[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR2.9]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
PART 2--RECORDS AND TESTIMONY; FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart C--Requests for Records under the FOIA
 
Sec. 2.9  May I specify the form or format of disclosure?

    Generally, you may choose the form or format of disclosure for 
records that you request under the FOIA (5 U.S.C. 552(a)(3)(B)). Bureaus 
must provide the record in the requested form/format if the office 
responding to the request can readily reproduce the record in that form/
format with reasonable efforts. However, if the process of providing the 
information in the requested format would damage or destroy an original 
document, it may not be possible to honor your format request. Bureaus 
must make reasonable efforts to maintain their records in forms or 
formats that are reproducible. You may be charged the direct costs 
involved in converting information to the requested format if the bureau 
normally does not maintain the information in that format.