32 CFR § 1800.1 - Authority and purpose.

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title: "32 CFR § 1800.1 - Authority and purpose."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "1800.1"
section_name: "Authority and purpose."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE CENTER"
part_number: "1800"
part_name: "PUBLIC ACCESS TO NACIC RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 49879, Sept. 14, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1800.1 Authority and purpose.

This part is issued under the authority of and in order to implement the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), as amended (5 U.S.C. 552); and section 102 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 403). It prescribes procedures for:

(a) Requesting information on available NACIC records, or NACIC administration of the FOIA, or estimates of fees that may become due as a result of a request;

(b) Requesting records pursuant to the FOIA; and

(c) Filing an administrative appeal of an initial adverse decision under the FOIA.