[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR1204.21]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
               CHAPTER II--MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
 
PART 1204--AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart C--Appeals
 
Sec. 1204.21  Submission.


    (a) A person may appeal the following actions, or failure to act by 
the Clerk of the Board, a Regional Director, or Chief Administrative 
Judge:
    (1) A denial of access to agency records;
    (2) A denial of a request for a waiver or reduced fees;
    (3) A decision that it is technically not possible to reproduce 
electronically maintained information in the requester's preferred 
format;
    (4) A denial of a request for expedited processing of information 
under this part; or
    (5) A failure to decide a request for expedited processing within 10 
workdays from the date of the request.
    (b) Appeals must be filed with the Chairman, Merit Systems 
Protection Board, 1615 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20419-0001 within 
10 workdays from the date of the denial. Any appeal must include a copy 
of the initial request, a copy of the letter denying the request, and a 
statement of the reasons why the requester believes the denying employee 
erred.

[64 FR 51039, Sept. 21, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 48886, Aug. 10, 2000]

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