31 C.F.R. PART 270—AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS
Title 31 - Money and Finance: Treasury
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552.
Source: 58 FR 25943, Apr. 29, 1993, unless otherwise noted.
The records of the Financial Management Service required by 5 U.S.C. 552 to be made available to the public shall be made available in accordance with the definitions, procedures and other provisions of the regulations on the Disclosure of Records of the Office of the Secretary and of other bureaus and offices of the Department issued under 5 U.S.C. 552 and published as part 1 of title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations, except as provided in these regulations. (a) Materials available. The materials in the Financial Management Service which are required by 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(2) to be made available for public inspection and copying are the following: (1) Final opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication of cases. These will include final dispositions of claims on Government checks which are of a precedential nature. Generally, however, the Financial Management Service does not issue orders in the adjudication of cases. (2) Statements of policy and interpretations which have been adopted by the Service and are not published in the (3) Administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public. These materials include sections of the Treasury Financial Manual and such Department Circulars applicable to Financial Management Service operations, that have been determined by the agency to affect a member of the public, and have not been incorporated into that manual or published as parts of title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (4) Current indices for the foregoing materials. (b) Location. The materials listed in paragraph (a) of this section issued on or after the effective date of these regulations are available for inspection and copying during office hours in the public reading room of the Treasury Department, 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220. Materials issued prior thereto are available in the public reading room to the extent feasible. If not so available, they may be requested as identifiable records. (a) Procedure. A written request for an identifiable record shall be addressed to: Freedom of Information Disclosure Officer, Financial Management Service, 401 14th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20227. (b) Determination of request. Determination as to the disclosure of a record request shall be made, subject to appeal to the Commissioner of the Financial Management Service, by the head of the division in which the record belongs and by the Disclosure Officer of the agency. The decision of the Commissioner shall constitute final agency action, unless the Commissioner refers the appeal to the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, in which case the decision of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary shall constitute final agency action. Fees for services performed by the Financial Management Service will be imposed and collected as set forth in part 1 of title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Title 31: Money and Finance: Treasury
PART 270—AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS
Section Contents
§ 270.1 Rules governing availability of information.
§ 270.2 Materials available for inspection and copying.
§ 270.3 Requests for identifiable records.
§ 270.4 Fees for services.
§ 270.1 Rules governing availability of information.
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§ 270.2 Materials available for inspection and copying.
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§ 270.3 Requests for identifiable records.
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§ 270.4 Fees for services.
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