[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 699]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR297.202]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 297--PRIVACY PROCEDURES FOR PERSONNEL RECORDS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B--Request for Access
 
Sec. 297.202  Methods of access.

    (a) The methods for allowing access to records, when such access has 
been granted by the Office or agency, are:
    (1) Inspection in person in the designated office during the hours 
specified by the Office or agency; or
    (2) Transfer of records at the option of the Office or agency to 
another more convenient Federal facility.
    (b) Generally, Office of Personnel Management offices will not 
furnish certified copies of records. When copies are to be furnished, 
they may be provided as determined by the Office and may require payment 
of any fee levied in accordance with the Office's established fee 
schedule.
    (c) When the requester seeks to obtain original documentation, the 
Office reserves the right to limit the request to copies of the original 
records. Original records should be made available for review only in 
the presence of the system manager or designee. An agency should consult 
with the Office when it receives a request for original documentation. 
Section 2701(a) of title 18 of the United States Code makes it a crime 
to conceal, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy any record filed in a 
public office, or to attempt to do so.