[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR70.19]

[Page 431]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
PART 70--PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION OR MATERIALS--Table of 
Contents
 
  Subpart B--Procedures for Disclosure of Records Under the Freedom of 
                             Information Act
 
Sec. 70.19  Requests for records.


    (a) To whom to direct requests. Requests under this subpart for a 
record of the Department of Labor must be in writing. A request should 
be sent to the component that maintains the record at its proper address 
and both the envelope and the request itself should be clearly marked 
``Freedom of Information Act Request.'' (Appendix A of this part lists 
the components of the Department of Labor and their addresses.) The 
functions of each component are summarized in the United States 
Government Manual which is issued annually and is available from the 
Superintendent of Documents. This initial list of responsible officials 
has been included for informational purposes only, and the officials may 
be changed through appropriate designation. Regional, district and field 
office addresses have been included in Appendix A to assist requesters 
in identifying the disclosure officer who is most likely to have custody 
of the records sought. Requesters who need guidance in defining a 
request or determining the proper component to which the request should 
be addressed, may write to the Assistant Secretary for Administration 
and Management, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
    (b) Description of information requested. Each request shall 
reasonably describe the record or records sought; i.e., in sufficient 
detail to permit identification and location thereof with a reasonable 
amount of effort. So far as practicable, the request should specify the 
subject matter of the record, the date or approximate date when made, 
the place where made, the person or office that made it, and any other 
pertinent identifying details.
    (c) Deficient descriptions. If the description is insufficient so 
that a professional employee who is familiar with the subject area of 
the request cannot locate the record with a reasonable amount of effort, 
the officer processing the request will notify the requester and 
indicate any additional information required. Every reasonable effort 
shall be made to assist a requester in the identification and location 
of the record or records sought.
    (d) Classified records. Any request for classified records which are 
in the custody of the Department of Labor shall be referred to the 
classifying agency under the provisions of Sec. 70.20 (c) and (d).
    (e) Agreement to pay fees. The filing of a request under this 
subpart shall be deemed to constitute an agreement by the requester to 
pay all applicable fees charged under this part, up to $25.