---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 1516.2"
title: "40"
number: "1516.2"
heading: "What records does this part cover?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/1516.2"
---

# §1516.2. What records does this part cover?

- (a) **This part covers any records about you that CEQ maintains in a system of records.**
- (b) A record is any item, collection, or grouping of information about you that contains your name or another piece of information that identifies you (for example, your social security number).
- (c) **CEQ maintains your record in a system of records if CEQ—**
  - (1) Maintains, collects, uses, or disseminates the record as part of a larger group of records; and
  - (2) Organizes the group by individuals' names or by another piece of information that identifies individuals (such as their Social Security numbers).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 32537, June 27, 1977, as amended at 90 FR 6832, Jan. 21, 2025, unless otherwise noted.