---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1202.20"
title: "36"
number: "1202.20"
heading: "What advisory information does NARA provide before collecting information from me?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1202.20"
---

# §1202.20. What advisory information does NARA provide before collecting information from me?

- (a) Before collecting information from you, NARA will advise you of:
  - (1) The authority for collecting the information and whether providing the information is mandatory or voluntary;
  - (2) The purpose for which the information will be used;
  - (3) The routine uses of the information; and
  - (4) **The effect on you, if any, of not providing the information.**
- (b) NARA ensures that forms used to record the information that you provide are in compliance with the Privacy Act and this part.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; 44 U.S.C. 2104(a).

### Source

Source: 66 FR 65652, Dec. 20, 2001, unless otherwise noted.