[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 12, Volume 6]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 12CFR602.8]



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                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING

 

                 CHAPTER VI--FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 602_RELEASING INFORMATION--Table of Contents

 

   Subpart B_Availability of Records of the Farm Credit Administration

 

Sec. 602.8  Appeals.



    (a) How to appeal. You may appeal a total or partial denial of your 

FOIA request within 30 calendar days of the date of the denial letter. 

Your appeal must be in writing and addressed to the Director, Office of 

Resources Management (ORM), Farm Credit Administration. You may send it:

    (1) By mail to 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102-5090;

    (2) By facsimile to (703) 893-2608; or

    (3) By E-mail to foiaappeal@fca.gov.

    (b) FCA action on appeal. Within 20 business days of receiving your 

appeal, the ORM Director will tell you, in writing, whether we have 

granted or denied it. If you send your appeal to the wrong address, the 

20-day response time will not begin until the ORM Director receives your 

appeal.

    (c) Unusual circumstances. In unusual circumstances, the ORM 

Director may extend the 20-day response time by telling you in writing 

why we need more time and the date we will mail you our response. All 

extensions, including any extension of the response time for the first 

request, may not total more than 10 business days.



    Effective Date Note: At 70 FR 69645, Nov. 17, 2005, Sec. 602.8 was 

amended by removing the words ``Office of Resources Management (ORM)'' 

and adding in their place, the words ``Office of Management Services 

(OMS)'' in



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the second sentence of paragraph (a), and by removing the acronym 

``ORM'' and adding in its place, the acronym ``OMS'' each place it 

appears in paragraphs (b) and (c), effective 30 days after publication 

in the Federal Register during which either one or both houses of 

Congress are in session.