§ 1202.1 - Why did FHFA issue this part?

§ 1202.1 Why did FHFA issue this regulationpart?

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued this regulation to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552).

(a) The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), is a federal Federal law that requires FHFA and other the Federal Government agencies to disclose certain Federal Government records to the public.

(b) This regulation part explains the rules that FHFA and the FHFA Office of Inspector General (FHFA-OIG) both will follow when processing and responding to requests for records under the FOIA. It also explains what you must do to request records from FHFA or FHFA-OIG under the FOIA. You should read this regulation part together with the FOIA, which explains in more detail your rights and the records FHFA or FHFA-OIG may release to you.

(c) If you want to request information about yourself , this that is considered a first-party or Privacy Act request contained in a system of records maintained by FHFA, you may do so under the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). This is considered a first-party or Privacy Act request under the Privacy Act, and therefore you should must file your request using following FHFA's Privacy Act regulations regulation at part 1204 of this title. If you file a request for information about yourself, FHFA or FHFA-OIG will process this your request under both the FOIA and Privacy Act in order to give you the greatest degree of access to any responsive material.

(d) FHFA and FHFA-OIG may make public information that they Notwithstanding the FOIA and this part, FHFA may routinely publish or disclose when performing their activities to the public information without following these procedures.

(e) This regulation applies to both FHFA and FHFA-OIG.

[76 FR 29634, May 23, 2011, as amended at 77 FR 4645, Jan. 31, 2012]