Referrals and consultations within NASA or other Federal Agencies.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) Referrals and consultations can occur within the Agency or outside the Agency. (b) If a FOIA office (other than the Office of Inspector General) receives a request for records in its possession that another NASA FOIA office has responsibility over or is substantially concerned with, it will either: (1) Consult with the other FOIA office before deciding whether to release or withhold the records; or (2) Refer the request, along with the records, to that FOIA office for direct response. (c) If the FOIA office that originally received the request refers all or part of the request to another FOIA office within the Agency for further processing, they will notify the requester of the partial referral and provide that FOIA contact information. (d) If while responding to a request, the FOIA office locates records that originated with another Federal agency, it will generally refer the request and any responsive records to that other agency for a release determination and direct response. (e) If the FOIA office refers all the records to another agency, it will document the referral and maintain a copy of the records that it refers; notify the requester of the referral in writing, unless that identification will itself disclose a sensitive, exempt fact; and will provide the contact information for the other agency and if known, the name of a contact at the other agency. (f) If the FOIA office locates records that originated with another Federal agency while responding to a request,

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 1206.308