§ 0.451   Inspection of records: Generally.

   (a) Records which are routinely available for public inspection. Sections
   0.453 and 0.455 list those Commission records which are routinely available
   for  public  inspection  and  the places at which those records may be
   inspected. Procedures governing requests for inspection of such records are
   set out in § 0.460.

   (b) Records which are not routinely available for public inspection. Records
   which are not listed in § 0.453 or § 0.455 are not routinely available for
   public inspection. Such records fall into two categories.

   (1) The first category consists of those records or kinds of records listed
   in § 0.457 and of particular records withheld from public inspection under
   § 0.459. The Commission has determined that there is a statutory basis for
   withholding  these  records from public inspection. In some cases, the
   Commission is prohibited from permitting the inspection of records. In other
   cases, the records are the property of another agency, and the Commission
   has no authority to permit their inspection. In still other cases, the
   Commission is authorized, for reason of policy, to withhold records from
   inspection, but is not required to do so.

   (2) The second category consists of records that are not listed in § 0.453,
   § 0.455, or § 0.457 and have not been withheld from inspection under § 0.459.
   In some cases, these records have not been identified for listing. In other
   cases (e.g., the general correspondence files), the Commission is unable to
   determine either that all records in a class should be routinely available
   for inspection or that all records in that class should not be routinely
   available for inspection, and individualized determination is required.

   (3) Procedures governing requests for inspection of these records are set
   forth in § 0.461.

   (4) Procedures governing demands by competent authority for inspection of
   these records are set forth in § 0.463.

   (5) Except as provided in § 0.461 and § 0.463, or pursuant to § 19.735-203 of
   this chapter, no officer or employee of the Commission shall permit the
   inspection  of  records  which  are not routinely available for public
   inspection  under  § 0.453 or § 0.455, or disclose information contained
   therein.

   (c) Copies. Section 0.465 applies to requests for copies of Commission
   records which are routinely available for public inspection under § 0.453 and
   § 0.455 and those which are made available for inspection under § 0.461.
   Sections 0.467 and 0.465(c)(3) apply to requests for certified copies of
   Commission records.

   (d) Search and copying fees. Section 0.465(c)(2) prescribes the per page fee
   for copying records made available for inspection under § 0.460 or § 0.461.
   Section 0.466 prescribes fees to cover the expense of searching for and
   reviewing records made available for inspection under § 0.460 or § 0.461.
   Review of initial fee determinations under § 0.467 through § 0.470 and initial
   fee reduction or waiver determinations under § 0.470(e) may be sought under
   § 0.461(j).

   Note to paragraph (d): The Commission may require advance payment pursuant
   to § 0.469 before releasing documents.

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