[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR102-3.170]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
               CHAPTER 102--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION
 
PART 102-3--FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart D--Advisory Committee Meeting and Recordkeeping Procedures
 
Sec. 102-3.170  How does an interested party obtain access to advisory committee records?

    Timely access to advisory committee records is an important element 
of the public access requirements of the Act. Section 10(b) of the Act 
provides for the contemporaneous availability of advisory committee 
records that, when taken in conjunction with the ability to attend 
committee meetings, provide a meaningful opportunity to comprehend fully 
the work undertaken by the advisory committee. Although advisory 
committee records may be withheld under the provisions of the Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA), as amended, if there is a reasonable expectation 
that the records sought fall within the exemptions contained in section 
552(b) of FOIA, agencies may not require members of the public or other 
interested parties to file requests for non-exempt advisory committee 
records under the request and review process established by section 
552(a)(3) of FOIA.