45 CFR § 2556.355 - May a VISTA have access to records as part of the VISTA grievance procedure?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s2556.355"
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title: "45 CFR § 2556.355 - May a VISTA have access to records as part of the VISTA grievance procedure?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "2556.355"
section_name: "May a VISTA have access to records as part of the VISTA grievance procedure?"
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
part_number: "2556"
part_name: "VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 4951-4953; 5 CFR part 734, 42 U.S.C. 4953(a), (f), 4954(b), (e), 4955(b), 4956, 5043(a)-(c), 5044(a)-(c), (e), 5046, 5052, 5056, and 5057; 42 U.S.C. 12651b (g)(10); 42 U.S.C. 12651c(c); E.O. 13279, 67 FR 77141, 3 CFR, 2002 Comp., p. 2156, 42 U.S.C. 4954(a), (b), (d), 4955, 5044(e), 5055, and 5059; 42 U.S.C. 12602(c), 42 U.S.C. 4953(b), (c), (f), and 5044(e)."
regulatory_source: "88 FR 31180, May 16, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2556.355 May a VISTA have access to records as part of the VISTA grievance procedure?

(a) A VISTA is entitled to review any material in their official VISTA file and any relevant AmeriCorps records to the extent permitted by the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, 552a. Examples of materials that may be withheld include references obtained under pledge of confidentiality, official VISTA files of other VISTAs, and privileged intra-agency documents.

(b) A VISTA may review relevant materials in the possession of a sponsor to the extent such materials are disclosable by the sponsor under applicable Freedom of Information Act and privacy laws.