[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR1631.8]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
         CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD
 
PART 1631_AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart A_Production or Disclosure of Records Under the Freedom of 
                      Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552
 
Sec. 1631.8  Prompt response.

    (a)(1) When the FOIA Officer receives a request for expedited 
processing, he or she will determine within 10 work days whether to 
process the request on an expedited basis.
    (2) When the FOIA Officer receives a request for records which he or 
she, in good faith, believes is not reasonably descriptive, he or she 
will so advise the requester within 5 work days. The time limit for 
processing such a request will not begin until receipt of a request that 
reasonably describes the records being sought.
    (b) The FOIA Officer will either approve or deny a reasonably 
descriptive request for records within 20 work days after receipt of the 
request, unless additional time is required for one of the following 
reasons:
    (1) It is necessary to search for and collect the requested records 
from other establishments that are separate from the office processing 
the request (e.g., the record keeper);
    (2) It is necessary to search for, collect, and examine a voluminous 
amount of records which are demanded in a single request;

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    (3) It is necessary to consult with another agency which has a 
substantial interest in the determination of the request or to consult 
with two or more offices of the Board which have a substantial subject 
matter interest in the records; or
    (4) It is necessary to devote resources to the processing of an 
expedited request under Sec. 1631.6(f).
    (c) When additional time is required for one of the reasons stated 
in paragraph (b) of this section, the FOIA Officer will extend this time 
period for an additional 10 work days by written notice to the 
requester. If the Board will be unable to process the request within 
this additional time period, the requester will be notified and given 
the opportunity to--
    (1) Limit the scope of the request; or
    (2) Arrange with the FOIA Officer an alternative time frame for 
processing the request.

[63 FR 41708, Aug. 5, 1998]