[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 19CFR103.0]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 103--AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 103.0  Scope.

    This part governs the production/disclosure of agency-maintained 
documents/information requested pursuant to various disclosure laws and/
or legal processes. Thus, the extent of disclosure of requested 
information may be dependent on whether the request is pursuant to the 
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), as amended (5 
U.S.C. 552), the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), and/or 
under other statutory or regulatory authorities, as required by 
administrative and/or legal processes. The regulations for this part 
contain a discussion of applicable fees for the search, duplication, 
review, and other tasks associated with processing information requests 
pursuant to the FOIA, and also provide for the appeal of agency 
decisions and sanctions for the improper withholding and/or the untimely 
release of requested information. As information obtained by Customs is 
derived from a myriad of sources, persons seeking information should 
consult with the appropriate field officer before invoking the formal 
procedures set forth in this part. These regulations supplement the 
regulations of the Department of the Treasury regarding public access to 
records, which are found at 31 CFR part 1, and, in the event of any 
inconsistency between these regulations and those of the Department of 
the Treasury, the latter shall prevail. For purposes of this part, the 
Office of the Chief Counsel is considered a part of the United States 
Customs Service.

[T.D. 96-36, 61 FR 19838, May 3, 1996, as amended by T.D. 99-27, 64 FR 
13675, Mar. 22, 1999]