§ 7.21 What does this subpart cover?
§ 7.22 Who administers this subpart?
§ 7.23 What limitations apply to disclosure?
§ 7.24 How do I submit a FOIA request?
§ 7.25 How does DOT handle first-party requests?
§ 7.26 To what extent and in what format are records searched and made available?
§ 7.27 What are the designated DOT FOIA Requester Service Centers?
§ 7.28 How does DOT handle requests that concern more than one Government agency?
§ 7.29 When and how does DOT consult with submitters of commercial information?

Terms Used In CFR > Title 49 > Subtitle A > Part 7 > Subpart C - Availability of Reasonably Described Records Under the Freedom of Information Act

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.