[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: 22CFR171.10]



[Page 750]

 

                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS

 

                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 

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

of Contents

 

             Subpart B_Freedom of Information Act Provisions

 

Sec.  171.10  Purpose and scope.





    This subpart contains the rules that the Department follows under 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552. The rules should be 

read together with the FOIA which provides additional information about 

access to records and contains the specific exemptions that are 

applicable to withholding information. Privacy Act records determined to 

be exempt from disclosure under the Privacy Act are processed as well 

under the FOIA and are subject to this subpart.