Appendix H

Department of Justice

§ 22.2

paragraph (d)(1), on the certification of
the following officials: The U.S. Attorney, an Assistant U.S. Attorney, a U.S.
Trustee, or the U.S. Department of
Justice attorney who actually conducts the case. In criminal proceedings
in forma pauperis or in proceedings before a U.S. Commissioner, U.S. Magistrate or U.S. Parole Commission
Hearing Examiner, the Department of
Justice shall pay all fees and allowances of witnesses on the certification
of the U.S. District Judge hearing the
case or such Commissioner, Magistrate, or Hearing Examiner.

PART 22—CONFIDENTIALITY OF
IDENTIFIABLE RESEARCH AND
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Sec.
22.1 Purpose.
22.2 Definitions.
22.20 Applicability.
22.21 Use of identifiable data.
22.22 Revelation of identifiable data.
22.23 Privacy certification.
22.24 Information transfer agreement.
22.25 Final disposition of identifiable materials.
22.26 Requests for transfer of information.
22.27 Notification.
22.28 Use of data identifiable to a private
person for judicial, legislative or administrative purposes.
22.29 Sanctions.
AUTHORITY: Secs. 801(a), 812(a), Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968,
42 U.S.C. 3701, et seq., as amended (Pub. L. 90–
351, as amended by Pub. L. 93–83, Pub. L. 93–
415, Pub. L. 94–430, Pub. L. 94–503, Pub. L. 95–
115, Pub. L. 96–157, and Pub. L. 98–473); secs.
262(b), 262(d), Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5601,
et seq., as amended (Pub. L. 93–415, as amended by Pub. L. 94–503, Pub. L. 95–115, Pub. L.
99–509, and Pub. L. 98–473); and secs. 1407(a)
and 1407(d) of the Victims of Crime Act of
1984, 42 U.S.C. 10601, et seq., Pub. L. 98–473;
Pub. L. 101–410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by
Pub. L. 104–134, 110 Stat. 1321.
SOURCE: 41 FR 54846, Dec. 15, 1976, unless
otherwise noted.

§ 22.1 Purpose.
The purpose of these regulations is
to:
(a) Protect privacy of individuals by
requiring that information identifiable
to a private person obtained in a research or statistical program may only

be used and/or revealed for the purpose
for which obtained;
(b) Insure that copies of such information shall not, without the consent
of the person to whom the information
pertains, be admitted as evidence or
used for any purpose in any judicial or
administrative proceedings;
(c) Increase the credibility and reliability of federally-supported research
and statistical findings by minimizing
subject concern over subsequent uses of
identifiable information;
(d) Provide needed guidance to persons engaged in research and statistical activities by clarifying the purposes for which identifiable information may be used or revealed; and
(e) Insure appropriate balance between individual privacy and essential
needs of the research community for
data to advance the state of knowledge
in the area of criminal justice.
(f) Insure the confidentiality of information provided by crime victims to
crisis intervention counselors working
for victim services programs receiving
funds provided under the Crime Control
Act, and Juvenile Justice Act, and the
Victims of Crime Act.
[41 FR 54846, Dec. 15, 1976, as amended at 51
FR 6400, Feb. 24, 1986]

§ 22.2

Definitions.

(a) Person means any individual,
partnership, corporation, association,
public or private organization or governmental entity, or combination
thereof.
(b) Private person means any person
defined in § 22.2(a) other than an agency, or department of Federal, State, or
local government, or any component or
combination thereof. Included as a private person is an individual acting in
his or her official capacity.
(c) Research or statistical project means
any program, project, or component
thereof which is supported in whole or
in part with funds appropriated under
the Act and whose purpose is to develop, measure, evaluate, or otherwise
advance the state of knowledge in a

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