---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 1212.401"
title: "14"
number: "1212.401"
heading: "Filing statements of dispute."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/1212.401"
---

# §1212.401. Filing statements of dispute.

- (a) **A statement of dispute shall—**
  - (1) Be in writing;
  - (2) Set forth reasons for the individual's disagreement with NASA's refusal to amend the record;
  - (3) Be concise;
  - (4) Be addressed to the system manager; and,
  - (5) Be identified on the envelope and in the letter as a “Statement of Dispute under the Privacy Act.”
- (b) The system manager shall prepare an addendum to the statement explaining the basis for NASA's refusal to amend the disputed record. A copy of the addendum shall be provided to the individual.
- (c) The system manager shall ensure that the statement of dispute and addendum are either filed with the disputed record or that a notation appears in the record clearly referencing the statement of dispute and addendum so that they may be readily retrieved.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. 552a; Pub. L. 115-59, 131 Stat. 1152 (42 U.S.C. 405 note).

### Source

Source: 57 FR 4928, Feb. 11, 1992, unless otherwise noted.