[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR303.12]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                        CHAPTER III--PEACE CORPS
 
PART 303_PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF 
INFORMATION ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 303.12  Appeals.

    (a) Any person whose written request has been denied is entitled to 
appeal the denial within 20 business days by writing to the Associate 
Director of the Office of Management or, in the case of a denial of a 
request for OIG Records, the Inspector General, at the address given in 
Sec. 303.5(a). The envelope and letter should be clearly marked 
``Freedom of Information Act Appeal.'' An appeal need not be in any 
particular form, but should adequately identify the denial, if possible, 
by describing the requested record, identifying the official who issued 
the denial, and providing the date on which the denial was issued.
    (b) The decision of the Associate Director for the Office of 
Management or the Inspector General on an appeal shall be in writing 
and, in the event the denial is in whole or in part upheld, shall 
contain an explanation responsive to the arguments advanced by the 
requester, the matters described in Sec. 303.11(a)(1) through (4), and 
the provisions for judicial review of such decision under section 
552(a)(4) of the FOIA. The decision shall be dispatched to the requester 
within 20 business

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days after receipt of the appeal, unless an additional period is 
justified pursuant to Sec. 303.8(i) and such period taken together with 
any earlier extension does not exceed 10 business days. The decision by 
the Associate Director for the Office of Management or the Inspector 
General shall constitute the final action of the Peace Corps. All such 
decisions shall be treated as final opinions under Sec. 303.5(b).