[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 5, Parts 200 to 399]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR370.7]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 370--FREEDOM OF INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 370.7  Agency response to requests.

    (a) The response to requests for information and to appeals shall be 
made in accordance with the Department regulations in Sec. 1.5 of this 
title and the regulations in this part.
    (b) Requests for records and information which have customarily been 
directed to field stations and agency headquarters may continue to be 
directed to those locations, notwithstanding the provisions of these 
regulations. If the information is not available at the location at 
which the request is made, or the official receiving the request is in 
doubt as to whether the information should be released, the official 
shall (1) promptly forward the request to the FOIA Coordinator, or (2) 
inform the requester of the procedures established in these regulations 
by which the request may be sent directly to the FOIA Coordinator. The 
date of receipt of the request by the Coordinator shall be the 
determining date for purposes of the time limitations under the Freedom 
of Information Act and the regulations.