[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR7.1]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 7_PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec.  7.1  General.


    (a) This part implements 5 U.S.C. 552, and prescribes rules 
governing the availability to the public of DOT records. Many documents 
are made available to the public for inspection and copying through 
DOT's Primary Electronic Access Facility and public record unit 
locations that are discussed in subpart B of this part, which contains 
the DOT regulations concerning the availability to the public of 
opinions issued in the adjudication of cases, policy issuances, 
administrative manuals, and other information made available to the 
public, without need for a specific request.

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    (b) Subpart C of this part describes the records that are not 
required to be disclosed on DOT's own action under this part, but that 
may be available upon request under FOIA.
    (c) Indices are maintained to reflect all records subject to subpart 
B of this part, and are available for public inspection and copying as 
provided in subpart B.