Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 22 - Foreign Relations |
Chapter VI - UNITED STATES |
Part 602 - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION POLICY AND PROCEDURES |
Subpart B - Procedure for Requesting Records |
§ 602.17 - Time extensions.
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(a) In unusual circumstances, the time limit for an initial or final determination may be extended, but not to exceed a total of ten working days in the aggregate in the processing of any specific request for an Agency record.
(b) “Unusual circumstances” means, but only to the extent reasonably necessary to the proper processing of the particular case:
(1) The need to search for and collect the requested records from other establishments that are physically separate from ACDA headquarters;
(2) The need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records which are demanded in a single request; or
(3) The need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another agency having a substantial interest in the determination of the request.