Are Tribal records subject to the Freedom of Information Act and Federal Privacy Act?

1. Law
2. CFR 42
3. Public Health
4. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services
5. Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services
6. Tribal Self-Governance
7. Operational Provisions
8. Records
9. Are Tribal records subject to the Freedom of Information Act and Federal Privacy Act?

§ 137.176 Are Tribal records subject to the Freedom of Information Act and Federal Privacy Act?

No, except to the extent that a Self-Governance Tribe specifies otherwise in its compact or funding agreement, the records of the Self-Governance Tribe shall not be considered Federal records for purposes of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.

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