{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1.7","heading":"Records responsive to records requests.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(c) Creation of records may be undertaken voluntarily.\n(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.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture","PART 1—ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS","Subpart A—Official Records"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"9b5e71f92f2e7ce093e085337691fe95bc2107956f3c723af5898c3b22eda039","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1.6","next":"us/7-cfr-1.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}