[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 15]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR3011.4]

[Page 97]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                         CHAPTER XXX--OFFICE OF
                      THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER,
                        DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 3011_AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 3011.4  Initial requests for records.

    (a) Background. The Freedom of Information Act Officer is authorized 
to:
    (1) Grant or deny requests for OFM records,
    (2) Make discretionary release of OFM records when the benefit to 
the public in releasing the document outweighs any harm likely to result 
from disclosure,
    (3) Reduce or waive fees to be charged where determined to be 
appropriate.
    (b) Procedures. This part provides the titles and mailing address of 
officials who are authorized to release records to the public. The 
normal working hours of these offices are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., local 
time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, during which public 
inspection and copying of certain kinds of records is permitted. Persons 
wishing to request records from the Office of Finance and Management may 
do so by submitting each initial written request for OFM records to the 
appropriate OFM official shown below:
    (1) For records held at the Washington, DC Headquarters units, 
submit initial requests to the Freedom of Information Act Officer, 
Office of Finance and Management, USDA, 14th and Independence Ave., SW., 
Room 117-W, Administration Building, Washington, DC 20250-9000.
    (2) For records held at the National Finance Center in New Orleans, 
Louisiana, submit initial requests to the Freedom of Information Act 
Officer, National Finance Center, OFM, USDA, 13800 Old Gentilly Road, 
Building 350, (P.O. Box 60,000, New Orleans, LA 70160), New Orleans, 
Louisiana 70129.

If the requester is unable to determine the official to whom the request 
should be addressed, it should be submitted to the Headquarters Freedom 
of Information Act Officer who will refer such requests to the 
appropriate officials.