20 CFR 402.100
§ 402.100 FOIA Public Liaison and the Office of Government Information Services.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 402.100, § 402.100 FOIA Public Liaison and the Office of Government Information Services, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78101
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We notify requesters of their right to seek dispute resolution from the FOIA Public Liaison or the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) within our fee notices, responses to determinations identified in § 402.50(a), and responses to appeals.
(a) FOIA Public Liaison. If requesters have questions about the response to their request or wish to seek dispute resolutions services within SSA, the requester may contact the FOIA Public Liaison via email to FOIA.Public.Liaison@ssa.gov.
(b) OGIS. OGIS is an entity outside of SSA that offers mediation services to resolve disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation. OGIS' contact information will be provided in any decision letter issued by the FOIA Officer and Executive Director for OPD.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.