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    <CFRTITLE>7</CFRTITLE>
    <CFRTITLETEXT>Agriculture</CFRTITLETEXT>
    <VOL>1</VOL>
    <DATE>2005-01-01</DATE>
    <ORIGINALDATE>2005-01-01</ORIGINALDATE>
    <COVERONLY>false</COVERONLY>
    <TITLE>Agency implementing regulations.</TITLE>
    <GRANULENUM>1.3</GRANULENUM>
    <HEADING>Section 1.3</HEADING>
    <ANCESTORS>
      <PARENT HEADING="Title 7" SEQ="3">Agriculture</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="Subtitle A" SEQ="2">Office of the Secretary of Agriculture</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="PART 1" SEQ="1">ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="Subpart A" SEQ="0">Official Records</PARENT>
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    <SECTNO>§ 1.3</SECTNO>
    <SUBJECT>Agency implementing regulations.</SUBJECT>
    <P>Each agency of the Department shall promulgate regulations setting forth the following:</P>

    <P>(a) The location and hours of operation of the agency office or offices where members of the public may gain access to those materials required by 5 <PRTPAGE P="8"/>U.S.C. 552(a)(2) and § 1.4 to be made available for public inspection and copying.</P>
    <P>(b) Information regarding the publication and distribution (by sale or otherwise) of indexes and supplements to indexes that are maintained in accordance with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(2) and § 1.4(c);</P>
    <P>(c) The title and mailing address of the official or officials of the agency authorized to receive requests for records submitted in accordance with § 1.5(a), and to make determinations regarding whether to grant or deny such requests. Authority to make such determinations includes authority to:</P>
    <P>(1) Extend the 20 working day administrative deadline for reply pursuant to § 1.16;</P>
    <P>(2) Make discretionary releases pursuant to § 1.19(b);</P>
    <P>(3) Make determinations regarding the charging of fees pursuant to appendix A to this subpart;</P>
    <P>(d) The title and mailing address of the agency official who is authorized to receive appeals submitted in accordance with § 1.14 and to make determinations regarding whether to grant or deny such appeals. Authority to determine appeals includes authority to:</P>
    <P>(1) Extend the 20 working day administrative deadline for reply pursuant to § 1.16 (to the extent the maximum extension authorized by § 1.16(c) was not used with regard to the initial request;</P>
    <P>(2) Make discretionary releases pursuant to § 1.19(b);</P>
    <P>(3) Make determinations regarding the charging of fees pursuant to appendix A to this subpart; and</P>
    <P>(e) Other information which would be of concern to a person wishing to request records from that agency in accordance with this subpart.</P>
    <CITA>[65 FR 46337, July 28, 2000]</CITA>
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