[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR20.47]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 20--PUBLIC INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C--Procedures and Fees
 
Sec. 20.47  Denial of a request for records.

    (a) A denial of a request for records, in whole or in part, shall be 
signed by the Associate Commissioner for Public Affairs.
    (b) The name and title or position of each person who participated 
in the denial of a request for records shall be set forth in the letter 
denying the request. This requirement may be met by attaching a list of 
such individuals to the letter.
    (c) A letter denying a request for records, in whole or in part, 
shall state the reasons for the denial and shall state that an appeal 
may be made to the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health 
and Human Services, pursuant to the provisions of 45 CFR 5.34.
    (d) Minor deletions of nondisclosable data and information from 
disclosable records shall not be deemed to be a denial of a request for 
records.

[42 FR 15616, Mar. 22, 1977, as amended at 46 FR 8457, Jan. 27, 1981; 55 
FR 1405, Jan. 16, 1990]