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4 Records Notification, Access, and Disclosure Procedures Under the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act

4-1 General

4-1.1 Privacy Act of 1974

The Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act) (5 U.S.C. 552a):

  1. Requires the Postal Service to notify an individual, upon request, whether records about the individual exist in a Postal Service system of records, unless protected from such notification by law.
  2. Requires the Postal Service to provide an individual, upon request, access to records about the individual in a Postal Service system of records, unless otherwise protected from such access by law.
  3. Only permits or requires the Postal Service under limited circumstances to disclose to a third party, upon request, records about an individual in a Postal Service system of records.

The procedures for an individual to request notification of or access to records about the individual in a Postal Service system of records under the Privacy Act and Postal Service policy are available at https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/foia/welcome.htm.

This chapter provides the procedures for a records custodian or other Postal Service employee to follow when responding to a notification, access, or disclosure request under the Privacy Act.




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