Inorder to process requests for documents/information and appeals under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), as amended (5 U.S.C. § 552), CBP applies the Department of Homeland Security FOIA regulations in 6 CFR part 5, subpart A.

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Terms Used In 19 CFR 103.2

  • CBP: means U. See 19 CFR 101.1
  • 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

[CBP Dec. 15-16, 80 FR 71692, Nov. 17, 2015, as amended by CBP Dec. 20-09, 85 FR 31057, May 22, 2020]