[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR2.13]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
PART 2--RECORDS AND TESTIMONY; FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart C--Requests for Records under the FOIA
 
Sec. 2.13  When may the bureau take a time extension to respond to my request?

    (a) The bureau may extend the 20-workday time limit for 10 more 
workdays when it needs to:
    (1) Search for and collect the requested records from multiple 
offices; or
    (2) Search for, collect, and examine a voluminous amount of separate 
and distinct records sought in a single request; or
    (3) Consult with another agency having a substantial interest in the 
determination of the request or with one or more bureaus of the 
Department having substantial subject-matter interest in the request.
    (b) If the bureau intends to take an extension under this 
subsection, it will notify you in writing and provide the reason for the 
extension and the date it expects to make a determination on your 
request.
    (c) If an extension is necessary and the bureau is unable to respond 
to your request within 30 workdays, it will notify you in writing when 
you may expect a final response and advise you of your appeal rights. If 
an extension is taken and you have not received a response in 30 
workdays, you may consider the request denied and file an appeal under 
Sec. 2.28(a)(3) or file a lawsuit.
    (d) A bureau may not take an extension of time to decide whether to 
grant a request for a fee waiver.