[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR9.27]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 9--PUBLIC RECORDS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart A--Freedom of Information Act Regulations
 
Sec. 9.27  Form and content of responses.

    (a) When the NRC has located a requested agency record and has 
determined to disclose the agency record, the Freedom of Information Act 
and Privacy Act Officer will promptly furnish the agency record or 
notify the requester where and when the agency record will be available 
for inspection and copying. The NRC will also advise the requester of 
any applicable fees under Secs. 9.35 and 9.37. The NRC will routinely 
place copies of non-sensitive agency records disclosed in response to 
Freedom of Information Act requests in the NRC Public Document Room and 
on microfiche in Local Public Document Rooms. Records will not be 
routinely placed in the NRC Public Document Room and Local Public 
Document Rooms that contain information personal to the requester, 
involve matters that are not likely to be of public interest to anyone 
other than the requester or contain privileged or proprietary 
information that should only be disclosed to the requester.
    (b) When the NRC denies access to a requested agency record or 
denies a request for expedited processing or for a waiver or reduction 
of fees, the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Officer will 
notify the requester in writing. The denial will include as 
appropriate--
    (1) The reason for the denial;
    (2) A reference to the specific exemption under the Freedom of 
Information Act, or other appropriate reason, and the Commission's 
regulations authorizing the denial;
    (3) The name and title or position of each person responsible for 
the denial

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of the request, including the head of the office recommending denial of 
the record;
    (4) A statement stating why the request does not meet the 
requirements of Sec. 9.41 if the request is for a waiver or reduction of 
fees; and
    (5) A statement that the denial may be appealed within 30 calendar 
days from the date of the denial to the Executive Director for 
Operations, to the Secretary of the Commission, or to the Inspector 
General, as appropriate.
    (c) The Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Officer will 
maintain a copy of each letter granting or denying requested agency 
records, denying a request for expedited processing, or denying a 
request for a waiver or reduction of fees in accordance with the NRC 
Comprehensive Records Disposition Schedule.