[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1.8]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1_ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart A_Official Records
 
Sec. 1.8  Multitrack processing.

    (a) When an agency has a significant number of requests, the nature 
of which precludes a determination within 20 working days, the requests 
may be processed in a multitrack processing system, based on the date of 
receipt, the amount of work and time involved in processing the request, 
and whether the request qualifies for expedited processing.
    (b) Agencies may establish as many processing tracks as appropriate; 
processing within each track shall be based on a first-in, first-out 
concept, and rank-ordered by the date of receipt of the request.
    (c) Agencies may provide a requester whose request does not qualify 
for the fastest track an opportunity to limit the scope of the request 
in order to qualify for a faster track. This multitrack processing 
system does not lessen agency responsibility to exercise due diligence 
in processing requests in the most expeditious manner possible.
    (d) Agencies shall process requests in each track on a ``first-in, 
first-out'' basis, unless there are unusual circumstances as set forth 
in Sec. 1.16, or the

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requester is entitled to expedited processing as set forth in Sec. 1.9.

[65 FR 46338, July 28, 2000]