§ 2400.9 - Schedule of fees.

§ 2400.9 Procedures for appealingSchedule of fees.

(a) Submission of appeal -

(1) If a request to inspect, copy or amend a record is denied, in whole or in part, or if no determination is made within the period prescribed by this part, then the requester may appeal to the Chairman, Attn: Privacy Appeal, OSHRC, One Lafayette Centre, 1120-20th Street, NW., Ninth Floor, Washington, DC 20036-3457.

(2) The requester shall submit his appeal in writing within thirty (30) days of the date of denial, or within ninety (90) days of such request if the appeal is from a failure of the Privacy Officer to make a determination. The letter of appeal should include, as applicable:

(i) Reasonable identification of the record to which access was sought or the amendment of which was requested.

(ii) A statement of the OSHRC action or failure to act being appealed and the relief sought.

(iii) A copy of the request, the notification of denial and any other related correspondence.

(b) Final decisions. The Chairman shall make his final decision not later than thirty (30) working days from the date of the request, unless he extends the time for good cause to be shown by him but not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of the request. Any record found on appeal to be incomplete, inaccurate, irrelevant, or untimely, shall within thirty (30) working days of the date of such findings be appropriately amended.

(c) Decision requirements. The decision of the Chairman constitutes the final decision of OSHRC on the right of the requester to inspect, copy, change or update a record. The decision on the appeal shall be in writing and, in the event of a denial, shall set forth the reasons for such denial and state the individual's right to obtain judicial review in a district court of the United States. An indexed file of the agency's decisions on appeal shall be maintained by the Privacy Officer.

(d) Submission of statement of disagreement. If the final decision does not satisfy the requester, then any statement of reasonable length, provided by that individual, setting forth a position regarding the disputed information, shall be accepted and included in the relevant record

Policy. The purpose of this section is to establish fair and equitable fees to permit reproduction of personal records for concerned individuals.

(b) Reproduction.

(1) For the fees associated with reproduction of personal records, refer to appendix A to part 2201, Schedule of Fees.

(2) OSHRC shall not normally furnish more than one copy of any record.

(c) Limitations. No fee shall be charged to any individual for the process of retrieving, reviewing, or amending personal records.