(a) Any individual who has reviewed a record pertaining to himself or herself may request the Executive Director to correct or amend all or any part of the record.

(b) Each request for a correction or amendment of a record shall be in writing and shall contain the following information:

(1) The name of the individual requesting the correction or amendment;

(2) The name or other description of the system of records in which the record sought to be amended is maintained;

(3) The location of that record in the system of records to the extent that it is known;

(4) A copy of the record sought to be amended or a description of that record;

(5) A statement of the material in the record that should be corrected or amended;

(6) A statement of the specific wording of the correction or amendment sought; and

(7) A statement of the basis for the requested correction or amendment including any material that the individual can furnish to substantiate the reasons for the amendment sought.

[40 FR 53381, Nov. 18, 1975, as amended at 42 FR 22878, May 5, 1977]