§ 2004.1 Purpose and scope.

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Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade > Subtitle C—Regulations Relating to Foreign Trade Agreements > CHAPTER XX—OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE > PART 2004—DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION > Subpart B—Freedom of Information Act Policies and Procedures

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(a) This subpart contains the rules we follow when processing requests for records under the FOIA, a Federal law that provides a right of access to certain records and information Federal agencies maintain and control. You should read this subpart in conjunction with the text of the FOIA and the Uniform Freedom of Information Act Fee Schedule and Guidelines published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB Guidelines). Additionally, our FOIA Reference Guide, which is available on our Web site at http://www.ustr.gov, contains information about the specific procedures for making FOIA requests and descriptions of the types of records we maintain.

(b) To maximize the amount of information we can provide to you, we may process requests you make for records about yourself under both this subpart and subpart C to part 2004, our rules implementing the Privacy Act.

(c) We administer the FOIA with a presumption of openness.

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