36 CFR § 703.7 - Public Reading Facility.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s703.7"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 703.7 - Public Reading Facility."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "703.7"
section_name: "Public Reading Facility."
chapter_name: "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS"
part_number: "703"
part_name: "DISCLOSURE OR PRODUCTION OF RECORDS OR INFORMATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "2 U.S.C. 136."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 16019, Apr. 4, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "703"
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# 703.7 Public Reading Facility.

(a) The Chief, OSS, shall maintain a reading facility for the public inspection and copying of Library records. This facility shall be open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and such other times as the Library shall be closed to the public.

(b) The General Counsel shall advise the Chief, OSS, of the records to be available in the public reading facility following consultation with the Library managers who may be concerned.