[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR9.27]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 9--PUBLIC RECORDS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart A--Freedom of Information Act Regulations
 
Sec. 9.27  Form and content of responses.

    (a) When the NRC has located a requested agency record and has 
determined to disclose the agency record, the Freedom of Information Act 
and Privacy Act Officer will promptly furnish the agency record or 
notify the requester where and when the agency record will be available 
for inspection and copying. The NRC will also advise the requester of 
any applicable fees

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under Sec. Sec. 9.35 and 9.37. The NRC will routinely place copies of 
non-sensitive agency records disclosed in response to Freedom of 
Information Act requests in the NRC Public Document Room and on 
microfiche in Local Public Document Rooms. Records will not be routinely 
placed in the NRC Public Document Room and Local Public Document Rooms 
that contain information personal to the requester, involve matters that 
are not likely to be of public interest to anyone other than the 
requester or contain privileged or proprietary information that should 
only be disclosed to the requester.
    (b) When the NRC denies access to a requested agency record or 
denies a request for expedited processing or for a waiver or reduction 
of fees, the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Officer will 
notify the requester in writing. The denial will include as appropriate-
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    (1) The reason for the denial;
    (2) A reference to the specific exemption under the Freedom of 
Information Act, or other appropriate reason, and the Commission's 
regulations authorizing the denial;
    (3) The name and title or position of each person responsible for 
the denial of the request, including the head of the office recommending 
denial of the record;
    (4) A statement stating why the request does not meet the 
requirements of Sec. 9.41 if the request is for a waiver or reduction 
of fees; and
    (5) A statement that the denial may be appealed within 30 calendar 
days from the date of the denial to the Executive Director for 
Operations, to the Secretary of the Commission, or to the Inspector 
General, as appropriate.
    (c) The Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Officer will 
maintain a copy of each letter granting or denying requested agency 
records, denying a request for expedited processing, or denying a 
request for a waiver or reduction of fees in accordance with the NRC 
Comprehensive Records Disposition Schedule.