[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 19CFR103.2]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 103_AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart A_Production of Documents/Disclosure of Information Under the 

                                  FOIA

 

Sec.  103.2  Information available to the public.



    (a) General. The Freedom of Information Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

552), provides for access to information and records developed or 

maintained by Fedral agencies. Subject only to the exemptions set forth 

in Sec.  103.12, the public generally or any individual member is 

entitled to information or records which are described in paragraph (b) 

of this section and which are in the possession of the United States 

Customs Service. Access to that information is governed by the 

regulations in this part.

    (b) Three categories of information available. Generally, 5 U.S.C. 

552 divides agency information into three major categories and provides 

methods by which each category is available to the public. The three 

major categories, for which the disclosure requirements of the United 

States Customs Service are set forth in this part, are as follows:

    (1) Information required to be published in the Federal Register 

(see Sec.  103.3).

    (2) Information required to be made available for public inspection 

and copying or, in the alternative, to be published and offered for sale 

(see Sec.  103.4).

    (3) Information required to be made available to any member of the 

public upon specific request (see Sec.  103.5).