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20 CFR 402.120

§ 402.120 The FOIA Exemption 2: Internal personnel rules and practices.

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20 CFR 402.120, § 402.120 The FOIA Exemption 2: Internal personnel rules and practices, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78105
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Exemption 2 authorizes our agency to withhold records that are related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency. For example, we may withhold personnel rules and practices dealing with employee relations or human resources.

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