49 C.F.R. Subpart C—Time Limits
Title 49 - Transportation
An initial determination as to whether to release a record shall be made by the Director, Bureau of Administration within 10 working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) after the request is received, except that this time limit may be extended up to 10 additional working days in accordance with §801.22, of this part. The person making the request will be notified immediately in writing of such determination. If such determination is to release the requested record, such record shall be made available promptly. If such determination is made not to release the record, the person making the request shall, when he is notified of such determination, be advised of (a) the reason for the determination, (b) the right to appeal the determination, and (c) the name and title or positions of each person responsible for the denial of the request. A determination with respect to any appeal made pursuant to §801.20, shall be made by the Managing Director within 10 working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) after receipt of such appeal, except that this time limit may be extended for as many as 10 additional working days, in accordance with §801.22. In unusual circumstances as specified in this section, the time limits prescribed in either, but not both, §801.20 or §801.21, may be extended by written notice to the person making a request and setting forth the reasons for such extension and the date on which a determination is expected to be dispatched. Such notice shall not specify a date that would result in an extension for more than 10 working days. As used in this paragraph, “unusual circumstances,” to the extent reasonably necessary to the proper processing of the particular request, means— (a) The need to search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the Bureau of Administration; (b) The need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records which are demanded in a single request; or (c) The need to consult with another agency which has a substantial interest in the disposition of the request or with two or more components of the agency having substantial subject-matter interest therein.
Title 49: Transportation
PART 801—PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION
Subpart C—Time Limits
§ 801.20 Initial determination.
§ 801.21 Final determination.
§ 801.22 Extension.
