46 CFR § 503.1 - Scope and purpose.

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title: "46 CFR § 503.1 - Scope and purpose."
title_number: 46
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section_number: "503.1"
section_name: "Scope and purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
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part_name: "PUBLIC INFORMATION"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 331, 552, 552a, 552b, 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 303; E.O. 13526 of January 5, 2010 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 2010 Comp., p. 298, sections 5.1(a) and (b)."
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# 503.1 Scope and purpose.

This part implements the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended, the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and the Government in the Sunshine Act (1976), 5 U.S.C. 552b; and sets forth the Commission's regulations governing:

(a) Public availability of Commission information and records at its Office of the Secretary, published in the *Federal Register,* or posted on the Commission's public Web site (*www.fmc.gov*);

(b) Procedures for requests for testimony by current or former FMC employees relating to official information and production of official Commission records in litigation;

(c) The type of services and amount of fees charged for certain Commission services; and

(d) The Commission's Information Security Program.

[80 FR 52640, Sept. 1, 2015]