7 CFR § 295.1 - General statement.

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title: "7 CFR § 295.1 - General statement."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "295.1"
section_name: "General statement."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL REGULATIONS"
part_number: "295"
part_name: "AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS TO THE PUBLIC"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 552; 7 CFR 1.1-1.23."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 39047, July 26, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 295.1 General statement.

This part is issued in accordance with the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture at 7 CFR 1.1-1.23, and appendix A, implementing the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). The Secretary's regulations, as implemented by the regulations in this part, govern the availability of records of FNS to the public.