21 CFR 20.23
§ 20.23 Request for existing records.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 20.23, § 20.23 Request for existing records, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/83303
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(a) Any written request to the Food and Drug Administration for existing records not prepared for routine distribution to the public shall be deemed to be a request for records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, whether or not the Freedom of Information Act is mentioned in the request, and shall be governed by the provisions of this part.
(b) Records or documents prepared by the Food and Drug Administration for routine public distribution, e.g., pamphlets, speeches, and educational materials, shall be furnished free of charge upon request as long as the supply lasts. The provisions of this part shall not be applicable to such requests except when the supply of such material is exhausted and it is necessary to reproduce individual copies upon specific request.
(c) All existing Food and Drug Administration records are subject to routine destruction according to standard record retention schedules.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.