[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR20.31]
[Page 191-192]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
PART 20 PUBLIC INFORMATION--Table of Contents
Subpart B General Policy
Sec. 20.31 Retention schedule of requests for Food and Drug Administration records.
(a) Unless unusual circumstances dictate otherwise, the Food and
Drug Administration shall maintain and dispose of files of requests and
reponses furnished thereto within the time limits authorized by GSA
General Records Schedule 14, FPMR 101-11-4, January 10, 1977, as
follows:
(1) Files created by the receipt of and response to freedom of
information requests, except denials and/or appeals, may be destroyed 2
years from date of final response.
(2) Files created by a freedom of information request which was
wholly or partially denied may be destroyed 5 years after the denial
letter was issued.
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(3) Files created by a freedom of information request which was
wholly or partially denied and which denial was subsequently appealed to
the Department of Health and Human Services may be destroyed 4 years
after final determination by FDA or 3 years after final adjudication by
courts, whichever is later.
(b) This destruction schedule will automatically be revised whenever
the time limits pertaining to these records are revised by the GSA
General Records Schedule.
[47 FR 24277, June 4, 1982]
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