Quality of Information Requests
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 :
Patricia E. Healy,
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
USDA/OCFO, Room 143-W Whitten Building
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washngton, DC 20250
FAX: 202 720-9997
Email: phealy@cfo.usda.gov
All requests for correction of OCFO National Finance Center information must be
submitted by letter, fax, or email to:
Jerry Lohfink, Director
National Finance Center
13800 Old Gentilly Road
New Orleans, LA 70129
FAX: 504-255-5548
Email: Jerry.Lohfink@usda.gov
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
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