This part is issued in accordance with 7 CFR 1.3 of the Department of Agriculture regulations governing the availability of records (7 CFR 1.1-1.23 and Appendix A) under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552, as amended). These regulations supplement the Department’s regulations by providing guidance for any person wishing to request records from the Office of Finance and Management (OFM).

Terms Used In 7 CFR 3011.1

  • 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
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