# 45 C.F.R. § 705.1 (2026): Purpose and scope

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_1

## Section

- **Citation:** 45 C.F.R. § 705.1 (2026)
- **Heading:** Purpose and scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 45 CFR: Public Welfare / Chapter VII: COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS / Part 705: MATERIALS AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO 5 U.S.C. 552a / § 705.1: § 705.1   Purpose and scope.

## Text

(a) The purpose of this part is to set forth rules to inform the public regarding information maintained by the United States Commission on Civil Rights about identifiable individuals and to inform those individuals how they may gain access to and correct or amend information about themselves.
(b) The rules in this part carry out the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-579) and in particular 5 U.S.C. 552a as added by that Act.
(c) The rules in this part apply only to records disclosed or requested under the Privacy Act of 1974, and not to requests for information made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.

## Nearby sections

- [45 C.F.R. § 705.1 (2026) § 705.1   Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_1.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 705.2 (2026) § 705.2   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_2.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 705.3 (2026) § 705.3   Procedures for requests pertaining to individual records in a system of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_3.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 705.4 (2026) § 705.4   Times, places, and requirements for identification of individuals making requests and identification of records requested.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_4.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 705.5 (2026) § 705.5   Disclosure of requested information to individuals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_5.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 705.6 (2026) § 705.6   Request for correction or amendment to record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_6.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 705.7 (2026) § 705.7   Agency review of request for correction or amendment of the record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_7.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 705.8 (2026) § 705.8   Appeal of an initial adverse agency determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_8.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 705.9 (2026) § 705.9   Disclosure of records to a person other than the individual to whom the record pertains.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_9.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 705.10 (2026) § 705.10   Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_10.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 705.11 (2026) § 705.11   Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_11.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 705.12 (2026) § 705.12   Special procedures: Information furnished by other agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_12.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 705.13 (2026) § 705.13   Exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_13.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 705.95 (2026) § 705.95   Accounting of the disclosures of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P705_S705_95.md)

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