[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR806b.26]

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                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                CHAPTER VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 
PART 806b_PRIVACY ACT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart F_Appeals
 
Sec. 806b.26  Appeal procedures.


    Individuals who receive a denial to their access or amendment 
request may request a denial review by writing to the Secretary of the 
Air Force, through the denial authority, within 60 calendar days after 
receiving a denial letter. The denial authority promptly sends a 
complete appeal package to Air Force Legal Services Agency, General 
Litigation Division (JACL). The package must include:
    (1) The original appeal letter;
    (2) The initial request;
    (3) The initial denial;
    (4) A copy of the record;
    (5) Any internal records or coordination actions relating to the 
denial;
    (6) The denial authority's comments on the appellant's arguments; 
and
    (7) The legal reviews.
    (a) If the denial authority reverses an earlier denial and grants 
access or amendment, notify the requester immediately.
    (b) Air Force Legal Services Agency, General Litigation Division 
(JACL) reviews the denial and provides a final recommendation to 
Secretary of the Air Force, Fiscal and Administrative Law Division 
(GCA). Secretary of the

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Air Force, Fiscal and Administrative Law Division (GCA) tells the 
requester the final Air Force decision and explains judicial review 
rights.
    (c) The requester may file a concise statement of disagreement with 
the system manager if Secretary of the Air Force, Fiscal and 
Administrative Law Division (GCA) denies the request to amend the 
record. Secretary of the Air Force, Fiscal and Administrative Law 
Division (GCA) explains the requester's rights when they issue the final 
appeal decision.
    (d) The records should clearly show that a statement of disagreement 
is filed with the record or separately.
    (e) The disputed part of the record must show that the requester 
filed a statement of disagreement.
    (f) Give copies of the statement of disagreement to the record's 
previous recipients. Inform subsequent record users about the dispute 
and give them a copy of the statement with the record.
    (g) The system manager may include a brief summary of the reasons 
for not amending the record. Limit the summary to the reasons Secretary 
of the Air Force, Fiscal and Administrative Law Division (GCA) gave to 
the individual. The summary is part of the individual's record, but it 
is not subject to amendment procedures.