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Legal Affairs / FOIA

Statutes and Legislative History

• Legislative Authority
• Legislative History

Regulations

• 40 CFR 1600 - Organization and Functions of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
• 40 CFR 1601 - Procedures for Disclosure of Records Under the Freedom of Information Act
• 40 CFR 1602 - Protection of Privacy and Access to Individual Records Under the Privacy Act of 1974
• 40 CFR 1603 - Rules Implementing the Government in the Sunshine Act
• 40 CFR 1610 - Attorney Misconduct, Sequestration of Witnesses, and Exclusion of Counsel
• 40 CFR 1610 - Deposition Transcripts
• 40 CFR 1610 - Representation of Witnesses in Investigations
• 40 CFR 1611 and 1612 - Testimony by Employees and Production of Records in Legal Proceedings
• 40 CFR Amendment to Part 1611
• 40 CFR 1620 - Administrative Claims Arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act
• Notice of Privacy Act Systems of Records

HIPAA (Health Information Privacy)

• The CSB is a "Public Health Authority" for purposes of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).  See 45 C.F.R. § 164.501.  Therefore, a HIPAA-covered entity may disclose protected health information to the CSB without individual authorization, as provided in 45 C.F.R. § 164.512(b). See also Letter from the Department of Health and Human Services confirming CSB status under HIPAA.

FOIA Reading Room

• CSB FOIA Improvement Plan
• FOIA Report for Fiscal Year 2002
• FOIA Report for Fiscal Year 2003
• FOIA Report for Fiscal Year 2004
• FOIA Report for Fiscal Year 2005
• FOIA Report for Fiscal Year 2006
• FOIA Report for Fiscal Year 2007
• FOIA Report for Fiscal Year 2008
• FOIA Report for Fiscal Year 2009
• FOIA Report for Fiscal Year 2010 - PDF
• FOIA Report for Fiscal Year 2010 - Machine-Readable
• FOIA Report for Fiscal Year 2011
• FOIA Report for Fiscal Year 2011- Machine-Readable
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reference Guide
• Chief FOIA Officer Report 
• Chief FOIA Officer Report
• Chief FOIA officer Report - 2012

Other Documents

• 2004 CSB Financial Audit Report
• 2005 CSB Financial Audit Report
• 2006 Performance and Accountability Report
• 2007 CSB Employee Survey Results
• 2007 Performance and Accountability Report
• 2008 Performance and Accountability Report
• 2009 Performance and Accountability Report
• 2010 Performance and Accountability Report
• 2011 Performance and Accountability Report
• Federal Register Notice: CSB Extends Comment Period on Proposed Evidence Preservation Rule
• Final Data Quality Guidelines
• Information Quality Correspondence
• Proposed Rule: Accident Investigation Initiation Notice and Order to Preserve Evidence
• CSB HSPD-12 Implementation Status
• Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Chemical Release Reporting
• 2008 Federal Human Capital Survey
• 2009 Federal Human Capital Survey
• 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey
• 2011 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey
• CSB Shutdown Plan
• HSPD-12 Reporting Template and Instructions Updated 9.1.2011

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