7 CFR § 2620.4 - Denials.

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title: "7 CFR § 2620.4 - Denials."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "2620.4"
section_name: "Denials."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "2620"
part_name: "AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 552; Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app. 3."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 94230, Dec. 23, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2620.4 Denials.

If it is determined that a requested record is exempt from mandatory disclosure and that discretionary release would be improper, the Counsel to the Inspector General or the Counsel's designee shall give written notice of denial in accordance with subpart A of part 1 of this title.