Individuals may request that NASA amend their records maintained in a NASA system of records under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 552a(d)(2). This request shall be in writing, addressed to the appropriate system manager, and shall contain the following:

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Terms Used In 14 CFR 1212.300

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

(a) A notation on the envelope and on the letter that it is a “Request for Amendment of Individual Record under the Privacy Act;”

(b) The name of the system of records;

(c) Any information necessary to retrieve the record, as specified in the system notice for the system of records (See § 1212.201(c)(2));

(d) A description of that information in the record which is alleged to be inaccurate, irrelevant, untimely, or incomplete; and,

(e) Any documentary evidence or material available to support the request.

[57 FR 4928, Feb. 11, 1992, as amended at 77 FR 60621, Oct. 4, 2012]