{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-20.24","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 20.24","heading":"Preparation of new records.","body":"(a) The Freedom of Information Act and the provisions of this part apply only to existing records that are reasonably described in a request filed with the Food and Drug Administration pursuant to the procedures established in subpart C of this part.\n(b) The Commissioner may, in his discretion, prepare new records in order to respond adequately to a request for information when he concludes that it is in the public interest and promotes the objectives of the act and the agency.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 20—PUBLIC INFORMATION","Subpart B—General Policy"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"da1c9f9899a1476fe057458e1205af58863f27f0a64c0e23617590690f7dde3f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-20.23","next":"us/21-cfr-20.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}