[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR542.18]

[Page 543]
 
                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
           CHAPTER V--BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 542--ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B--Administrative Remedy Program
 
Sec. 542.18  Response time.

    If accepted, a Request or Appeal is considered filed on the date it 
is logged into the Administrative Remedy Index as received. Once filed, 
response shall be made by the Warden or CCM within 20 calendar days; by 
the Regional Director within 30 calendar days; and by the General 
Counsel within 40 calendar days. If the Request is determined to be of 
an emergency nature which threatens the inmate's immediate health or 
welfare, the Warden shall respond not later than the third calendar day 
after filing. If the time period for response to a Request or Appeal is 
insufficient to make an appropriate decision, the time for response may 
be extended once by 20 days at the institution level, 30 days at the 
regional level, or 20 days at the Central Office level. Staff shall 
inform the inmate of this extension in writing. Staff shall respond in 
writing to all filed Requests or Appeals. If the inmate does not receive 
a response within the time allotted for reply, including extension, the 
inmate may consider the absence of a response to be a denial at that 
level.