[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: 41CFR105-60.103-2]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
              CHAPTER 105--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 105-60--PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF AGENCY RECORDS AND INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart 105-60.1--General Provisions
 
Sec. 105-60.103-2  Applying exemptions.

    GSA may deny a request for a GSA record if it falls within an 
exemption under the FOIA outlined in subpart 105-60.5 of this part. 
Except when a record is classified or when disclosure would violate any 
Federal statute, the authority to withhold a record from disclosure is 
permissive rather than mandatory. GSA will not withhold a record unless 
there is a compelling reason to do so; i.e., disclosure will likely 
cause harm to a Governmental or private interest. In the absence of a 
compelling reason, GSA will disclose a record even if it otherwise is 
subject to exemption. GSA will cite the compelling reason(s) to 
requesters when any record is denied under FOIA.