---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 297.201"
title: "5"
number: "297.201"
heading: "General provisions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/297.201"
---

# §297.201. General provisions.

- (a) Individual's requesting access to records pertaining to them that are maintained in a system of records should submit a written request to the appropriate system manager and state that the request is being made pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974.
- (b) The Office or agency will require proof of identity from a requester. The Office or agency reserves the right to determine the adequacy of any such proof. The general identifying items the Office will require a requester to provide when a request is made to the Office are—
  - (1) Full name, signature, and home address;
  - (2) Social security number (for systems of records that include this identifier);
  - (3) Current or last place and dates of Federal employment, when appropriate and,
  - (4) **Date and place of birth.**
- (c) An individual may be represented by another when requesting access to records.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; Pub. L. 115-59, 113 Stat. 1152 (42 U.S.C. 405 note).

### Source

Source: 53 FR 1998, Jan. 26, 1988, unless otherwise noted.