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32 C.F.R. § 285.3   Policy.

Title 32 - National Defense

Title 32: National Defense
PART 285—DOD FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) PROGRAM

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§ 285.3   Policy.

It is DoD policy to:

(a) Promote public trust by making the maximum amount of information available to the public, in both hard copy and electronic formats, on the operation and activities of the Department of Defense, consistent with DoD responsibility to protect national security and other sensitive DoD information as provided by applicable law.

(b) Allow a requester to obtain Agency records from the Department of Defense that are available through other public information services without invoking the FOIA.

(c) Make available, under the procedures established by DoD 5400.7–R, Agency records requested by a member of the public who explicitly or implicitly cites the FOIA.

(d) Answer promptly all other requests for Agency information and records under established procedures and practices.

(e) Release Agency records to the public unless those records are exempt from disclosure as outlined in 5 U.S.C. 552.

(f) Process requests by individuals for access to records about themselves contained in a Privacy Act system of records under procedures set forth in DoD 5400.11–R² and procedures outlined in this part, as amplified by DoD 5400.7–R.

² See footnote 1 to §285.1(b).

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