(a) Any person or agency (other than an officer or employee of the Commission who has a need for individual records in the performance of his or her duty) seeking disclosure of personal records of another individual which are contained in a system of records shall submit a request in accordance with the Commission’s Procedures for Disclosure of Production of Information under the Freedom of Information Act (16 CFR part 1015, subpart A).

Terms Used In 16 CFR 1014.9

  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC

(b) The determination of whether or not the requested disclosure is proper will be made in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. § 552) and the Commission’s policies and procedures issued thereunder (16 CFR part 1015).

[41 FR 30324, July 23, 1976]