[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 22, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 22CFR171.1]



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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS

 

                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 

PART 171_AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS TO THE PUBLIC--Table 

of Contents

 

                 Subpart A_General Policy and Procedures

 

Sec.  171.1  Availability of information.









                 Subpart A_General Policy and Procedures



Sec.

171.1 Availability of information.

171.2 Types of records maintained.

171.3 Public reading room.

171.4 Electronic reading room.

171.5 Requests for information--types and how made.

171.6 Archival records.



             Subpart B_Freedom of Information Act Provisions



171.10 Purpose and scope.

171.11 Definitions.

171.12 Processing requests.

171.13 Business information.

171.14 Fees to be charged--general.

171.15 Fees to be charged--categories of requesters.

171.16 Miscellaneous fee provisions.

171.17 Waiver or reduction of fees.



               Subpart C_Executive Order 12958 Provisions



171.20 Definitions.

171.21 Declassification review.

171.22 Appeals.

171.23 Declassification in the public interest.

171.24 Access by historical researchers and certain former government 

          personnel.

171.25 Applicability of other laws.



                    Subpart D_Privacy Act Provisions



171.30 Purpose and scope.

171.31 Definitions.

171.32 Request for access to records.

171.33 Request to amend or correct records.

171.34 Request for an accounting of record disclosures.

171.35 Denials of requests; appeals.

171.36 Exemptions.



                Subpart E_Ethics in Government Provisions



171.40 Purpose and scope.

171.41 Covered employees.

171.42 Requests and identifying information.

171.43 Time limits and fees.

171.44 Improper use of reports.



                      Subpart F_Appeals Procedures



171.50 Appeals of denials of expedited processing.

171.51 Appeals of denials of fee waivers or reductions.

171.52 Appeal of denial of access to, declassification of, amendment of, 

          accounting of disclosures of, or challenge to classification 

          of records.



    Authority: 22 U.S.C. 552, 552a; Ethics in Government Act of 1978, 

Pub. L. 95-521, 92 Stat. 1824, as amended; E.O. 12958, as amended, 60 FR 

19825, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 333; E.O. 12600, 52 FR 23781, 3 CFR, 1987 

Comp., p. 235.



    Source: 69 FR 63935, Nov. 3, 2004, unless otherwise noted.







    Records of the Department of State shall be made available to the 

public upon request made in compliance with the access procedures 

established in this part, except for any records exempt by law from 

disclosure. Any request for records must describe the information sought 

in such a way (see Sec.  171.5(c)) that an employee of the Department of 

State who is familiar with the subject area of the request can locate 

the records with a reasonable amount of effort. The sections that follow 

govern the response of the Department to requests for information under 

the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, Executive Order 12958, 

and the Ethics in Government Act. Regulations at 22 CFR 172.1-9 govern 

the response of the Department to subpoenas, court orders, and certain 

other requests for testimony of Department officials or disclosure of 

Department records in litigation to which the Department is not a party.