[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR2005.6]

[Page 441-442]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
      CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
 
PART 2005_SAFEGUARDING INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2005.6  Request for review.

    (a) Individuals wishing to request a review of the decision by STR 
with regard to an initial request to amend a record in accordance with 
the provisions of Sec. 2005.5, should submit the request for review in 
writing and, to the extent possible, include the information specified 
in Sec. 2005.5(a). Individuals desiring assistance in the preparation

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of their request for review should contact the Administrative Officer at 
the address provided herein.
    (b) The request for review should contain a brief description of the 
record involved or in lieu thereof, copies of the correspondence from 
STR in which the request to amend was denied and also the reasons why 
the individual believes that the disputed information should be amended. 
The request for review should make reference to the information 
furnished by the individual in support of his claim and the reasons, as 
required by Sec. 2005.5, set forth by STR in its decision denying the 
amendment. Appeals filed without a complete statement by the person 
making the request setting forth the reasons for the review will, of 
course, be processed. However, in order to make the appellate process as 
meaningful as possible, such person's disagreement should be 
understandably set forth. In order to avoid the unnecessary retention of 
personal information, STR reserves the right to dispose of the material 
concerning the request to amend a record if no request for review in 
accordance with this section is received by STR within 180 days of the 
mailing by STR of its decision upon an initial request. A request for 
review received after the 180 day period may, at the discretion of the 
Administrative Officer, be treated as an initial request to amend a 
record.
    (c) The request for review should be addressed to the Freedom of 
Information Appeals Committee (established in 15 CFR 2004.7) Office of 
the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, room 719, 1800 G St. 
NW., Washington, DC 20506.
    (d) Final determinations on requests for reviews within STR will be 
made by the Freedom of Information Appeals Committee, chaired by the 
Special Representative for Trade Negotiations. Additional information 
may be requested by the Committee from the person requesting a review if 
necessary to make a determination.
    (e) The FOI Appeals Committee will inform the person making the 
request in writing of the decision on the request for review within 30 
days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal Federal holidays) from the 
date of receipt by STR of the individual's request for review, unless 
the Committee extends the 30 day period for good cause. The extension 
and the reasons therefor will be sent by STR to the individual within 
the initial 30 day period. Included in the notice of a decision being 
reviewed, if the decision does not grant in full the request for review, 
will be a description of the steps the individual may take to obtain 
judicial review of such a decision, and a statement that the individual 
may file a concise statement with STR setting forth the individual's 
reasons for his disagreement with the decision upon the request for 
review. The STR Administrative Officer has the authority to determine 
the ``conciseness'' of the statement, taking into account the scope of 
the disagreement and the complexity of the issues. Upon the filing of a 
proper concise statement by the individual, any subsequent disclosure of 
the information in dispute will have the information in dispute clearly 
noted and a copy of the concise statement furnished, setting forth its 
reasons for not making the requested changes, if STR chooses to file 
such a statement. A copy of the individual's statement, and if it 
chooses, STR's statement, will be sent to any prior transferee of the 
disputed information who is listed on the accounting required by 5 
U.S.C. 552a(c).