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 "id": "US-FED-PRIVACY",
 "title": "Federal Privacy Act Request Letter (your own records)",
 "jurisdiction": "US-FED",
 "state": "Federal (U.S.)",
 "category": "public-records-requests",
 "category_label": "Public records & FOIA request letters",
 "document_type": "original_request_letter",
 "official_status": "Original request-letter template written by ALL AI FORMS for a public-records law; not an official government form.",
 "issuing_agency": null,
 "official_source_url": null,
 "legal_basis": "5 U.S.C. 552a(d)(1) and 5 U.S.C. 552 (no standard form)",
 "summary": "This is an access request under the Privacy Act of 1974 (and FOIA) for records a U.S. federal agency keeps about YOU.",
 "price": {
  "amount": 4.99,
  "currency": "USD",
  "billing": "one-time"
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 "government_fee_note": "Submitting a Privacy Act request is free. Any copying fees an agency charges are not included. You pay them yourself, directly to the agency, if it bills you. We never collect or pay them.",
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 "page_url": "https://allaiforms.com/forms/federal-privacy-act-request-letter-your-own-records/",
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 "last_verified": "2026-11-11",
 "listing_updated": "2026-11-13",
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How do I get the Federal Privacy Act Request Letter (your own records)?",
   "a": "There is no required form for a Privacy Act request. You can write your own letter or use an agency's own free form or online portal without paying us, and submitting a request is free. Or fill it in online here: pay $4.99 one-time with Stripe, answer the guided questions, and download your filled-in PDF."
  },
  {
   "q": "Where do I send it?",
   "a": "Send it yourself to the agency's Privacy Act or FOIA office by the mail, email or portal address the agency lists. Some agencies require their own identity form or a notarized signature; follow their instructions. We don't send anything for you."
  },
  {
   "q": "How much does it cost?",
   "a": "Our fee is $4.99. Submitting a Privacy Act request is free. Any copying fees an agency charges are not included. You pay them yourself, directly to the agency, if it bills you. We never collect or pay them. Our $4.99 is a one-time charge with no subscription."
  },
  {
   "q": "Can I fill it out online?",
   "a": "Yes. After you pay $4.99 with Stripe, our guided questionnaire places your answers on the form and you get: The Privacy Act request letter PDF, filled in from your answers. You check every entry, sign and file it yourself."
  }
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}