# 45 C.F.R. § 1159.1 (2026): What definitions apply to these regulations? > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_1 ## Section - **Citation:** 45 C.F.R. § 1159.1 (2026) - **Heading:** What definitions apply to these regulations? - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Title 45 CFR: Public Welfare / Chapter XI: NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES / Part 1159: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 / § 1159.1: § 1159.1 What definitions apply to these regulations? ## Text The definitions of the Privacy Act apply to this part. In addition, as used in this part: (a) Agency means any executive department, military department, government corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Federal government, including the Executive Office of the President or any independent regulatory agency. (b) Business day means a calendar day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays. (c) Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Endowment, or his or her designee; (d) Endowment means the National Endowment for the Arts; (e) Endowment system means a system of records maintained by the Endowment; (f) General Counsel means the General Counsel of the Endowment, or his or her designee. (g) Individual means any citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; (h) Maintain means to collect, use, store, or disseminate records, as well as any combination of these recordkeeping functions. The term also includes exercise of control over and, therefore, responsibility and accountability for, systems of records; (i) Privacy Act means the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a); (j) Record means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency and contains the individual's name or another identifying particular, such as a number or symbol assigned to the individual, or his or her fingerprint, voice print, or photograph. The term includes, but is not limited to, information regarding an individual's education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history; (k) Routine use means, with respect to the disclosure of a record, the use of a record for a purpose that is compatible with the purpose for which it was collected; individual, or his or her fingerprint, voice print, or photograph. The term includes, but is not limited to, information regarding an individual's education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history; (k) Routine use means, with respect to the disclosure of a record, the use of a record for a purpose that is compatible with the purpose for which it was collected; (l) Subject individual means the individual to whom a record pertains. Uses of the terms “I”, “you”, “me”, and other references to the reader of the regulations in this part are meant to apply to subject individuals as defined in this paragraph (l); and (m) System of records means a group of records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by use of the name of the individual or by some number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual. ## Nearby sections - [45 C.F.R. § 1159.1 (2026) § 1159.1 What definitions apply to these regulations?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_1.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 1159.2 (2026) § 1159.2 What is the purpose of these regulations?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_2.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 1159.3 (2026) § 1159.3 Where should individuals send inquiries about the Endowment's systems of records or implementation of the Privacy Act?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_3.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 1159.4 (2026) § 1159.4 How will the public receive notification of the Endowment's systems of records?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_4.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 1159.5 (2026) § 1159.5 What government entities will the Endowment notify of proposed changes to its systems of records?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_5.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 1159.6 (2026) § 1159.6 What limits exist as to the contents of the Endowment's systems of records?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_6.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 1159.7 (2026) § 1159.7 Will the Endowment collect information from me for its records?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_7.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 1159.8 (2026) § 1159.8 How can I acquire access to Endowment records pertaining to me?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_8.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 1159.9 (2026) § 1159.9 What identification will I need to show when I request access to Endowment records pertaining to me?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_9.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 1159.10 (2026) § 1159.10 How can I pursue amendments to or corrections of an Endowment record?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_10.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 1159.11 (2026) § 1159.11 How can I appeal a refusal to amend or correct an Endowment record?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_11.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 1159.12 (2026) § 1159.12 Will the Endowment charge me fees to locate, review, or copy records?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_12.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 1159.13 (2026) § 1159.13 In what other situations will the Endowment disclose its records?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_13.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 1159.14 (2026) § 1159.14 Will the Endowment maintain a written account of disclosures made from its systems of records?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_14.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1159_S1159_1. 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