[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7, Parts 700 to 899]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR868.11]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER VIII--GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARD ADMINISTRATION 
      (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 868--GENERAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A--Regulations
 
Sec. 868.11  Public information.

    (a) General. This section is issued in accordance with Secs. 1.1 
through 1.23 of the regulations of the Secretary in part 1, subpart A, 
of subtitle A of title 7 (7 CFR 1.1 through 1.23), and appendix A 
thereto, implementing the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). The 
Secretary's regulations, as implemented by this section, govern the 
availability of records of the Service to the public.
    (b) Public inspection and copying. Materials maintained by the 
Service, including those described in 7 CFR 1.5, will be made available, 
upon a request which has not been denied, for public inspection and 
copying at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Grain Inspection 
Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. The public 
may request access to these materials 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through 
Friday except for holidays.
    (c) Indexes. The Service shall maintain an index of all material 
required to be made available in 7 CFR 1.5. Copies of these indexes will 
be maintained at the location given in paragraph (b) of this section. 
Notice is hereby given

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that quarterly publication of these indexes is unnecessary and 
impracticable because the material is voluminous and does not change 
often enough to justify the expense of quarterly publication. However, 
upon specific request, copies of any index will be provided at a cost 
not to exceed the direct cost of duplication.
    (d) Requests for records. Requests for records under 5 U.S.C. 
552(a)(3) shall be made in accordance with 7 CFR 1.6 and shall be 
addressed as follows: Office of the Administrator, Federal Grain 
Inspection Service, FOIA Request, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. 
Box 96454, Washington, DC 20090-6454.
    (e) FOIA Appeals. Any person whose request, under paragraph (d) of 
this section, is denied shall have the right to appeal such denial in 
accordance with 7 CFR 1.13. Appeals shall be addressed to the 
Administrator, Federal Grain Inspection Service, FOIA Appeal, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 96454, Washington, DC 20090-6454.
    (f) Disclosure of information. FGIS employees or persons acting for 
FGIS under the Act shall not, without the consent of the applicant, 
divulge or make known in any manner any facts or information acquired 
pursuant to the Act, regulations, or instructions except as authorized 
by the Administrator, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or otherwise 
by law.

[53 FR 3722, Feb. 9, 1988, as amended 54 FR 5923, Feb. 7, 1989. 
Redesignated at 60 FR 16364, Mar. 30, 1995]