Authentication under Departmental Seal and certification of records.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (b) (2) When a request is received for an authenticated copy of a record that the component determines may be made available, under the FOIA, each component will send an authentic ( (3) The Hearing Clerk in the Office of Administrative Law Judges may authenticate copies of records for the Hearing Clerk. The Director of the National Appeals Division may authenticate copies of records for the National Appeals Division. The Inspector General is the official who authenticates copies of records for OIG. (4) When any component determines that a record for which authentication is requested may be made available only in part, because certain portions of it are exempt from release under the FOIA, the component will process the record under the FOIA and make any needed redactions, including notations on the record as to the FOIA exemption(s) which require(s) the removal of the information redacted. In such an instance, the component will supply a copy of the record both in its unredacted state and in its redacted state to the party authorized to perform authentication, along with a copy of the proposed determination letter regarding the withholding of the information redacted. (5) The cost for authentication of records is $10.00 each. (c) (2) When a request is received for a certified copy of a record that the component determines may be made available under the FOIA, each component will prepare a correct copy and a statement attesting that the copy is a true and correct copy. (3)

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1.10