---
kind: "unit"
title: "40"
title_heading: "Protection of Environment"
key: "chI/subchA/part16"
level: "part"
label: "Part 16"
heading: "Implementation of Privacy Act of 1974"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/chI-subchA-part16"
sections_count: 12
---

# Part 16 — Implementation of Privacy Act of 1974

Title 40 C.F.R. — Protection of Environment › Chapter I — Environmental Protection Agency › Subchapter A — General

## Sections

- [§16.1. Purpose and scope.](/cfr/40/16.1.md)
- [§16.2. Definitions.](/cfr/40/16.2.md)
- [§16.3. Procedures for accessing, correcting, or amending personal records.](/cfr/40/16.3.md)
- [§16.4. Times, places, and requirements for identification of individuals making requests.](/cfr/40/16.4.md)
- [§16.5. Request for correction or amendment of record.](/cfr/40/16.5.md)
- [§16.6. Initial decision on request for access to, or correction or amendment of, records.](/cfr/40/16.6.md)
- [§16.7. The appeal process.](/cfr/40/16.7.md)
- [§16.8. Special procedures: Medical Records.](/cfr/40/16.8.md)
- [§16.9. Fees.](/cfr/40/16.9.md)
- [§16.10. Penalties.](/cfr/40/16.10.md)
- [§16.11. General exemptions.](/cfr/40/16.11.md)
- [§16.12. Specific exemptions.](/cfr/40/16.12.md)