4-3 Responding to Notification, Access, and Disclosure Requests Under the Privacy Act

4-3.1 Responsibility for Responding to Notification, Access, or Disclosure Requests Under the Privacy Act

Ordinarily, it is the responsibility of the relevant records custodian (or designee) to respond to an initial notification, access, or disclosure request under the Privacy Act in accordance with the procedures in 4-3. For the purpose of 4-3, “records custodian” means any Postal Service employee who responds to a notification, access, or disclosure request under the Privacy Act. Any misdirected notification, access, or disclosure request must be promptly forwarded to the appropriate records custodian identified in the system of records for response, and notification of the referral provided to the requester.