7 CFR § 3801.4 - Denials.

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title: "7 CFR § 3801.4 - Denials."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "3801.4"
section_name: "Denials."
chapter_name: "WORLD AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "3801"
part_name: "AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 552; 7 CFR 1.1-1.23 and Appendix A."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 5358, Feb. 24, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3801.4 Denials.

If the Economics Agencies FOIA Officer determines that a requested record is exempt from mandatory disclosure and that discretionary release would be improper, the Economics Agencies FOIA Officer shall give written notice of denial in accordance with § 1.8(a) of this title.