21 CFR § 20.51 - Referral to primary source of records.

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title: "21 CFR § 20.51 - Referral to primary source of records."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "20.51"
section_name: "Referral to primary source of records."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "20"
part_name: "PUBLIC INFORMATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552; 18 U.S.C. 1905; 19 U.S.C. 2531-2582; 21 U.S.C. 321-393, 1401-1403; 42 U.S.C. 241, 242, 242a, 242l, 242n, 243, 262, 263, 263b-263n, 264, 265, 300u-300u-5, 300aa-1."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 15616, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 20.51 Referral to primary source of records.

Upon receipt of a request for a record or document which is contained in Food and Drug Administration files but which is available elsewhere at a lower cost, the person requesting the record or document shall be referred to the primary source of the record or document.

[42 FR 15616, Mar. 22, 1977. Redesignated at 68 FR 25286, May 12, 2003]