain, collect, use, or disseminate.

Record

means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by the Department and that contains the individual's name or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a fingerprint, voice print, or photograph.

System of records

means a group of any records under the control of the Department from which information is retrieved by the name of an individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to an individual.

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