20 CFR 402.50
§ 402.50 FOIA Officer's authority.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 402.50, § 402.50 FOIA Officer's authority, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78091
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(a) Release determination. Only the Deputy Executive Director for OPD or their designee is authorized to make determinations about:
(1) Release or withholding of records;
(2) Expedited processing;
(3) Charging or waiver of fees; and
(4) Other matters relating to processing a request for records under this part.
(b) Determination provided in writing. The FOIA Officer's determination is provided in writing to the requester via emailed communication or, in the absence of the requester's email address, via U.S. postal mail. If the requester disagrees with the FOIA Officer's determination in response to items identified in paragraph (a) of this section, the requester may appeal the determination to the Executive Director for OPD, as described in § 402.105.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.