[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: 32CFR806.18]

[Page 16]
 
                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                CHAPTER VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 
PART 806_AIR FORCE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 806.18  Initial determinations.

    (a) Disclosure authorities make final decisions on providing 
releasable records within the time limits and provide recommendations to 
the IDA on proposed denials and partial denials after coordination with 
the appropriate FOIA and JA office. Normally, disclosure authorities are 
division chiefs or higher at Air Staff level. MAJCOMs will designate 
their disclosure authority levels. The level should be high enough so a 
responsible authority makes the disclosure according to the policies 
outlined in this part. At out sourced units or functions, the disclosure 
authority must be a government official. Contractors who are functional 
OPRs for official government records are not authorized to make the 
decision to disclose government records.
    (b) On receipt, Air Force FOIA offices will promptly inform Air 
Force PAOs of all FOIA requests that are potentially newsworthy, or that 
are submitted by news media requesters. FOIA offices will coordinate 
final replies for such cases with public affairs.