21 CFR 20.34
§ 20.34 Search for records.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 20.34, § 20.34 Search for records, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/83314
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(a) In responding to a request for records, the Food and Drug Administration shall make reasonable efforts to search for records kept in electronic form or format, except when such efforts would significantly interfere with the operation of the agency's automated information systems.
(b) The term “search” means to review, manually or by automated means, agency records for the purpose of locating those records that are responsive to the request.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.