# 29 CFR § 4902.6: Action on request for amendment of a record

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.6

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 4902.6
- **Heading:** Action on request for amendment of a record
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 29—Labor > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor > CHAPTER XL—PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION > SUBCHAPTER L—INTERNAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND PROCEDURES > PART 4902—DISCLOSURE AND AMENDMENT OF RECORDS PERTAINING TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT

## Text

(a) Within 20 working days after receipt by the PBGC of a request for amendment of a record under § 4902.5, unless for good cause shown the Director of the PBGC extends such 20-day period, the disclosure officer shall notify the requester in writing whether and to what extent the request shall be granted. To the extent that the request is granted, the disclosure officer shall cause the requested amendment to be made promptly.
(b) When a request for amendment of a record is denied in whole or in part, the denial shall include a statement of the reasons therefor, the procedures for appealing such denial, and a notice that the requester has a right to assistance in preparing an appeal of the denial.
(c) An individual who desires assistance in preparing an appeal of a denial under this section shall submit a request to the Deputy General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. The Deputy General Counsel shall respond to the request as promptly as possible, but in no event more than 30 days after receipt.
[61 FR 34128, July 1, 1996, as amended at 68 FR 61359, Oct. 28, 2003; 74 FR 27082, June 8, 2009]

## Nearby sections

- [29 CFR § 4902.1 § 4902.1 Purpose and Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.1.md)
- [29 CFR § 4902.2 § 4902.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.2.md)
- [29 CFR § 4902.3 § 4902.3 Procedures for determining existence of and requesting access to records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.3.md)
- [29 CFR § 4902.4 § 4902.4 Disclosure of record to an individual.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.4.md)
- [29 CFR § 4902.5 § 4902.5 Procedures for requesting amendment of a record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.5.md)
- [29 CFR § 4902.6 § 4902.6 Action on request for amendment of a record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.6.md)
- [29 CFR § 4902.7 § 4902.7 Appeal of a denial of a request for amendment of a record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.7.md)
- [29 CFR § 4902.8 § 4902.8 Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.8.md)
- [29 CFR § 4902.9 § 4902.9 Privacy Act provisions for which PBGC claims an exemption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.9.md)
- [29 CFR § 4902.10 § 4902.10 Specific exemption: Personnel Security Investigation Records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.10.md)
- [29 CFR § 4902.11 § 4902.11 Specific exemptions: Office of Inspector General Investigative File System.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.11.md)
- [29 CFR § 4902.12 § 4902.12 Specific exemptions: Insider Threat and Data Loss Prevention.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.12.md)
- [29 CFR § 4902.13 § 4902.13 Specific exemptions: Legal case management.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.13.md)
- [29 CFR § 4902.14 § 4902.14 Filing rules; computation of time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-4902.14.md)

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