5 CFR 1631.16

§ 1631.16 Exemptions.

United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective

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Citation: 5 CFR 1631.16, § 1631.16 Exemptions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/10065
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The Freedom of Information Act exempts from all of its publication and disclosure requirements nine categories of records which are described in 5 U.S.C. 552(b). These categories include such matters as national defense and foreign policy information, investigatory files, internal procedures and communications, materials exempted from disclosure by other statutes, information given in confidence and matters involving personal privacy.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.