GroundRules
7 CFR 1.7: Records responsive to records requests.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 7—Agriculture
- Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture
- PART 1—ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
- Subpart A—Official Records
(a) In determining which records are responsive to a request, a component ordinarily will include only records in its possession as of the date that the component begins its search.
(b) A component is not required to create a new record in order to fulfill a request for records. The FOIA does not require agencies to do research, to analyze data, or to answer written questions in response to a request.
(c) Creation of records may be undertaken voluntarily.
(d) A component will provide a record in the format specified by a requester, if the record is readily reproducible by the component in the format requested.
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