24 CFR § 1000.556 - Does the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) apply to recipient records?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s1000.556"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "24 CFR § 1000.556 - Does the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) apply to recipient records?"
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "1000.556"
section_name: "Does the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) apply to recipient records?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "1000"
part_name: "NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ACTIVITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 4101  42 U.S.C. 3535(d)."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 12349, Mar. 12, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1000"
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# 1000.556 Does the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) apply to recipient records?

FOIA does not apply to recipient records. However, there may be other applicable State and tribal access laws or recipient policies which may apply.