As defined in the Privacy Act, a system of records is a group of records that are retrieved by some kind of personal identifier, such as a name or number. The RRB, like all agencies of the Federal government, is required to publish a description of its systems of records. The description usually includes the following main titles:
- Name
- Location
- Categories of individuals covered by the system
- Categories of records covered by in the system
- Authority for maintenance of the system
- Routine uses of the records
- Policies and practices for storing retrieving, accessing, retaining and disposing of records
- Name and address of the system manager
- Notification
- Record access, and contesting record procedures
- Record source categories
If you are a member of the railroad public, information about you may be maintained in more than one system of records. We deliberately say "may,' because, with few exceptions, records are not kept forever, but are destroyed according to established record disposal schedules.