[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1212.400]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1212_PRIVACY ACT_NASA REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart 1212.4_Appeals and Related Matters
 
Sec.  1212.400  Appeals.


    (a) Individuals may appeal to the Assistant Deputy Administrator 
when they:
    (1) Have requested amendment of a record and have received an 
adverse initial determination;
    (2) Have been denied access to a record; or,
    (3) Have not been granted access within 30 work days of their 
request.
    (b) An appeal shall:
    (1) Be in writing and addressed to the Assistant Deputy 
Administrator, NASA, Washington, DC 20546;
    (2) Be identified clearly on the envelope and in the letter as an 
``Appeal under the Privacy Act;''
    (3) Include a copy of any pertinent documents; and
    (4) State the reasons for the appeal.
    (c) Appeals from adverse initial determinations or denials of access 
must be submitted within 30 work days of the date of the requester's 
receipt of the initial determination. Appeals involving failure to grant 
access may be submitted any time after the 30 work day period has 
expired (See Sec.  1212.201(f)).
    (d) A final determination on an appeal shall be made within 30 work 
days after its receipt by the Assistant Deputy Administrator, unless, 
for good cause shown, the Assistant Deputy Administrator extends such 30 
work day period. Prior to the expiration of the 30 work day period, the 
requester shall be notified of any such extension.
    (e) If a denial of a request to amend a record is upheld, the final 
determination shall:
    (1) Explain the basis for the detail;
    (2) Include information as to how the requester goes about filing a 
statement of dispute under the procedures of Sec.  1212.401; and,
    (3) Include a statement that the final determination is subject to 
judicial review under 5 U.S.C. 552a(g).