5 CFR § 294.301 - Policy and interpretations.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s294.301"
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title: "5 CFR § 294.301 - Policy and interpretations."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "294.301"
section_name: "Policy and interpretations."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "294"
part_name: "AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552, Freedom of Information Act, Pub. L. 92-502, as amended by the Freedom of Information Reform Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99-570, and E.O. 12600, 52 FR 23781, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235."
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# 294.301 Policy and interpretations.
(a) Statements of Office policy and interpretations of the laws and regulations administered by the Office which the Office has adopted, whether or not published in the *Federal Register,* are available to the public.
(b) Generally, memoranda, correspondence, opinions, data, staff studies, information received in confidence, and similar documentary material, when prepared for the purpose of internal communication within the Office or between the Office and other agencies, organizations, or persons, are not available to the public.
[50 FR 3310, Jan. 24, 1985, as amended at 66 FR 66710, Dec. 27, 2001]