[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR5.1]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 5--FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A--Basic Policy
 
Sec. 5.1  Purpose.


    This part contains the rules that the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) follows in handling requests for records under the 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). It describes how to make a FOIA 
request; who can release records and who can decide not to release; how 
much time it should take to make a determination regarding release; what 
fees may be charged;

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what records are available for public inspection; why some records are 
not released; and your right to appeal and then go to court if we refuse 
to release records.