320.4—Procedures for requesting information.
(a)
Upon request in person or by mail, any individual, as defined in § 320.2, shall be informed whether or not any NGA system of records contains a record pertaining to him.
(b)
Any individual requesting such information in person may appear at NGA General Counsel Office (refer to the NGA address list at paragraph (e) of this section) or at the NGA office thought to maintain the record in question and shall provide:
(1)
Information sufficient to identify the record, e.g., the individual's own name, date of birth, place of birth, and, if possible, an indication of the type of record believed to contain information concerning the individual, and
(2)
Acceptable identification to verify the individual's identity, e.g., driver's license, employee identification card or Medicare card.
(c)
Any individual requesting such information by mail shall address the request to the Office of General Counsel (refer to paragraph (e) of this section) or NGA office thought to maintain the record in question and shall include in such request the following:
(1)
Information sufficient to identify the record, e.g., the individual's own name, date of birth, place of birth, and, if possible, an indication of the type of record believed to contain information concerning the individual, and
(2)
A notarized statement or unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746 to verify the individual's identity, if, in the opinion of the NGA system manager, the sensitivity of the material involved warrants.
(d)
NGA procedures on requests for information. Upon receipt of a request for information made in accordance with these regulations, notice of the existence or nonexistence of any records described in such requests will be furnished to the requesting party within ten working days of receipt.
(e)
Written requests for access to records should be sent to NGA Bethesda, ATTN: NGA/GC, Mail Stop D-10, 4600 Sangamore Road, Bethesda, MD 20816-5003.
(f)
Requests for information made under the Freedom of Information Act are processed in accordance with “DoD Freedom of Information Act Program Regulation” ( 32 CFR part 286 ).
(g)
Requests for personal information from the Government Accounting Office (GAO) are processed in accordance with DoD Directive 7650.1 1 “GAO Access to Records”.
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