42 C.F.R. § 401.102
For purposes of this subpart:
Act means the Social Security Act.
Freedom of Information Act rules means the substantive mandatory disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552 (including the exemptions from mandatory disclosure, 5 U.S.C. 552(b) , as implemented by the Department's public information regulation, 45 CFR part 5, subpart F and by §§ 401.106 to 401.152 of this subpart.
Person means a person as defined in the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 551(2) . This includes State or local agencies, but does not include Federal agencies or State or Federal courts.
Record has the same meaning as that provided in 45 CFR 5.5 .
Subject individual means an individual whose record is maintained by the Department in a system of records, as the terms "individual," "record", and "system of records" are defined in the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(a) .
42 C.F.R. §401.102