§ 2105.62 Where are records made available?
§ 2105.63 What are public liaisons?
§ 2105.64 When will the Agency make records available without a FOIA request?
§ 2105.65 How will FOIA materials be preserved?
§ 2105.66 How will an Agency handle a request for federally-funded research data?
§ 2105.67 What definitions apply to this part?

Terms Used In CFR > Title 45 > Subtitle B > Chapter XXI > Part 2105 > Subpart I - General Information

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.