45 C.F.R. § 5.63 Exemption two: Internal personnel rules and practices.
Title 45 - Public Welfare
We are not required to release records that are “related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency.” Under this exemption, we may withhold routine internal agency practices and procedures. For example, we may withhold guard schedules and rules governing parking facilities or lunch periods. Also under this exemption, we may withhold internal records whose release would help some persons circumvent the law or agency regulations. For example, we ordinarily do not disclose manuals that instruct our investigators or auditors how to investigate possible violations of law, to the extent that this release would help some persons circumvent the law.
Title 45: Public Welfare
PART 5—FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REGULATIONS
Subpart F—Reasons for Withholding Some Records
§ 5.63 Exemption two: Internal personnel rules and practices.
