In compliance with the requirements of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture Quality of Information Guidelines,
this page provides information pertaining to requests for
correction of information disseminated by the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (OASCR). Requestors seeking
a correction should follow the procedure described by the
USDA's
Quality of Information Guidelines. (Select "Correction
Procedures.")
The USDA Quality of Information 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 a Formal Request for Correction
All requests for correction of information must be submitted
by letter, fax or e-mail to:
Quality of Information Officer
Mary Thomas, CIO & Director
Data and Records Management Division
Room 521, Reporters Building, Mail Stop 9410
300 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024-9410
E-MAIL: Mary.Thomas@ascr.usda.gov
PHONE: (202) 205-5900
FAX: (202) 720-8376
Information That Should Be Submitted to the Quality
of Information Officer with a Request for Correction
Requests for correction of Information should include the
following elements:
This guidance for the content of requests for correction
of information is not intended to constitute a set of legally
binding requirements 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. However, the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights may be
unable to process, in a timely fashion or at all, requests
that omit one or more of the requested elements. Decision
will be based on the merits of the information provided by
the requestor.
Public Disclosure Of Requests For Correction Of Information
Disseminated By the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights And Requests For Reconsideration Of such Decisions.
Requests For Correction Received By the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.
No Requests for Correction have been received from October
2002 through the present.
Requests For Reconsideration of OASCR Decisions
No Requests for Reconsideration have been received from October
2002 through the present.
Privacy Act Statement
USDA is authorized to obtain certain information under Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (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:
Mary.Thomas@ascr.usda.gov. For comments regarding the site its ascrwebmaster@usda.gov
Peer Review
Based on the review it has conducted, at this time the Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights has no agenda
of forthcoming highly influential scientific assessments to
post on its website in accordance with OMB's
Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review.
For information about other USDA agencies that do engage
in influential scientific work and are subject to the OMB
Peer Review requirements, please visit USDA's Scientific Research
Guidelines website.