[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: 5CFR1820.5]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                 CHAPTER VIII--OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
 
PART 1820_FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS; PRODUCTION OF RECORDS OR 
 
Sec. 1820.5  Responses to requests.

    (a) General. Ordinarily, OSC shall have 20 business days from when a 
request is received to determine whether to grant or deny the request. 
Once OSC makes a determination to grant a FOIA request for records, or 
makes an adverse determination denying a request in any respect, it will 
notify the requester in writing. Adverse determinations, or denials of 
requests, consist of: A determination to withhold any requested record 
in whole or in part; a determination that a requested record does not 
exist or cannot be located; a determination that a record is not readily 
reproducible in the form or format sought by the requester; a 
determination that what has been requested is not a record subject to 
the FOIA; a determination on any disputed fee matter, including a denial 
of a request for a fee waiver; and a denial of a request for expedited 
treatment.
    (b) Adverse determinations. A notification to a requester of an 
adverse determination on a request shall include:
    (1) A brief statement of the reason(s) for the denial of the 
request, including any FOIA exemption applied by OSC in denying the 
request; and
    (2) A statement that the denial may be appealed under section 
1820.6(a), with a description of the requirements of that subsection.