# 32 C.F.R. § 2402.2 (2026): Delegation of authority and responsibilities

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P2402_S2402_2

## Section

- **Citation:** 32 C.F.R. § 2402.2 (2026)
- **Heading:** Delegation of authority and responsibilities
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 32 CFR: National Defense / Chapter XXIV: OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY / Part 2402: REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT / § 2402.2: § 2402.2   Delegation of authority and responsibilities.

## Text

(a) The Director of OSTP designates the OSTP General Counsel as the Chief FOIA Officer and hereby delegates to the Chief FOIA Officer the authority to act upon all requests for agency records and to re-delegate such authority at his or her discretion.
(b) The Chief FOIA Officer shall designate a FOIA Public Liaison, who shall serve as the supervisory official to whom a FOIA requester can raise concerns about the service the FOIA requestor has received following an initial request. The FOIA Public Liaison will be listed on the OSTP website (
https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/foia
) and may re-delegate the FOIA Public Liaison's authority at his or her discretion.
(c) The Director establishes a FOIA Requester Service Center that shall be staffed by the Chief FOIA Officer and the FOIA Public Liaison. The contact information for the FOIA Requester Service Center is: Address: Office of Science and Technology Policy, Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20504; Telephone: (202) 456-4444; Fax: (202) 395-1224; Email:
ostpfoia@ostp.eop.gov.
Updates to this contact information will be made on the OSTP website.

## Nearby sections

- [32 C.F.R. § 2402.1 (2026) § 2402.1   Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P2402_S2402_1.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 2402.2 (2026) § 2402.2   Delegation of authority and responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P2402_S2402_2.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 2402.3 (2026) § 2402.3   General policy and definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P2402_S2402_3.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 2402.4 (2026) § 2402.4   Procedure for requesting records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P2402_S2402_4.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 2402.5 (2026) § 2402.5   Responses to requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P2402_S2402_5.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 2402.6 (2026) § 2402.6   Timing of responses to requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P2402_S2402_6.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 2402.7 (2026) § 2402.7   Confidential commercial information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P2402_S2402_7.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 2402.8 (2026) § 2402.8   Appeal of denials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P2402_S2402_8.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 2402.9 (2026) § 2402.9   Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P2402_S2402_9.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 2402.10 (2026) § 2402.10   Waiver of fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P2402_S2402_10.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 2402.11 (2026) § 2402.11   Maintenance of statistics.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P2402_S2402_11.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 2402.12 (2026) § 2402.12   Disclaimer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P2402_S2402_12.md)

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