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Procedures for requesting records. - 2201.6

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• Part Number: 2201
• Part Title: Regulations Implementing The Freedom of Information Act.
• Standard Number: 2201.6
• Title: Procedures for requesting records.

2201.6(a)

Obtaining procedural rules, press releases, hearing dates, etc. Press releases, rules of procedure, published material other than decisions and their indices, information concerning the date, time and place of hearings, and other information of a general nature concerning operations of the Commission may be obtained free of charge by calling, writing or visiting the Freedom of Information Act Officer. See the address and telephone number in 2201.5(a).

2201.6(b)

Other information. Persons wishing to obtain copies of documents (including the hearing transcript) filed in a case before the Commission or one of its Judges, or any other information or record of the Commission or in its custody (except for one copy of a decision by the Commission or a Judge, and information that is freely available under paragraph (a) of this section), shall submit a request in writing to the Freedom of Information Act Officer at the address in 2201.5(a). The request shall be clearly identified as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act. The envelope or cover enclosing or covering the request shall have the phrase "INFORMATION REQUEST" in capital letters on it.

..2201.6(c)

2201.6(c)

Date of receipt. A request that complies with the preceding paragraph is deemed received when received by the Commission. A request that does not comply with the preceding paragraph is deemed received when it is actually received by the Freedom of Information Act Officer. If the Freedom of Information Act Officer has required advance payment or satisfactory assurance of full payment under 2201.8(f), the request will not be deemed received until the Freedom of Information Act Officer has received the payment or assurance.

2201.6(d)

Specificity required. Requesters shall describe the records sought with reasonable specificity.


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