[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR5.5]



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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 5_PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec. 5.5  Exemptions.



    Requests for FEMA records may be denied if disclosure is exempted 

under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, as outlined in subpart E. Usually, 

except when a record is classified, or when disclosure would violate any 

other Federal statute, the authority to withhold a record from 

disclosure is permissive rather than mandatory. The authority for 

nondisclosure will not be invoked unless there is compelling reason to 

do so.