[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR1800.22]

[Page 382]
 
                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
           CHAPTER XVIII--NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE CENTER
 
PART 1800_PUBLIC ACCESS TO NACIC RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 
ACT (FOIA)--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart C_NACIC Action On FOIA Requests
 
Sec. 1800.22  Action and determination(s) by originator(s) or any 
interested party.

    (a) Initial action for access. (1) NACIC components tasked pursuant 
to a FOIA request shall search all relevant record systems within their 
cognizance. They shall:
    (i) Determine whether a record exists;
    (ii) Determine whether and to what extent any FOIA exemptions apply;
    (iii) Approve the disclosure of all non-exempt records or portions 
of records for which they are the originator; and
    (iv) Forward to the Coordinator all records approved for release or 
necessary for coordination with or referral to another originator or 
interested party.
    (2) In making these decisions, the NACIC component officers shall be 
guided by the applicable law as well as the procedures specified at 
Sec. 1800.31 and Sec. 1800.32 regarding confidential commercial 
information and personal information (about persons other than the 
requester).
    (b) Referrals and coordinations. As applicable and within twenty 
(20) days, pursuant to the Electronic Freedom of Information Act 
Amendments of 1996, of receipt by the Coordinator, any NACIC records 
containing information originated by other NACIC components shall be 
forwarded to those entities for action in accordance with paragraph (a) 
of this section and return. Records originated by other federal agencies 
or NACIC records containing other federal agency information shall be 
forwarded to such agencies within twenty (20) days of our completion of 
initial action in the case for action under their regulations and direct 
response to the requester (for other agency records) or return to NACIC 
(for NACIC records).