22 CFR § 171.10 - Purpose and scope.

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title: "22 CFR § 171.10 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "171.10"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
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subchapter_name: "ACCESS TO INFORMATION"
part_number: "171"
part_name: "PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "22 U.S.C. 2651a; 5 U.S.C. 552, 552a; E.O. 12600 (52 FR 23781); Pub. L. 114-185; Pub. L. 95-521, 92 Stat. 1824 (codified as amended at 5 U.S.C. Ch. 131); 5 CFR part 2634."
regulatory_source: "88 FR 71740, Oct. 18, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
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# 171.10 Purpose and scope.

This subpart contains the rules that the Department follows under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552. The rules should be read together with the FOIA, which provides additional information about access to records and contains the specific exemptions that are applicable for withholding information; the Uniform Freedom of Information Fee Schedule and Guidelines published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB Guidelines) (*see www.justice.gov/oip/foia-resources#s5*); and information located at *www.foia.state.gov.*