# 7 CFR § 1.7: Records responsive to records requests

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.7

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 CFR § 1.7
- **Heading:** Records responsive to records requests
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—Agriculture > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture > PART 1—ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS > Subpart A—Official Records

## Text

(a) In determining which records are responsive to a request, a component ordinarily will include only records in its possession as of the date that the component begins its search.
(b) A component is not required to create a new record in order to fulfill a request for records. The FOIA does not require agencies to do research, to analyze data, or to answer written questions in response to a request.
(c) Creation of records may be undertaken voluntarily.
(d) A component will provide a record in the format specified by a requester, if the record is readily reproducible by the component in the format requested.

## Nearby sections

- [7 CFR § 1.1 § 1.1 General provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.1.md)
- [7 CFR § 1.2 § 1.2 Public reading rooms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.2.md)
- [7 CFR § 1.3 § 1.3 Requirements for making a records request.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.3.md)
- [7 CFR § 1.4 § 1.4 Requirements for responding to records requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.4.md)
- [7 CFR § 1.5 § 1.5 Responses to records requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.5.md)
- [7 CFR § 1.6 § 1.6 Timing of responses to perfected records requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.6.md)
- [7 CFR § 1.7 § 1.7 Records responsive to records requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.7.md)
- [7 CFR § 1.8 § 1.8 Requirements for processing records requests seeking business information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.8.md)
- [7 CFR § 1.9 § 1.9 Administrative appeals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.9.md)
- [7 CFR § 1.10 § 1.10 Authentication under Departmental Seal and certification of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.10.md)
- [7 CFR § 1.11 § 1.11 Preservation of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.11.md)
- [7 CFR § 1.12 § 1.12 Fees and fee schedule.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.12.md)
- [7 CFR § 1.26 § 1.26 Representation before the Department of Agriculture.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.26.md)
- [7 CFR § 1.27 § 1.27 Rulemaking and other notice procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.27.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1.7. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.