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§ 7.1 - General.
(a) This part implements the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended, and prescribes rules governing the public availability of Department of Transportation (DOT) records.
(b) Subpart B of this part contains the DOT regulations concerning the public availability of:
(1) Records and indices that DOT is required to publish in the
(2) Records and indices that DOT is required to make available to the public in a reading room without need for a specific request, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(2) (described in § 7.12(a)).
(c) Subpart C of this Part contains the DOT regulations concerning records that may be requested from DOT under the FOIA, namely, records that DOT is not required to publish in the
(d) Subpart D of this part contains the DOT regulations concerning time limits applicable to processing requests for records under subpart C.
(e) Subpart E of this part contains the DOT regulations concerning processing fees applicable to records made available under subpart B or requested under subpart C.