24 CFR §16.11
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- (a)The Department may disclose a record pertaining to an individual to a person other than the individual only in the following instances:
- (1)Upon written request by the individual, including authorization under § 16.5(e);
- (2)With the prior written consent of the individual;
- (3)To a parent or legal guardian under 5 U.S.C. 552a(h); and,
- (4)When required by the Act and not covered explicitly by the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(b); and,
- (5)When permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) (1) through (11), which read as follows:
- (b)The situations referred to in paragraph (a)(4) of this section include the following:
- (1)5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(4) requires dissemination of a corrected or amended record or notation of a disagreement statement by the Department in certain circumstances:
- (2)5 U.S.C. 552(a)(g) authorizes civil action by an individual and requires disclosure by the Department or the court;
- (3)Section 5(e)(2) of the Act authorizes release of any records or information by the Department to the Privacy Protection Study Commission upon request of the Chairman; and
- (4)Section 6 of the Act authorizes the Office of Management and Budget to provide the Department with continuing oversight and assistance in implementation of the Act.
- (c)The Department shall make an accounting of each disclosure of any record contained in a system of records in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(c) (1) and (2). Except for a disclosure made under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(7), the Privacy Act Officer shall make such accounting available to any individual, insofar as it pertains to that individual, on request submitted in accordance with § 16.4. The Privacy Act Officer shall make reasonable efforts to notify any individual when any record in a system of records is disclosed to any person under compulsory legal process, promptly upon being informed that such process has become a matter of public record.