7 CFR § 3601.1 - General statement.

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title: "7 CFR § 3601.1 - General statement."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "3601.1"
section_name: "General statement."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "3601"
part_name: "PUBLIC INFORMATION"
positive_law: false
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 part 1, subpart A and appendix A thereto."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 57843, Nov. 19, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3601"
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# 3601.1 General statement.

This part is issued in accordance with the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture in part 1, subpart A of this title and appendix A thereto, implementing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), and governs the availability of records of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to the public.