CFR > Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management > SUBTITLE C—Federal Property Management Regulations System > CHAPTER 102—FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION (parts 102 to 102-197) > SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL (parts 102 to 102-6) > PART 102-3—FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT > SUBPART D—Advisory Committee Meeting and Recordkeeping Procedures (§102-3.135 to §102-3.175) > 102-3.170—How does an interested party obtain access to advisory committee records?

102-3.170—How does an interested party obtain access to advisory committee records?

Timely access to advisory committee records is an important element of the public access requirements of the Act. Section 10(b) of the Act provides for the contemporaneous availability of advisory committee records that, when taken in conjunction with the ability to attend committee meetings, provide a meaningful opportunity to comprehend fully the work undertaken by the advisory committee. Although advisory committee records may be withheld under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), as amended, if there is a reasonable expectation that the records sought fall within the exemptions contained in section 552(b) of FOIA, agencies may not require members of the public or other interested parties to file requests for non-exempt advisory committee records under the request and review process established by section 552(a)(3) of FOIA.