7 CFR 1.7
§ 1.7 Records responsive to records requests.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 1.7, § 1.7 Records responsive to records requests, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/12542
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(a) In determining which records are responsive to a request, a component ordinarily will include only records in its possession as of the date that the component begins its search.
(b) A component is not required to create a new record in order to fulfill a request for records. The FOIA does not require agencies to do research, to analyze data, or to answer written questions in response to a request.
(c) Creation of records may be undertaken voluntarily.
(d) A component will provide a record in the format specified by a requester, if the record is readily reproducible by the component in the format requested.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.