[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: 45CFR5.33]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 5--FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart C--Release and Denial of Records
 
Sec. 5.33  Denial of requests.

    (a) Information furnished. All denials are in writing and describe 
in general terms the material withheld; state the reasons for the 
denial, including, as applicable, a reference to the specific exemption 
of the FOIA authorizing the withholding or deletion; explain your right 
to appeal the decision and identify the official to whom you should send 
the appeal; and are signed by the person who made the decision to deny 
all or part of the request.
    (b) Unproductive searches. We make a diligent search for records to 
satisfy your request. Nevertheless, we may not be able always to find 
the records you want using the information you provided, or they may not 
exist. If we advise you that we have been unable to find the records 
despite a diligent search, this does not constitute a denial of your 
request.