[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR51-8.5]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
CHAPTER 51--COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY 
                                DISABLED
 
PART 51	8_PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF AGENCY MATERIALS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 51-8.5  Requests for records.

    (a) Requests to obtain copies of any material maintained by the 
Committee must be submitted in writing to the Executive Director at the 
Committee's offices, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202-3259. The requester may in his 
or her petition ask for a fee waiver if there is likely to be a charge 
for the requested information. All requests for records shall be deemed 
to have been made pursuant to the FOIA, regardless of whether the Act is 
specifically mentioned. Failure to submit a request in accordance with 
these procedures may delay the processing of the request.
    (b) A request must reasonably describe the records to enable agency 
personnel to locate them with reasonable effort. Where possible, a 
requester should supply specific information regarding dates, titles, 
and other identification which will help to identify the records.
    (c) If the Committee determines that a request does not reasonably 
describe the records, it shall inform the requester of this fact and 
extend to the requester an opportunity to clarify the request or to 
confer promptly with knowledgeable agency personnel to attempt to 
identify the records he or she is seeking. The ``date of receipt'' in 
such instances shall be the date of receipt of the amended or clarified 
request.
    (d) Nothing in this part shall be interpreted to preclude the 
Committee from honoring an oral request for information, but, if the 
requester is dissatisfied with the response, the Committee official 
involved shall advise the requester to submit a written request in 
accordance with paragraph (a) of this section. The ``date of receipt'' 
of such a request shall be the date of receipt of the written request. 
For recordkeeping purposes, the Committee in responding to an oral 
request for information may ask the requester to confirm the oral 
request in writing.

[54 FR 15189, Apr. 17, 1989. Redesignated at 56 FR 48983, Sept. 26, 
1991, and amended at 59 FR 59345, Nov. 16, 1994; 63 FR 16440, Apr. 3, 
1998; 65 FR 35287, June 2, 2000]