[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: 10CFR9.31]

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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. 9.31  Extension of time for response.

    (a) In unusual circumstances defined in Sec. 9.13, the NRC may 
extend the time limits prescribed in Sec. 9.25 or Sec. 9.29 by not more 
than 10 working days. The extension may be made by written notice

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to the person making the request to explain the reasons for the 
extension and indicate the date on which a determination is expected to 
be dispatched.
    (b) An extension of the time limits prescribed in Secs. 9.25 and 
9.29 may not exceed a combined total of 10 working days per request, 
unless a requester has agreed to an alternative time frame as described 
in Sec. 9.25 (c).