[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 45CFR5.21]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 5_FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart B_Obtaining a Record

 

Sec.  5.21  How to request records.





    (a) General. Our policy is to answer all requests, both oral and 

written, for records. However, in order to have the rights given you by 

the FOIA and by this regulation (for example, the right to appeal if we 

deny your request and the right to have our decisions reviewed in 

court), you must either make your request in writing or make it orally 

to a Freedom of Information Officer. Freedom of Information Officers and 

their staffs may put in writing any oral requests they receive directly.

    (b) Addressing requests. It will help us to handle your request 

sooner if you address it to the Freedom of Information Officer in the 

HHS unit that is most likely to have the records you want. (See Sec.  

5.31 of this Part for a list of Freedom of Information Officers.) If you 

cannot determine this, send the request to: HHS Freedom of Information 

Officer, 645-F, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Department of Health and 

Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. Write 

the words ``Freedom of Information Act Request'' on the envelope and 

letter.

    (c) Details in the letter. You should provide details that will help 

us identify and find the records you are requesting. If there is 

insufficient information, we will ask you for more. Include your 

telephone number(s) to help us reach you if we have questions. If you 

are not sure how to write your request or what details to include, 

communicate with a Freedom of Information Officer.