29 CFR 70.5
§ 70.5 Compilation of new records.
United States · 29 CFR — Labor · Status: effective
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- 29 CFR 70.5, § 70.5 Compilation of new records, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/124239
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Nothing in 5 U.S.C. 552 or this part requires that any agency or component create a new record in order to respond to a request for records. A component must, however, make reasonable efforts to search for records that already exist in electronic form or format, except when such efforts would significantly interfere with the operation of the component's automated information systems. The component will determine what constitutes a reasonable effort on a case-by-case basis.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.