21 CFR § 20.53 - Use of private contractor for copying.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s20.53"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 20.53 - Use of private contractor for copying."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "20.53"
section_name: "Use of private contractor for copying."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "A"
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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generator: "[email protected]"
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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# 20.53 Use of private contractor for copying.

The Food and Drug Administration may furnish requested records to a private contractor for copying after deletion of all nondisclosable data and information. Under these circumstances, the Food and Drug Administration will charge the person requesting the records for all of the fees involved pursuant to § 20.45.

[42 FR 15616, Mar. 22, 1977. Redesignated and amended at 68 FR 25286, 25287, May 12, 2003]