| In compliance with the requirements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Quality of Information Guidelines (see http://www.ocio.usda.gov/irm/qi_guide/index.html ),
this page provides information pertaining to requests for correction
of information disseminated by the Office of the Chief Financial
Officer (OCFO). Requestors seeking a correction should follow
the procedure described at: http://www.ocio.usda.gov/irm/qi_guide/report.html#Correction_Procedures .
The USDA Information Quality Guidelines correction mechanisms are
not intended to imply any rights of individuals to request amendment
of their own records beyond those permitted by the Privacy Act of
1974 or other organization specific laws.
WHERE TO SUBMIT FORMAL REQUEST FOR CORRECTION All requests for correction of OCFO Headquarters information must
be submitted by letter, fax, or email to :
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Information
That Should Be Submitted to OCFO with a Request for Correction
Requests for correction of information should include the following
elements:
Statement that the Request for Correction
of Information is Submitted Under USDA's Information Quality
Guidelines
Requestor Contact Information
The name, mailing address, telephone number, fax number (if any), email address
(if any), and organizational affiliation (if any) of the person requesting the
correction.
Description of Information to Correct
The name of the OCIO publication, report, or data product; the date of issuance
or other identifying information such as the URL of the web page; and a detailed
description that clearly identifies the specific information contained in that
publication, report, or data product for which a correction is being sought.
Explanation of Noncompliance with OMB and/or USDA Information Quality
Guidelines
An explanation that describes how the information fails to meet either the OMB
or USDA Information Quality Guidelines.
Explanation of the Effect of the Alleged Error
An explanation that describes the requestor's use of the information in question
and how the requestor is affected by the alleged error.
Recommendation and Justification for How the Information Should Be Corrected
The requestor should state specifically how the information should
be corrected and explain why the corrections should be made. A
request for correction that is specific and provides evidence to support
the
need for correction is
likely to be more persuasive than a request that is general, unfocused, or
that simply indicates disagreement with the information in question.
This guidance
for the content of requests for correction of information is not
intended to constitute a set
of legally binding requirements. However,
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer may be unable to process, in
a timely fashion or at all, requests that omit one or more of the requested
elements. Requestors bear the "burden of proof" with respect to the necessity
for correction as well as with respect to the type of correction they seek. The
Office of the Chief Financial Officer will base its decision on the merits
of the information provided by the requestor. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF
REQUESTS FOR CORRECTION OF INFORMATION DISSEMINATED BY OCFO AND REQUESTS
FOR RECONSIDERATION OF OCFO DECISIONS
REQUESTS FOR CORRECTION RECEIVED BY OCFO None to date.
REQUESTS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF OCFO DECISIONS None to date.
Privacy Act Statement USDA
is authorized to obtain certain information under Section 515 of
the Treasury
and General
Government
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year
2001 (Public Law No. 106-554, codified at 44 U.S.C. 3516, note). Information
is needed by USDA to process the request for correction and allow USDA
to reply accordingly. This information is needed by USDA to respond
to the requestor and initiate follow-up contact with the requestor if required. Requestors
should not send USDA their Social Security Number. Requestors are
advised that they do not have to furnish the information but failure to
do so may prevent their request from being processed. The information
requestors furnish is almost never used for any purpose other than to process
and respond to their request. However, USDA may disclose information
to a congressional office in response to an inquiry made on behalf of the
requestor, to the Department of Justice, a court, other tribunal when the
information is relevant and necessary to litigation, or to a contractor
or another Federal agency to help accomplish a function related to this
process.
We are continually seeking to improve our
Quality of Information Guidelines. Please
submit comments and suggestions about these guidelines to: USDA
Records Officer . For comments regarding the
site itself: ociowebmaster@ociofc.usda.gov http://www.ocio.usda.gov/quality/index.html Last
Updated: 10.01.2002 |
