{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-1256.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 1256.40","heading":"What are general restrictions?","body":"General restrictions apply to certain kinds of information or classes of records, regardless of the record group to which the records have been allocated. These general restrictions may apply to records and materials not covered by the Freedom of Information Act. The general restrictions are listed and explained in §§ 1256.46 through 1256.62.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER XII—NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER C—PUBLIC AVAILABILITY AND USE","PART 1256—ACCESS TO RECORDS AND DONATED HISTORICAL MATERIALS","Subpart D—General Restrictions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"fa92ba9e73a3324ee18f891420474a7c4d703b63fb5c062335d33a8efde72b5d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-1256.36","next":"us/36-cfr-1256.42"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}