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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 32 - National Defense |
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Subtitle A - Department of Defense |
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Chapter I - Office of the Secretary of Defense |
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SubChapter O - Privacy Program |
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Part 312 - Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Privacy Program |
§ 312.9 - Appeal of initial amendment decision.
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§ 312.9 Appeal of initial amendment decision.
(a) All appeals on an initial amendment decision should be addressed to the Office of Communications and Congressional Liaison, ATTN: FOIA/PA Office, 400 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202-4704. The appeal should be concise and should specify the reasons the requester believes that the initial amendment action by the OIG was not satisfactory. Upon receipt of the appeal, the designated official will review the request and make a determination to approve or deny the appeal.
(b) If the OIG designated official decides to amend the record, the requester and all previous recipients of the disputed information will be notified of the amendment. If the appeal is denied, the designated official will notify the requester of the reason of the denial, of the requester's right to file a statement of dispute disagreeing with the denial, that such statement of dispute will be retained in the file, that the statement will be provided to all future users of the file, and that the requester may file suit in a federal district court to contest the OIG decision not to amend the record.
(c) The OIG designated official will respond to all appeals within 30 working days or will notify the requester of an estimated date of completion if the 30 day limit cannot be met.
[56 FR 51976, Oct. 17, 1991, as amended at 68 FR 37969, June 26, 2003]