---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2105.1"
title: "45"
number: "2105.1"
heading: "What should you know up front?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2105.1"
---

# §2105.1. What should you know up front?

- (a) This part contains the rules that the Agency follows in processing records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), [5 U.S.C. 552](/usc/5/552.md).
- (b) Definitions of terms used in this part are found at [§ 2105.67](/cfr/45/2105.67.md).
- (c) **This part should be read in conjunction with the text of the FOIA and the OMB Fee Guidelines.**
- (d) This part does not entitle any person to any service or to the disclosure of any record that is not required under the FOIA.
- (e) **You are encouraged to review the Agency's FOIA libraries before filing a FOIA request.** The material you seek may be immediately available electronically at no cost.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended by Public Law 110-175, 121 Stat. 2524 and Pub. L. 114-185, 130 Stat. 538.

### Source

Source: 84 FR 27722, June 14, 2019, unless otherwise noted.