Terms Used In CFR > Title 33 > Chapter I > Subchapter O > Part 157 > Subpart D > Personnel

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• 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}
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.