# 15 CFR § 50.1: General

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-50.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 15 CFR § 50.1
- **Heading:** General
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > PART 50—SPECIAL SERVICES AND STUDIES BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

## Text

(a) [Reserved]
(b) In accordance with the provisions of the acts authorizing the Department of Commerce to make special statistical surveys and studies, and to perform other specified services upon the payment of the cost thereof, the following fee structure is hereby established. No transcript of any record will be furnished under authority of these acts which would violate existing or future acts requiring that information furnished be held confidential.
(c) Requests for age search and citizenship service should be addressed to the Personal Census Search Unit, Data Preparation Division, Bureau of the Census, P.O. Box 1545, Jeffersonville, Indiana 47131. Application forms may be obtained at Department of Commerce field offices or Social Security offices or by writing to the Jeffersonville, Indiana office.
(d) If a search is unsuccessful and additional information for a further search is requested by the Census Bureau, such information must be received within 90 days of the request or the case will be considered closed. Additional information received after 90 days must be accompanied by a new fee and will be considered a new request.
(15 U.S.C. 1526 and 13 U.S.C. 8)
[36 FR 905, Jan. 20, 1971, as amended at 49 FR 3980, Feb. 1, 1984; 56 FR 35815, July 29, 1991; 68 FR 42586, July 18, 2003; 91 FR 8071, Feb. 20, 2026]

## Nearby sections

- [15 CFR § 50.1 § 50.1 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-50.1.md)
- [15 CFR § 50.5 § 50.5 Fee structure for age search and citizenship information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-50.5.md)
- [15 CFR § 50.10 § 50.10 Fee structure for special population censuses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-50.10.md)
- [15 CFR § 50.50 § 50.50 Request for certification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-50.50.md)
- [15 CFR § 50.60 § 50.60 Request for certification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-50.60.md)
- [15 CFR § 80.1 § 80.1 General requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-80.1.md)
- [15 CFR § 80.2 § 80.2 Rules pertaining to records of the living.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-80.2.md)
- [15 CFR § 80.3 § 80.3 Rules applicable to deceased persons and estates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-80.3.md)
- [15 CFR § 80.4 § 80.4 Signature of persons unable to sign their name.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-80.4.md)
- [15 CFR § 90.1 § 90.1 Scope and applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-90.1.md)
- [15 CFR § 90.2 § 90.2 Policy of the Census Bureau.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-90.2.md)
- [15 CFR § 90.3 § 90.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-90.3.md)
- [15 CFR § 90.5 § 90.5 Who may file a request for a challenge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-90.5.md)
- [15 CFR § 90.6 § 90.6 When a request for a challenge may be filed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-90.6.md)

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