[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR20.31]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 20_PUBLIC INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B_General Policy
 
Sec.  20.31  Retention schedule of requests for Food and Drug Administration records.

    (a) Unless unusual circumstances dictate otherwise, the Food and 
Drug Administration shall maintain and dispose of files of requests and 
reponses furnished thereto within the time limits authorized by GSA 
General Records

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Schedule 14, FPMR 101-11-4, January 10, 1977, as follows:
    (1) Files created by the receipt of and response to freedom of 
information requests, except denials and/or appeals, may be destroyed 2 
years from date of final response.
    (2) Files created by a freedom of information request which was 
wholly or partially denied may be destroyed 5 years after the denial 
letter was issued.
    (3) Files created by a freedom of information request which was 
wholly or partially denied and which denial was subsequently appealed to 
the Department of Health and Human Services may be destroyed 4 years 
after final determination by FDA or 3 years after final adjudication by 
courts, whichever is later.
    (b) This destruction schedule will automatically be revised whenever 
the time limits pertaining to these records are revised by the GSA 
General Records Schedule.

[47 FR 24277, June 4, 1982]