Part 5 - Disclosure of Records and Information  


Subpart A - Procedures for Disclosure of Records Under the Freedom of Information Act
§ 5.1 - General provisions.
§ 5.2 - Proactive disclosure of DHS records.
§ 5.3 - Requirements for making requests.
§ 5.4 - Responsibility for responding to requests.
§ 5.5 - Timing of responses to requests.
§ 5.6 - Responses to requests.
§ 5.7 - Confidential commercial information.
§ 5.8 - Administrative appeals.
§ 5.9 - Preservation of records.
§ 5.10 - FOIA requests for information contained in a Privacy Act system of records.
§ 5.11 - Fees.
§ 5.12 - Confidential commercial information; CBP procedures.
§ 5.13 - Other rights and services.
Appendix I to Subpart A of Part 5 - FOIA Contact Information
Subpart B - Privacy Act
§ 5.20 - General provisions.
§ 5.21 - Requests for access to records.
§ 5.22 - Responsibility for responding to requests for access to records.
§ 5.23 - Responses to requests for access to records.
§ 5.24 - Classified information.
§ 5.25 - Administrative appeals for access requests.
§ 5.26 - Requests for amendment or correction of records.
§ 5.27 - Requests for an accounting of record disclosures.
§ 5.28 - Preservation of records.
§ 5.29 - Fees.
§ 5.30 - Notice of court-ordered and emergency disclosures.
§ 5.31 - Security of systems of records.
§ 5.32 - Contracts for the operation of systems of records.
§ 5.33 - Use and collection of social security numbers.
§ 5.34 - Standards of conduct for administration of the Privacy Act.
§ 5.35 - Sanctions and penalties.
§ 5.36 - Other rights and services.
Subpart C - Disclosure of Information in Litigation
§ 5.41 - Purpose and scope; definitions.
§ 5.42 - Service of summonses and complaints.
§ 5.43 - Service of subpoenas, court orders, and other demands or requests for official information or action.
§ 5.44 - Testimony and production of documents prohibited unless approved by appropriate Department officials.
§ 5.45 - Procedure when testimony or production of documents is sought; general.
§ 5.46 - Procedure when response to demand is required prior to receiving instructions.
§ 5.47 - Procedure in the event of an adverse ruling.
§ 5.48 - Considerations in determining whether the Department will comply with a demand or request.
§ 5.49 - Prohibition on providing expert or opinion testimony.
Appendix C - DHS Systems of Records Exempt From the Privacy Act
Appendix A to Subpart C of Part 5 - Service of Process of Summonses, Complaints, and Subpoenas
Appendix A to Part 5 - —FOIA/Privacy Act Offices of the Department of Homeland Security
Appendix B to Part 5
Appendix B to Part 5 - [Reserved]
Appendix C to Part 5 - DHS Systems of Records Exempt From the Privacy Act