28 CFR § 700.16 - Access to records.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s700.16"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 700.16 - Access to records."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "700.16"
section_name: "Access to records."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL"
part_number: "700"
part_name: "PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL OR INFORMATION OF THE OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552a."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 48097, Dec. 18, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "700"
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# 700.16 Access to records.

(a) *Manner of access.* The Office, once it has made a determination to grant a request for access, shall grant the requester access to the requested record by—

(1) Providing the requester with a copy of the record or

(2) Making the record available for inspection by the requester at a reasonable time and place.

The Office shall in either case charge the requester applicable fees in accordance with the provisions of § 700.17. If the Office provides access to a record by making the record available for inspection by the requester, the manner of such inspection shall not unreasonably disrupt the operations of the Office.

(b) *Accompanying person.* A requester appearing in person to review his records may be accompanied by another individual of his own choosing. Both the requester and the accompanying person shall be required to sign a form stating that the Office of Independent Counsel is authorized to disclose the record in the presence of both individuals.