[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR15.111]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 15--PUBLIC ACCESS TO HUD RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND TESTIMONY AND PRODUCTION OF INFORMATION BY HUD EMPLOYEES--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B--FOIA Disclosure of Information
 
Sec. 15.111  How do I appeal a denial of my request for records or a fee determination?

    (a) To what address do I submit my appeals? You must submit your 
appeal, in writing, to the address specified in HUD's notice responding 
to your FOIA request (see Sec. 15.106(a)(2)(iv)). If you send your 
appeal to the wrong HUD office, that office will forward it to the 
correct office. That office will also notify you that it has so 
forwarded your appeal and advise you that, for processing purposes, the 
time of receipt will be when the appropriate office receives your 
appeal.
    (b) How much time do I have to submit an appeal? Your written appeal 
must be postmarked within 30 calendar days of the date of the HUD 
determination from which you are appealing. If your appeal is 
transmitted by other than the United States Postal Service (i.e., 
facsimile, messenger or delivery service) it must be received in the 
appropriate office by close of business on the 30th calendar day after 
the date of the HUD determination.
    (c) What information must I provide if I am appealing a denial of 
request for information? If you are appealing a denial of your request 
for information, the appeal must contain the following information:
    (1) A copy of your original request;
    (2) A copy of the written denial of your request; and
    (3) Your statement of the facts and legal arguments supporting 
disclosure.
    (d) What information must I provide if I am appealing a fee 
determination? If you are appealing a fee determination, including a 
denial of your request for HUD to waive the fee, the appeal must contain 
the following information:

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    (1) The address of the office which made the fee determination from 
which you are appealing;
    (2) The fee that office charged;
    (3) The fee, if any, you believe should have been charged;
    (4) The reasons you believe that your fee should be lower than the 
fee which the Agency charged or should have been waived; and
    (5) A copy of the initial fee determination and copies of any 
correspondence concerning the fee.
    (e) What information must I provide if I am appealing a denial of 
expedited processing? If you are appealing a denial of your request for 
expedited processing, your appeal must contain the following 
information:
    (1) A copy of your original request;
    (2) A copy of the written denial of your request; and
    (3) Your statement of the facts and legal arguments supporting 
expedited processing.