PART 802—DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a; Pub. L. 105-33, 111 Stat. 251, 712 (DC Code 24-1232, 24-1233); Pub. L. 114-185, 130 Stat. 538 (Jun. 30, 2016). Source: 68 FR 32986, June 3, 2003, unless otherwise noted. Subpart A—General § 802.1 Introduction. (a) This part contains regulations of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (“CSOSA” or “Agency”) and the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency (“PSA” or “Agency”), which implement the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, and the Privacy Act (PA), 5 U.S.C. 552a. The Agency provides for the disclosure and production of records in response to FOIA/PA requests, a demand from a court, or other non-congressional authority in connection with a proceeding to which the Agency is not a party. Due to CSOSA's nature as a federal agency with a local mission connected to the District of Columbia, exemption protections, including exclusions, are allowed under the FOIA and other safeguard requirements may be applied under the PA. (b) It is the policy of CSOSA that all employees of CSOSA and PSA (collectively the “Agency”) are to submit all FOIA/PA requests to the Office of General Counsel (“OGC”). The OGC shall make release determinations under either the FOIA/PA pursuant to the procedures set forth in sections §§ 802.6, 802.7, 802.8, 802.14, 802.15, and 802.16. [82 FR 13556, Mar. 14, 2017] Subpart B—Freedom of Information Act Source: 82 FR 13556, Mar. 14, 2017, unless otherwise noted. § 802.2 Purpose and scope. (a) The purpose of this subpart is to establish procedures for the release of records in the custody, possession or control of the Agency pursuant to the provisions of the FOIA as amended by the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 (b) The Director of CSOSA has designated the General Counsel to be the Chief FOIA Officer as defined in 5 U.S.C. 552(j). (c) The Chief FOIA Officer shall designate at least one FOIA Public Liaison as defined in 5 U.S.C 552(j)(2)(H) and 552(l) for assisting in reducing delays, increasing transparency, understanding the status of requests, and assisting in the resolution of disputes. § 802.3 Information and records for public inspection. (a) Public inspection. (1) The Agency's publications in the Federal Register (2) Final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication of cases. (3) The Agency's policy statements that have been adopted by the Agency and are not published in the Federal Register (4) Administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public. (5) Copies of all records, regardless of format, that have become or are likely to become the subject of subsequent requests for substantially the same records or have been requested three or more times; and these available records exclude first party requests. (6) Reports available for public inspection shall be available: (i) In a timely manner; (ii) With raw statistical data in electronic format; (iii) In a general index; (iv) Without charge, license, or registration requirement; (v) In an aggregated, searchable format; (vi) In a format that may be downloaded in bulk; and (vii) Which include, but are not limited to the: (A) Chief FOIA Officer Report; (B) Annual FOIA Report; and (C) Quarterly FOIA Report. (7) An index of all major information systems of the agency. (8) A description of major information and record locator systems maintained by the agency. (9) A handbook for obtaining various types of categories of public information from the Agency pursuant to chapter 35 of Title 44 of the United States Code, and under this section. (b) Preservation of records. (2) The agency will not dispose of or destroy records while they are the subject of a pending request, appeal, or lawsuit under the FOIA. § 802.4 Guidelines for disclosure. (a) The authority to release, partially release, or deny access to records and information under the FOIA is limited to the Chief FOIA Officer, FOIA Public Liaison, and his or her designee. (b) An Agency record will be released in response to a written request, unless a valid legal exemption and/or exclusion to disclosure is asserted. (1) Any applicable exemption and/or exclusion to disclosure, which is provided under the FOIA in 5 U.S.C. 552, may be asserted. The applicable exemptions and/or exclusions to disclosure are as follows: (i) Exclusions. (B) Where there are informant records maintained by a criminal law enforcement agency and the individual's status as an informant is not known. (C) Where there are classified FBI records pertaining to foreign intelligence, counterintelligence or international terrorism records. (ii) Exemptions. (B) Information related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency. (C) Information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law. (D) Trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is confidential or privileged. (E) Privileged communications within or between agencies, including: ( 1 ( 2 ( 3 (F) Information that, if disclosed, would invade another individual's personal privacy. (G) Information compiled for law enforcement purposes that: ( 1 ( 2 ( 3 ( 4 ( 5 ( 6 (H) Information that concerns the supervision of financial institutions. (I) Geological information on wells. (2) A record must exist and be in the possession and control of the Agency at the time of the request to be considered subject to this part and the FOIA. There is no obligation to create, compile, or obtain a record to satisfy a FOIA request. § 802.5 Definitions. As used in this subpart, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) Agency (b) Appeal (c) Business information (d) Business submitter (e) Computer software (f) Confidential commercial information (g) Duplication e.g., (h) Electronic records (i) Record (j) Request (k) Requester (l) Review e.g., (m) Search § 802.6 Freedom of Information Act requests. (a) Submission and processing procedures. (2) Your request will be considered received as of the date it is received by CSOSA's FOIA Office. (3) Generally, all FOIA requests will be processed in the approximate order of receipt, unless the requester shows exceptional circumstances exist to justify an expedited response ( see (4) You must describe the records that you seek in enough detail to enable Agency personnel to locate them with a reasonable amount of effort. Whenever possible, your request should include specific information about each record sought, such as the date, title or name, author, recipient and subject matter of the record. As a general rule, the more specific you are about the records or type of records that you want, the more likely the Agency will be able to locate the records in response to your request. If a determination is made that your request does not reasonably describe records, the Agency will tell you either what additional information is needed or why your request is otherwise insufficient. You will be given the opportunity to discuss your request so that you may modify it to meet the requirements of this section. (5)(i) Requests by offender/defendant for offender's records. (B) To assist in properly identifying requested records, the OGC and/or FOIA Office may request that the offender/defendant provide his/her DCDC or PDID number. (ii) Requests for offender records on behalf of an offender/defendant. (B) To assist in properly identifying requested records, the OGC and/or FOIA Office may request that the offender/defendant provided his/her DCDC or PDID number. (6) You must state in your request a firm agreement to pay the fees for search, duplication, and review as may ultimately be determined. The agreement may state the upper limit (but not less than $10.00) that the requester is willing to pay for processing the request. A request that fees be waived or reduced may accompany the agreement to pay fees and will be considered to the extent that such request is made in accordance with § 802.4(b) and provides supporting information to be measured against the fee waiver standard set forth in § 802.9(g). The requester shall be notified in writing of the decision to grant or deny the fee waiver. If a requester has an outstanding balance of search, review, or duplication fees due for FOIA request processing, the requirements of this paragraph (a)(6) are not met until the requester has remitted the outstanding balance due. (b) Release determination Notification. (i) The twenty (20) day period shall be tolled if: (A) The Agency needs clarification and/or more information from the requester; or (B) Clarification is needed with the requester regarding fee assessment. (C) The agency's receipt of the requester's response to the agency's request for information or clarification ends the tolling period. (ii) The twenty (20) day period shall be extended for ten (10) additional working days with written notice to the requester for unusual circumstances. (A) Unusual circumstances means, but only to the extent reasonably necessary to the proper processing of particular requests— ( 1 ( 2 ( 3 (B) The written notice to the requester for unusual circumstances shall: ( 1 ( 2 ( 3 ( 4 (iii) When the Agency fails to comply with the applicable time limit provisions of paragraph (b) of this section, if the Agency can show exceptional circumstances exist and that the Agency is exercising due diligence in responding to the request, the Agency may be allowed additional time to complete its review of the records. (A) For purposes of this paragraph (b)(1)(iii), the term “exceptional circumstances” does not include a delay that results from a predictable agency workload of requests under this section, unless the agency demonstrates reasonable progress in reducing its backlog of pending requests. (B) Refusal by a person to reasonably modify the scope of a request or arrange an alternative time frame for processing a request (or a modified request) after being given an opportunity to do so by the Agency to whom the person made the request shall be considered as a factor in determining whether exceptional circumstances exist for purposes of this paragraph (b)(1)(iii). (2) Denial in whole or in part. (i) Be signed by the Chief FOIA Officer or his or her designee; (ii) State the exemptions relied on to not release the information; (A) Advise the requester of the reason of adverse determination and the right to administrative appeal in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section; (B) Advise the right of such person to seek assistance from the FOIA Public Liaison Officer of the agency; and (C) Advise the right of such person to seek assistance from the Office of Government Information Services; (iii) If technically feasible, indicate the amount of information deleted at the place in the record where such deletion is made (unless providing such indication would harm an interest protected by the exemption relied upon to deny such material); (iv) If a document contains information exempt from disclosure, any reasonably segregable portion of the record will be provided to you after deletion of the exempt portions; (v) An agency shall— (A) Withhold information under this section only if— ( 1 ( 2 (B) Partially withhold information under this section only if— ( 1 ( 2 (vi) Nothing in this paragraph (b)(2) requires disclosure of information that is otherwise prohibited from disclosure by law, or otherwise exempted from disclosure by statute. (3) No records found. i.e., (c) Administrative appeal. (i) Access to records has been denied in whole or in part; (ii) There has been an adverse determination of the requester's category as provided in § 802.10(d); (iii) Inadequacy of the FOIA search; (iv) A request for fee waiver or reduction has been denied; or (v) It has been determined that no responsive records exist. (2) Appeals must be made within ninety (90) days of the receipt of the letter with an adverse determination. Both the envelope and the letter of appeal should be sent to the Office of the General Counsel, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, 633 Indiana Avenue NW., 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20004 and must be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Appeal.” (3) The General Counsel will make an appeal determination within twenty (20) days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) from the date of receipt of the appeal. However, for a good reason, this time limit may be extended up to an additional ten (10) days. If, after review, the General Counsel determines that additional information should be released, it will accompany the appeal response. If, after review, the General Counsel determines to uphold the initial review, we will inform you. § 802.7 Documents from other agencies. (a) Documents from or relating to Federal agencies. (2) When a FOIA request is received for a record created by the Agency that includes information by another Federal agency, the record will be sent to the other Federal agency that has equities in the record. The consultation will request that the other Federal agency review and provide recommendations on disclosure. The Agency will not release any such record without prior consultation with the other Federal agency that has equities in the record. (b) Documents from non-Federal agencies. (1) A release determination on the records from non-Federal agencies shall be analyzed on a case-by-case to determine if CSOSA or the non-Federal agency is best able to decide a record's sensitivity, and in turn its exemption status, in which case: (i) The requester will be re-routed to submit a separate FOIA request to the non-Federal agency; or (ii) CSOSA will consult with the non-Federal agency only if the non-Federal agency will provide a consultation within five (5) business days. (2) [Reserved] § 802.8 Expedited processing. (a) Requests and appeals will be taken out of order and given expedited treatment whenever CSOSA's FOIA Office determines that they involve: (1) Circumstances in which the person requesting the records demonstrates a compelling need. (i) For purposes of this paragraph (a)(1), the term “compelling need” means— (A) Failure to obtain requested records on an expedited basis could reasonably be expected to pose an imminent threat to the life or physical safety of an individual; or (B) A person is primarily engaged in disseminating information and the urgency to inform the public concerning actual or alleged Federal Government activity is a matter of widespread and exceptional media interest in which there exist possible questions about the government's integrity. ( 1 ( i ( ii ( 2 (ii) [Reserved] (2) [Reserved] (b) If a requester seeks expedited processing, the requester must submit a statement, certified to be true and correct to the best of your knowledge and belief. The statement must be in the form prescribed by 28 U.S.C. 1746, “I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Executed on [date].” (c) The determination as to whether to grant or deny the request for expedited processing will be made, and the requester notified, within ten (10) days after the date of the request. Because a decision to take a FOIA request out of order delays other requests, simple fairness demands that such a decision be made by the FOIA Public Liaison Officer only upon careful scrutiny of truly exceptional circumstances. The decision will be made solely based on the information contained in the initial letter requesting expedited processing. (d) Appeals of initial determinations to deny expedited processing must be made promptly. Both the envelope and the letter of appeal should be sent to the Office of the General Counsel, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, 633 Indiana Avenue NW., 12th Floor, Washington, DC 20004 and must be clearly marked “Expedited Processing Appeal.” (e) The OGC or his or designee will make an appeal determination regarding expedited processing as soon as practicable. § 802.9 Business information. (a) In general. (b) Notice to business submitters. (c) When notice is required. (2) The Agency shall provide a business submitter with notice of receipt of a request or appeal whenever: (i) The business submitter has in good faith designated the information as commercially or financially sensitive information; or (ii) The Agency has reason to believe that disclosure of the information could reasonably be expected to cause substantial competitive harm. (d) Opportunity to object to disclosure. (2) When notice is given to a submitter under this section, the requester shall be advised that such notice has been given to the submitter. The requester shall be further advised that a delay in responding to the request may be considered a denial of access to records and that the requester may proceed with an administrative appeal or seek judicial review, if appropriate. However, the requester will be invited to agree to a voluntary extension of time so that staff may review the business submitter's objection to disclose. (e) Notice of intent to disclose. (1) A statement of the reasons for which the business submitter's disclosure objections were not sustained; (2) A description of the business information to be disclosed; and (3) A specified disclosure date which is not less than five (5) days (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) after the notice of the final decision to release the requested information has been mailed to the submitter. (f) Notice of FOIA lawsuit. (g) Exception to notice requirement. (1) The Agency determines that the information shall not be disclosed; (2) The information lawfully has been published or otherwise made available to the public; or (3) Disclosure of the information is required by law (other than 5 U.S.C. 552). § 802.10 Fee schedule. (a) Fees. (b) Types of cost. direct costs (c) Types of fees. (1) Services were performed without charge; or (2) The fees were waived or reduced in accordance with paragraph (f) of this section. (d) Categories of fees. (1) Commercial use requesters. (2) Educational and non-commercial scientific institution requesters. (3) Requesters who are representatives of the news media. (4) All other requesters. (e) Fee waiver determination. (f) Waiver or reduction of fees. (2) Appeals from denials of requests for waiver or reduction of fees shall be decided in accordance with the criteria set forth in this section by the official authorized to decide appeals from denials of access to records. Appeals shall be addressed in writing to the Office of the General Counsel, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, Office of the General Counsel, 633 Indiana Avenue NW., 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20004 within thirty (30) days of the denial of the initial request for waiver or reduction and shall be decided within twenty (20) days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays). (3) Appeals from an adverse determination of the requester's category as described in paragraphs (d)(1) through (3) of this section shall be decided by the official authorized to decide appeals from denials of access to records and shall be based upon a review of the requester's submission and the Agency's own records. Appeals shall be addressed in writing to the office or officer specified in paragraph (d)(2) of this section within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the Agency's determination of the requester's category and shall be decided within twenty (20) days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays). (g) Advance notice of fees. (2) If the requester has failed to state a limit and the costs are estimated to exceed $250.00, the requester shall be notified of the estimated costs and must pre-pay such amount prior to the processing of the request, or provide satisfactory assurance of full payment if the requester has a history of prompt payment of FOIA fees. The requester will also be given an opportunity to reformulate the request in an attempt to reduce fees. (h) Form of payment. (2) The Agency reserves the right to request prepayment after a request is processed and before documents are released in the following circumstances. (i) When costs are estimated or determined to exceed $250.00, the Agency shall either obtain satisfactory assurance of full payment of the estimated cost where the requester has a history of prompt payment of FOIA fees or require the requester to make an advance payment of the entire estimated or determined fee before continuing to process the request. (ii) If a requester has previously failed to pay a fee within thirty (30) days of the date of the billing, the requester shall be required to pay the full amount owed plus any applicable interest, and to make an advance payment of the full amount of the estimated fee before the Agency begins to process a new request or the pending request. Whenever interest is charged, the Agency shall begin assessing interest on the 31st day following the day on which billing was sent. Interest shall be at the rate prescribed in 31 U.S.C. 3717. (i) Amounts to be charged for specific services. (1) Duplicating records. (i) The duplication cost is calculated by multiplying the number of pages in excess of 100 by $0.25. (ii) Photographs, films, and other materials—actual cost of duplication. (iii) Other types of duplication services not mentioned above—actual cost. (iv) Material provided to a private contractor for copying shall be charged to the requester at the actual cost charged by the private contractor. (2) Search services. (i) $7.00 per quarter hour for clerical staff; (ii) $10.00 per quarter hour for professional staff; and (iii) $14.00 per quarter hour for managerial personnel. (3) Only fees in excess of $10.00 will be assessed. (j) Searches for electronic records. i.e., (k) Aggregating requests. (l) The agency shall not assess any search fees (or in the case of an educational or noncommercial scientific institution, or a representative of the news media—duplication fees) under this paragraph (l) if the agency has failed to comply with any time limit under 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6) and § 802.6(b)(1). (1) If an agency has determined that unusual circumstances apply (as the term is defined in 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(B)) and the agency provided a timely written notice to the requester in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(B), a failure described in 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(B) is excused for an additional 10 days. If the agency fails to comply with the extended time limit, the agency may not assess any search fees (or in the case of a requester as described under this paragraph (l)(1), duplication fees). (2) If an agency has determined that unusual circumstances apply and more than 5,000 pages are necessary to respond to the request, an agency may charge search fees (or in the case of a requester described under paragraph (l)(1) of this section, duplication fees) if the agency has provided a timely written notice to the requester in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(B) and the agency has discussed with the requester via written mail, electronic mail, or telephone (or made not less than 3 good-faith attempts to do so) how the requester could effectively limit the scope of the request in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(B)(ii). (3) If a court has determined that exceptional circumstances exist (as that term is defined in 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(C)), a failure described in 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(B) shall be excused for the length of time provided by the court order. Subpart C—Privacy Act § 802.11 Purpose and scope. The regulations in this subpart apply to all records which are contained in a system of records maintained by the Agency and which are retrieved by an individual's name or personal identifier. This subpart implements the Privacy Act by establishing Agency policy and procedures providing for the maintenance of and guaranteed access to records. Under these procedures: (a) You can ask us whether we maintain records about you or obtain access to your records; and (b) You may seek to have your record corrected or amended if you believe that your record is not accurate, timely, complete, or relevant. § 802.12 Definitions. As used in this subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) Agency (b) Individual (c) Maintain (d) Record (e) System of records (f) Statistical record (g) Routine use (h) Request for access (i) Request for amendment (j) Request for accounting § 802.13 Verifying your identity. (a) Requests for your own records. (b) Requests on behalf of another. (c) Disclosure criteria. (1) With the written consent of the individual to whom the record pertains. (2) Pursuant to a specific exception listed under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)). For example, specific exceptions allow disclosure: (i) To employees within the Agency who have a need for the record in the performance of their duties. (ii) If disclosure is required under FOIA when the public interest in disclosure of the information outweighs the privacy interest involved. (iii) For a routine use described in the agency system of records as published in the Federal Register. (A) The published notices for these systems describe the records contained in each system and the routine uses for disclosing these records without first obtaining the consent of the person to whom the records pertain. (B) CSOSA publishes notices of system of records, including all pertinent routine uses, in the Federal Register. § 802.14 Requests for access to records. (a) Submission and processing procedures. (2) Your request will be considered received as of the date it is received by the Office of the General Counsel. For quickest possible handling, you should mark both your request letter and the envelope “Privacy Act Request.” (3) You must describe the records that you seek in enough detail to enable Agency personnel to locate them with a reasonable amount of effort. Whenever possible, your request should include specific information about each record sought, such as the date, title or name, author, recipient and subject matter of the record. As a general rule, the more specific you are about the records or type of records that you want, the more likely the Agency will be able to locate the records in response to your request. If a determination is made that your request does not reasonably describe records, the Agency will tell you either what additional information is needed or why your request is otherwise insufficient. You will be given the opportunity to discuss your request so that you may modify it to meet the requirements of this section. (b) Release and review procedures. (2) A requester will be notified of the decision on the request in writing. (3) Generally, all Privacy Act requests will be processed in the approximate order of receipt, unless the requester shows exceptional circumstances exist to justify an expedited response ( see § 802.15 Denial of request. (a) Denial in whole or in part. (1) State the PA and FOIA exemptions relied on in not granting the request; (2) If technically feasible, indicate the amount of information deleted at the place in the record where such deletion is made (unless providing such indication would harm an interest protected by the exemption relied upon to deny such material); (3) Set forth the name and title or position of the responsible official; (4) Advise the requester of the right to an administrative appeal in accordance with § 802.16; and (5) Specify the official or office to which such appeal shall be submitted. (b) No records found. i.e., § 802.16 Administrative appeal. (a) A requester may appeal an Agency initial determination when: (1) Access to records has been denied in whole or in part; or (2) It has been determined that no responsive records exist. (b) Appeals of initial determinations must be made within 30 days of the receipt of the letter denying the request. Both the envelope and the letter of appeal should be sent to the Office of the General Counsel, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW., Room 1220, Washington, DC 20004 and must be clearly marked “Privacy Act Appeal.” (c) The General Counsel will make an appeal determination within 30 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) from the date of receipt of the appeal. However, for a good reason, this time limit may be extended. If, after review, the General Counsel determines that additional information should be released, it will accompany the appeal response. If, after review, the General Counsel determines to uphold the initial review, we will inform you of that decision. § 802.17 Documents from other agencies. (a)(1) Documents from or pertaining to Federal agencies. (2) When a Privacy Act request is received for a record created by the Agency that includes information originated by another Federal agency, the record will be referred to the originating agency for review and recommendation on disclosure. The Agency will not release any such record without prior consultation with the originating agency. (b) Documents from non-Federal agencies. § 802.18 Correction or amendment of records. This section applies to all records kept by the Agency except for records of earnings. If you believe your record is not accurate, relevant, timely, or complete, you may request that your record be corrected or amended. A request for correction or amendment must identify the particular record in question, state the correction or amendment sought, and set forth the justification for the correction. To amend or correct your record, you should write to the Office of the General Counsel identified in § 802.14(a)(1). You should submit any available evidence to support your request. Both the request and the envelope must be clearly marked “Privacy Act Correction Request.” Your request should indicate: (a) The system of records from which the record is retrieved; (b) The particular record which you want to correct or amend; (c) Whether you want to add, delete or substitute information in the records; and (d) Your reasons for believing that your record should be corrected or amended. § 802.19 Appeal of denial to correct or amend. (a) The system manager may grant or deny requests for correction of agency records. One basis for denial may be that the records are contained in an agency system of records that has been published in the Federal Register (1) Any denial of a request for correction should contain a statement of the reason for denial and notice to the requester that the denial may be appealed to the General Counsel by filing a written appeal. (2) The appeal should be marked on the face of the letter and the envelope, “PRIVACY APPEAL—DENIAL OF CORRECTION,” and be addressed to the Office of the General Counsel, address cited at § 802.14(a)(1). (3) The General Counsel will review your request within 30 days from the date of receipt. However, for a good reason, this time limit may be extended. If, after review, the General Counsel determines that the record should be corrected, the record will be corrected. If, after review, the General Counsel refuses to amend the record exactly as you requested, we will inform you: (i) That your request has been refused and the reason; (ii) That this refusal is the Agency's final decision; (iii) That you have a right to seek court review of this request to amend the record; and (iv) That you have a right to file a statement of disagreement with the decision. Your statement should include the reason you disagree. We will make your statement available to anyone to whom the record is subsequently disclosed, together with a statement of our reasons for refusing to amend the record. (b) Requests for correction of records prepared by other federal agencies shall be forwarded to that agency for appropriate action and the requester will be immediately notified of the referral in writing. (c) When the request is for correction of non-Federal records, the requester will be advised to write to that non-Federal entity. § 802.20 Accounting of disclosures. (a) We will provide an accounting of all disclosures of a record for five years or until the record is destroyed, whichever is longer, except that no accounting will be provided to the record subject for disclosures made to law enforcement agencies and no accounting will be made for: (1) Disclosures made under the FOIA; (2) Disclosures made within the agency; and (3) Disclosures of your record made with your written consent. (b) The accounting will include: (1) The date, nature, and purpose of the disclosure; and (2) The name and address of the person or entity to whom the disclosure is made. (c) You may request access to an accounting of disclosures of your record. Your request should be in accordance with the procedures in § 802.14. You will be granted access to an accounting of the disclosures of your record in accordance with the procedures of this part which govern access to the related record, excepting disclosures made for an authorized civil or criminal law enforcement agency as provided by subsection (c)(3) of the Privacy Act. You will be required to provide reasonable identification. § 802.21 Appeals. You may appeal a denial of a request for an accounting to the Office of the General Counsel in the same manner as a denial of a request for access to records (See § 802.16) and the same procedures will be followed. § 802.22 Fees. The Agency shall charge fees under the Privacy Act for duplication of records only. These fees shall be at the same rate the Agency charges for duplication fees under the Freedom of Information Act ( See § 802.23 Use and disclosure of social security numbers. (a) In general. (b) Exceptions. (1) Any disclosure which is required by Federal statute, or (2) The disclosure of a social security number to any Federal, State, or local agency maintaining a system of records in existence and operating before January 1, 1975, if such disclosure was required under statute or regulation adopted prior to such date to verify the identity of an individual. (c) Requests for disclosure of social security number. (1) Disclosure is mandatory or voluntary. (2) By what statutory or other authority such number is solicited, and (3) What uses will be made of it. Subpart D—Subpoenas or Other Legal Demands for Testimony or the Production or Disclosure of Records or Other Information § 802.24 Purpose and scope. (a) These regulations state the procedures which the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (“CSOSA” or “Agency”) and the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency (“PSA” or “Agency”) follow in response to a demand from a Federal, state, or local administrative body for the production and disclosure of material in connection with a proceeding to which the Agency is not a party. (b) These regulations do not apply to congressional requests. Neither do these regulations apply in the case of an employee making an appearance solely in his or her private capacity in judicial or administrative proceedings that do not relate to the Agency (such as cases arising out of traffic accidents, domestic relations, etc.). (c) This part is not intended and does not create and may not be relied upon to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United States or specifically CSOSA or PSA. § 802.25 Definitions. Demand Employee Legal Proceeding § 802.26 Receipt of demand. If, in connection with a proceeding to which the Agency is not a party, an employee receives a demand from a court or other authority for material contained in the Agency's files, any information relating to material contained in the Agency's files, or any information or material acquired by an employee as a part of the performance of that person's official duties or because of that person's official status, the employee must: (a) Immediately notify the Office of the General Counsel and forward the demand to the General Counsel if the demand pertains to CSOSA; or (b) Immediately notify the Deputy Director of PSA and forward the demand to the Deputy Director if the demand pertains to PSA. § 802.27 Compliance/noncompliance. The General Counsel is responsible for determining if CSOSA should comply or not comply with the demand, and the Deputy Director of PSA is responsible for determining if PSA should comply with the demand. (a) An employee may not produce any documents, or provide testimony regarding any information relating to, or based upon Agency documents, or disclose any information or produce materials acquired as part of the performance of that employee's official duties, or because of that employee's official status without prior authorization from the General Counsel or Deputy Director. The reasons for this policy are as follows: (1) To conserve the time of the agency for conducting official business; (2) To minimize the possibility of involving the agency in controversial issues that are not related to the agency's mission; (3) To prevent the possibility that the public will misconstrue variances between personal opinions of agency employees and agency policies; (4) To avoid spending the time and money of the United States for private purposes; (5) To preserve the integrity of the administrative process; and (6) To protect confidential, sensitive information and the deliberative process of the agency. (b) An attorney from the Office of the General Counsel shall appear with any CSOSA employee upon whom the demand has been made (and with any PSA employee if so requested by the Deputy Director), and shall provide the court or other authority with a copy of the regulations contained in this part. The attorney shall also inform the court or authority that the demand has been or is being referred for prompt consideration by the General Counsel or Deputy Director. The court or other authority will be requested respectfully to stay the demand pending receipt of the requested instructions from the General Counsel or Deputy Director. (c) If the court or other authority declines to stay the effect of the demand pending receipt of instructions from the General Counsel or Deputy Director, or if the court or other authority rules that the demand must be complied with irrespective of the instructions from the General Counsel or Deputy Director not to produce the material or disclose the information sought, the employee upon whom the demand was made shall respectfully decline to produce the information under United States ex rel. Touhy Ragen, (d) To achieve the purposes noted in paragraphs (a)(1) through (6) of this section, the agency will consider factors such as the following in determining whether a demand should be complied with: (1) The Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 522a; (2) Department of Health and Human Services statute and regulations concerning drug and alcohol treatment programs found at 42 U.S.C. 290dd and 42 CFR 2.1 et seq.; (3) The Victims Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 10606(b); (4) D.C. statutes and regulations; (5) Any other state or federal statute or regulation; (6) Whether disclosure is appropriate under the rules of procedure governing the case or matter in which the demand arose; (7) Whether disclosure is appropriate under the relevant substantive law concerning privilege; (8) Whether disclosure would reveal a confidential source or informant, unless the investigative agency and the source or informant have no objection; and (9) Whether disclosure would reveal investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes, and would interfere with enforcement proceedings or disclose investigative techniques and procedures the effectiveness of which would thereby be impaired. Subpart E—Exemption of Records Systems Under the Privacy Act § 802.28 Exemption of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency System—limited access. The Privacy Act permits specific systems of records to be exempt from some of its requirements. (a)(1) The following systems of records are exempt from 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (4), (d), (e)(1)-(3), (4)(G)-(I), (5) and (8), (f) and (g): (i) Background Investigation (CSOSA-2). (ii) Supervision Offender Case File (CSOSA-9). (iii) Pre-Sentence Investigations (CSOSA-10). (iv) Supervision & Management Automated Record Tracking (SMART) (CSOSA-11). (v) Recidivism Tracking Database (CSOSA-12). (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Substance Abuse Treatment Database (CSOSA-15). (viii) Screener (CSOSA-16). (ix) Sex Offender Registry (CSOSA-18). (2) Exemptions from the particular subsections are justified for the following reasons: (i) From subsection (c)(3) because offenders will not be permitted to gain access or to contest contents of these record systems under the provisions of subsection (d) of 5 U.S.C. 552a. Revealing disclosure accountings can compromise legitimate law enforcement activities and CSOSA responsibilities. (ii) From subsection (c)(4) because exemption from provisions of subsection (d) will make notification of formal disputes inapplicable. (iii) From subsection (d), (e)(4)(G) through (e)(4)(I), (f) and (g) because exemption from this subsection is essential to protect internal processes by which CSOSA personnel are able to formulate decisions and policies with regard to offenders, to prevent disclosure of information to offenders that would jeopardize legitimate correctional interests of rehabilitation, and to permit receipt of relevant information from other federal agencies, state and local law enforcement agencies, and federal and state probation and judicial offices. (iv) From subsection (e)(1) because primary collection of information directly from offenders about criminal history or criminal records is highly impractical and inappropriate. (A) It is not possible in all instances to determine relevancy or necessity of specific information in the early stages of a criminal or other investigation. (B) Relevance and necessity are questions of judgment and timing; what appears relevant and necessary when collected ultimately may be deemed unnecessary. It is only after the information is assessed that its relevancy and necessity in a specific investigative activity can be established. (C) In interviewing individuals or obtaining other forms of evidence or information during an investigation, information could be obtained, the nature of which would leave in doubt its relevancy and necessity. Such information, however, could be relevant to another investigation or to an investigative activity under the jurisdiction of another agency. (v) From subsection (e)(2) because the nature of criminal and other investigative activities is such that vital information about an individual can only be obtained from other persons who are familiar with such individual and his/her activities. In such investigations it is not feasible to rely upon information furnished by the individual concerning his/her own activities. (vi) From subsection (e)(3) because disclosure would provide the subject with substantial information which could impede or compromise the investigation. The individual could seriously interfere with investigative activities and could take appropriate steps to evade the investigation or flee a specific area. (vii) From subsection (e)(8) because the notice requirements of this provision could seriously interfere with a law enforcement activity by alerting the subject of a criminal or other investigation of existing investigative interest. (viii) Those sections would otherwise require CSOSA to notify an individual of investigatory materials contained in a record pertaining to him/her, permit access to such record, permit requests for its correction (section 552a(d), (e)(4)(G), and (H)); make available to him/her any required accounting of disclosures made of the record (section 552a(c)(3)), publish the sources of records in the system (section 552a(4)(I)); and screen records to insure that there is maintained only such information about an individual as is relevant to accomplish a required purpose of the Agency (section 552(e)(1)). In addition, screening for relevancy to Agency purposes, a correction or attempted correction of such materials could require excessive amounts of time and effort on the part of all concerned. (b)(1) The following system of records is exempt from 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (4), (d), (e)(1)-(e)(3), (4)(H), (5), (8) and (g): (i) Office of Professional Responsibility Record (OPR) (CSOSA-17). (ii) [Reserved] (2) Exemptions from the particular subsections are justified for the following reasons: (i) From subsection (c)(3) because release of disclosure accounting could alert the subject of an investigation of an actual or potential criminal, civil, or regulatory violation to the existence of the investigation and the fact that they are subjects of the investigation, and reveal investigative interest by not only the OPR but also by the recipient agency. Since release of such information to the subjects of an investigation would provide them with significant information concerning the nature of the investigation, release could result in activities that would impede or compromise law enforcement such as: the destruction of documentary evidence; improper influencing of witnesses; endangerment of the physical safety of confidential sources, witnesses, and law enforcement personnel; fabrication of testimony; and flight of the subject from the area. In addition, release of disclosure accounting could result in the release of properly classified information which could compromise the national defense or disrupt foreign policy. (ii) From subsection (c)(4) because this system is exempt from the access provisions of subsection (d) pursuant to subsections (j) and (k) of the Privacy Act. (iii) From the access and amendment provisions of subsection (d) because access to the records contained in this system of records could provide the subject of an investigation with information concerning law enforcement activities such as that relating to an actual or potential criminal, civil or regulatory violation; the existence of an investigation; the nature and scope of the information and evidence obtained as to his activities; the identity of confidential sources, witnesses, and law enforcement personnel; and information that may enable the subject to avoid detection or apprehension. Such disclosure would present a serious impediment to effective law enforcement where they prevent the successful completion of the investigation; endanger the physical safety of confidential sources, witnesses, and law enforcement personnel; and/or lead to the improper influencing of witnesses, the destruction of evidence, or the fabrication of testimony. In addition, granting access to such information could disclose security-sensitive or confidential business information or information that would constitute an unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of third parties. Amendment of the records would interfere with ongoing investigations and law enforcement activities and impose an impossible administrative burden by requiring investigations to be continuously reinvestigated. (iv) From subsection (e)(1) because the application of this provision could impair investigations and interfere with the law enforcement responsibilities of the OPR for the following reasons: (A) It is not possible to detect relevance or necessity of specific information in the early stages of a civil, criminal or other law enforcement investigation, case, or matter, including investigations in which use is made of properly classified information. Relevance and necessity are questions of judgment and timing, and it is only after the information is evaluated that the relevance and necessity of such information can be established. (B) During the course of any investigation, the OPR may obtain information concerning actual or potential violations of laws other than those within the scope of its jurisdiction. In the interest of effective law enforcement, the OPR should retain this information as it may aid in establishing patterns of criminal activity, and can provide valuable leads for Federal and other law enforcement agencies. (C) In interviewing individuals or obtaining other forms of evidence during an investigation, information may be supplied to an investigator which relates to matters incidental to the primary purpose of the investigation but which may relate also to matters under the investigative jurisdiction of another agency. Such information cannot readily be segregated. (v) From subsection (e)(2) because, in some instances, the application of this provision would present a serious impediment to law enforcement for the following reasons: (A) The subject of an investigation would be placed on notice as to the existence of an investigation and would therefore be able to avoid detection or apprehension, to improperly influence witnesses, to destroy evidence, or to fabricate testimony. (B) In certain circumstances the subject of an investigation cannot be required to provide information to investigators, and information relating to a subject's illegal acts, violations of rules of conduct, or any other misconduct must be obtained from other sources. (C) In any investigation it is necessary to obtain evidence from a variety of sources other than the subject of the investigation in order to verify the evidence necessary for successful litigation. (vi) From subsection (e)(3) because the application of this provision would provide the subject of an investigation with substantial information which could impede or compromise the investigation. Providing such notice to a subject of an investigation could interfere with an undercover investigation by revealing its existence, and could endanger the physical safety of confidential sources, witnesses, and investigators by revealing their identities. (vii) From subsection (e)(5) because the application of this provision would prevent the collection of any data not shown to be accurate, relevant, timely, and complete at the moment it is collected. In the collection of information for law enforcement purposes, it is impossible to determine in advance what information is accurate, relevant, timely, and complete. Material which may seem unrelated, irrelevant, or incomplete when collected may take on added meaning or significance as an investigation progresses. The restrictions of this provision could interfere with the preparation of a complete investigation report, and thereby impede effective law enforcement. (viii) From subsection (e)(8) because the application of this provision could prematurely reveal an ongoing criminal investigation to the subject of the investigation, and could reveal investigation techniques, procedures, and/or evidence. (ix) From subsection (g) to the extent that this system is exempt from the access and amendment provisions of subsection (d) pursuant to subsections (j)(2), (k)(1), and (k)(2) of the Privacy Act. § 802.29 Exemption of the Pretrial Services Agency System. The Privacy Act permits specific systems of records to be exempt from some of its requirements. (a)(1) The following systems of records are exempt from 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (4), (d), (e)(1)-(3), (4)(G)-(I), (5) and (8), (f) and (g): (i) Automated Bail Agency Database (ABADABA) (CSOSA/PSA-1). (ii) Drug Test Management System (DTMS) (CSOSA/PSA-2). (iii) Interview and Treatment Files (CSOSA/PSA-3). (iv) Pretrial Realtime Information Systems Manager (PRISM) (CSOSA/PSA-6). (2) Exemptions from the particular subsections are justified for the following reasons: (i) From subsection (c)(3) because defendants/offenders will not be permitted to gain access or to contest contents of these record systems under the provisions of subsection (d) of 5 U.S.C. 552a. Revealing disclosure accountings can compromise legitimate law enforcement activities and CSOSA/PSA responsibilities. (ii) From subsection (c)(4) because exemption from provisions of subsection (d) will make notification of formal disputes inapplicable. (iii) From subsection (d), (e)(4)(G) through (e)(4)(I), (f) and (g) because exemption from this subsection is essential to protect internal processes by which CSOSA/PSA personnel are able to formulate decisions and policies with regard to defendants/offenders, to prevent disclosure of information to defendants/offenders that would jeopardize legitimate correctional interests of rehabilitation, and to permit receipt of relevant information from other federal agencies, state and local law enforcement agencies, and federal and state probation and judicial offices. (iv) From subsection (e)(1) because primary collection of information directly from defendants/offenders about criminal history or criminal records is highly impractical and inappropriate. (A) It is not possible in all instances to determine relevancy or necessity of specific information in the early stages of a criminal or other investigation. (B) Relevancy and necessity are questions of judgment and timing; what appears relevant and necessary when collected ultimately may be deemed unnecessary. It is only after the information is assessed that its relevancy and necessity in a specific investigative activity can be established. (C) In interviewing individuals or obtaining other forms of evidence or information during an investigation, information could be obtained, the nature of which would leave in doubt its relevancy and necessity. Such information, however, could be relevant to another investigation or to an investigative activity under the jurisdiction of another agency. (v) From subsection (e)(2) because the nature of criminal and other investigative activities is such that vital information about an individual can only be obtained from other persons who are familiar with such individual and his/her activities. In such investigations it is not feasible to rely upon information furnished by the individual concerning his/her own activities. (vi) From subsection (e)(3) because disclosure would provide the subject with substantial information which could impede or compromise the investigation. The individual could seriously interfere with investigative activities and could take appropriate steps to evade the investigation or flee a specific area. (vii) From subsection (e)(8) because the notice requirements of this provision could seriously interfere with a law enforcement activity by alerting the subject of a criminal or other investigation of existing investigative interest. (viii) Those sections would otherwise require CSOSA to notify an individual of investigatory materials contained in a record pertaining to him/her, permit access to such record, permit requests for its correction (section 552a(d), (e)(4)(G), and (H)); make available to him/her any required accounting of disclosures made of the record (section 552a(c)(3)), publish the sources of records in the system (section 552a(4)(I)); and screen records to insure that there is maintained only such information about an individual as is relevant to accomplish a required purpose of the Agency (section 552(e)(1)). In addition, screening for relevancy to Agency purposes, a correction or attempted correction of such materials could require excessive amounts of time and effort on the part of all concerned. (b) [Reserved]