# 5 CFR § 297.101: Purpose and scope

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.101

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 297.101
- **Heading:** Purpose and scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 5—Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS > PART 297—PRIVACY PROCEDURES FOR PERSONNEL RECORDS > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

This part sets forth the regulations of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (the Office) to govern the maintenance, protection, disclosure, and amendment of records within the systems of records as defned by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), Public Law 93-579.

## Nearby sections

- [5 CFR § 297.101 § 297.101 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.101.md)
- [5 CFR § 297.102 § 297.102 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.102.md)
- [5 CFR § 297.103 § 297.103 Designations of authority by system manager.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.103.md)
- [5 CFR § 297.104 § 297.104 Types of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.104.md)
- [5 CFR § 297.105 § 297.105 Agency and Office responsibilities for systems of records and applicability of the regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.105.md)
- [5 CFR § 297.106 § 297.106 Contact point for Privacy Act matters.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.106.md)
- [5 CFR § 297.201 § 297.201 General provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.201.md)
- [5 CFR § 297.202 § 297.202 Methods of access.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.202.md)
- [5 CFR § 297.203 § 297.203 Access by the parent of a minor or by the legal guardian of an individual declared to be incompetent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.203.md)
- [5 CFR § 297.204 § 297.204 Access by the representative of the data subject.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.204.md)
- [5 CFR § 297.205 § 297.205 Access to medical records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.205.md)
- [5 CFR § 297.206 § 297.206 Fees charged by the Office.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.206.md)
- [5 CFR § 297.207 § 297.207 Denials of access and appeals with respect to such denials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.207.md)
- [5 CFR § 297.208 § 297.208 Judicial review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-297.208.md)

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