12 C.F.R. § 1703.13 Requests for records.
Title 12 - Banks and Banking
(a) Addressing requests. Requests for records in the possession of OFHEO shall be made in writing but may be submitted by regular mail, electronic mail, or facsimile. If the request is sent by regular mail, the request shall be addressed to FOIA Officer, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, 1700 G Street NW., Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20552, with both the envelope and the letter marked “FOIA Request.” Electronic mail requests shall be addressed to [email protected], with “FOIA Request” in the subject line. Requests submitted by fax shall be sent to FOIA Officer at (202) 414–8917 and shall be clearly marked “FOIA Request.” All requests shall include the requester's name, address, and telephone number. An improperly addressed request will be deemed not to have been received for purposes of the 20-day time period set forth in §1703.17(a) of this subpart until it is received, or would have been received with the exercise of due diligence, by the FOIA Officer. Records requested in conformance with this subpart that are not exempt records may be obtained in person, by regular mail, or by electronic mail, as specified in the request, provided the records are readily reproducible in the requested form or format with reasonable effort. Records to be obtained in person will be available for inspection or copying during business hours on a regular business day in the office of OFHEO. (b) Description of records. Each request must reasonably describe the desired records in sufficient detail to enable OFHEO personnel to locate the records with a reasonable amount of effort. A request for a specific category of records will be regarded as fulfilling this requirement if it enables responsive records to be identified by a technique or process that is not unreasonably burdensome or disruptive of OFHEO operations. (1) Whenever possible, a request should include specific information about each record sought, such as the date, title or name, author, recipient, and subject matter of the record. (2) If the FOIA Officer determines that a request does not reasonably describe the records sought, he or she will either advise the requester what additional information is needed to locate the record or otherwise state why the request is insufficient. The FOIA Officer will also extend to the requester an opportunity to confer with OFHEO personnel with the objective of reformulating the request in a manner which will meet the requirements of this section. [63 FR 71005, Dec. 23, 1998, as amended at 65 FR 55172, Sept. 13, 2000. Redesignated and amended at 65 FR 81327, Dec. 26, 2000]
Title 12: Banks and Banking
PART 1703—RELEASE OF INFORMATION
Subpart C—Availability of Records of OFHEO
§ 1703.13 Requests for records.
