[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 6, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 6CFR5.1]

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                       TITLE 6--HOMELAND SECURITY
 
   CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
 
PART 5_DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart A_Freedom of Information Act
 
Sec.  5.1  General provisions.


    (a)(1) This subpart A contains the rules that the Department of 
Homeland Security (Department) follows in processing requests for 
records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552). 
These rules should be read together with the FOIA, which provides 
additional information about access to records maintained by the 
Department. Requests made by individuals for records about themselves 
under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), which are processed under 
subpart B of this part, are processed under this subpart also. 
Information routinely provided to the public as part of a regular 
Department activity (for example, press releases issued by the Assistant 
Secretary for Public Affairs may be provided to the public without 
following this subpart).
    (2) The provisions established by this subpart shall apply to all 
Department components that are transferred to the Department. Except to 
the extent a Department component has adopted separate guidance under 
FOIA, the provisions of this subpart shall apply to each component of 
the Department. Departmental components may issue their own guidance 
under this subpart pursuant to approval by the Department.

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    (b) As used in this subpart, component means each separate bureau, 
office, board, division, commission, service, or administration of the 
Department.