Appeals to the Executive Director from initial denials.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) A requestor may appeal any adverse determinations to the Executive Director. The appeal must be made in writing and for it to be considered timely it must be postmarked, or in the case of electronic submissions, transmitted, within 90 calendar days of receipt of the denial or partial denial. The appeal should be addressed to the Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, 77 K Street NE., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20002, and should be clearly labeled as a “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.” (b)(1) The Executive Director will act upon the appeal of a denial of a request for expedited processing within 5 work days of its receipt. (2) The Executive Director will act upon the appeal of a denial of a request for records within 20 work days of its receipt. (c) The Executive Director will decide the appeal in writing and mail the decision to the requester. (d) If the appeal concerns an expedited processing request and the decision is in favor of the person making the request, the Executive Director will order that the request be processed on an expedited basis. If the decision concerning a request for records is in favor of the requester, the Executive Director will order that the subject records be promptly made available to the person making the request. (e) If the appeal of a request for expedited processing of records is denied, in whole or in part, the Executive Director's decision will set forth the basis for the decision. If the appeal of a request f

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 1631.10