[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR70.21]

[Page 432-433]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
PART 70--PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION OR MATERIALS--Table of 
Contents
 
  Subpart B--Procedures for Disclosure of Records Under the Freedom of 
                             Information Act
 
Sec. 70.21  Form and content of component responses.

    (a) Form of notice granting a request. After a component has made a 
determination to grant a request in whole or in part, the component 
shall so notify the requester in writing. The notice shall describe the 
manner in which the record will be disclosed, whether by providing a 
copy of the record to the requester or by making a copy of the record 
available to the requester for inspection at a reasonable time and 
place. The procedure for such an inspection shall not unreasonably 
disrupt the operations of the component. The component shall inform the 
requester in the notice of any fees to be charged in accordance with the 
provisions of subpart C.
    (b) Form of notice denying a request. A disclosure officer denying a 
request in

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whole or in part shall so notify the requester in writing. The notice 
must be signed by the disclosure officer or his designee, and shall 
include:
    (1) The name and title or position of the disclosure officer and if 
applicable, of the designee.
    (2) A brief statement of the reason or reasons for the denial, 
including the FOIA exemption or exemptions which the component has 
relied upon in denying the request.
    (3) A statement that the denial may be appealed under Sec. 70.22 and 
a description of the requirements of that subsection.
    (c) Record cannot be located or has been destroyed. If a requested 
record cannot be located from the information supplied, or is known or 
believed to have been destroyed or otherwise disposed of, the component 
shall so notify the requester in writing.