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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Documents from or relating to Federal agencies.
(1) When a request for records includes a document that originated from another Federal agency, the document will be referred to the originating Federal agency for release determination, unless the information requested is for records created 25 years or more before the date on which the records were requested, in which case CSOSA will release them without referral and/or consultation with the other federal agency. The requester will be informed of the referral. This is not a denial of a FOIA request; thus, no appeal rights accrue to the requester.
(2) When a FOIA request is received for a record created by the Agency that includes information by another Federal agency, the record will be sent to the other Federal agency that has equities in the record. The consultation will request that the other Federal agency review and provide recommendations on disclosure. The Agency will not release any such record without prior consultation with the other Federal agency that has equities in the record.
(b) Documents from non–Federal agencies. When a request for records includes a document from a non–Federal agency, CSOSA staff must make a release determination.
(1) A release determination on the records from non–Federal agencies shall be analyzed on a case-by-case to determine if CSOSA or the non–Federal agency is best able to decide a record's sensitivity, and in turn its exemption status, in which case:
(i) The requester will be re-routed to submit a separate FOIA request to the non–Federal agency; or
(ii) CSOSA will consult with the non–Federal agency only if the non–Federal agency will provide a consultation within five (5) business days.
(2) [Reserved]
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 28. Judicial Administration § 28.802.7 Documents from other agencies - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-28-judicial-administration/cfr-sect-28-802-7/
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