44 C.F.R. § 5.5 Exemptions.
Title 44 - Emergency Management and Assistance
Requests for FEMA records may be denied if disclosure is exempted under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, as outlined in subpart E. Usually, except when a record is classified, or when disclosure would violate any other Federal statute, the authority to withhold a record from disclosure is permissive rather than mandatory. The authority for nondisclosure will not be invoked unless there is compelling reason to do so.
Title 44: Emergency Management and Assistance
PART 5—PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
Subpart A—General Provisions
§ 5.5 Exemptions.