§ 1215.9 - Appeal procedures.

Upon receipt of a notice of denial, a requester may, within 15 calendar days from the date of receipt of such notice, appeal such adverse determination to the Deputy Director. Such appeal shall be in writing and shall specify the date upon which the notice of denial was received by the person making such appeal. (See appendix 1 (A & B)—Sample Request and Appeal Letters.) The Deputy Director shall make a determination with respect to any appeal within 20 working days after receipt of such appeal, and shall give written notice of such determination to the person making the appeal. To the extent the Deputy Director's determination on appeal upholds the original denial, the notice of such determination shall inform the person making the appeal of his/her right to seek judicial review of the Agency's denial and ruling on appeal as provided in 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(4).