[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR1008.21]

[Page 251]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
                        CHAPTER X--PRESIDIO TRUST
 
PART 1008--REQUESTS UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1008.21  Petitions for amendment: Time limits for processing.

    (a) Acknowledgment of receipt. The acknowledgment of receipt of a 
petition required by Sec. 1008.20(c) shall be dispatched not later than 
ten working days after receipt of the petition by the Privacy Act 
Officer, unless a decision on the petition has been previously 
dispatched.
    (b) Decision on petition. A petition for amendment shall be 
processed promptly. A determination whether to accept or reject the 
petition for amendment shall be made within 30 working days after 
receipt of the petition by the system manager responsible for the system 
containing the challenged record.
    (c) Suspension of time limit. The 30 working day time limit for a 
decision on a petition shall be suspended if it is necessary to notify 
the petitioner, pursuant to Sec. 1008.20(d), that additional information 
in support of the petition is required. Running of the 30 working day 
time limit shall resume on receipt of the additional information by the 
system manager responsible for the system containing the challenged 
record.
    (d) Extensions of time. (1) The 30 working day time limit for a 
decision on a petition may be extended if the Privacy Act Officer 
determines that an extension is necessary for one of the following 
reasons:
    (i) A decision on the petition requires analysis of voluminous 
record or records;
    (ii) Some or all of the challenged records must be collected from 
facilities other than the facility at which the Privacy Act Officer is 
located; or
    (iii) Some or all of the challenged records are of concern to 
another agency of the Federal Government whose assistance and views are 
being sought in processing the request.
    (2) If the official responsible for making a decision on the 
petition determines that an extension is necessary, the official shall 
promptly inform the petitioner of the extension and the date on which a 
decision is expected to be dispatched.