§ 200.306. Review of requests for amendment or correction.
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(a)Initial review. Requests for amendment or correction to records pertaining to that individual will be referred to the Commission's Office of FOIA Services for an initial determination.
(b)Time for acting on requests. Initial review of a request for amendment or correction will be completed promptly and the Office of FOIA Services will endeavor to respond to a request within 30 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays) from the date the request was received, unless circumstances preclude completion of review within that time. If the anticipated completion date indicated in the acknowledgement cannot be met, the requester will be advised in writing of the delay and the reasons for the delay, and also advised when action is expected to be completed.
(c)Grant of requests for amendment or correction. If a request for amendment or correction is granted in whole or in part, the Office of FOIA Services will:
(1)Advise the requester in writing of the extent to which it has been granted;
(2)Amend or correct the record accordingly; and
(3)Where an accounting of disclosures of the record has been kept pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(c), advise all previous recipients of the record of the fact that the record has been amended or corrected and the substance of the amendment or correction.
(d)Denial of requests for amendment or correction. If the request for amendment or correction is denied in whole or in part, the Office of FOIA Services will:
(1)Promptly advise the requester in writing of the extent to which the request has been denied;
(2)State the reasons for the denial of the request;
(3)Describe the procedures to appeal the denial of the request for amendment or correction, including the name and address of the person to whom the appeal is to be addressed; and
(4)Inform the requester that the Office of FOIA Services will provide information and assistance to the individual in perfecting an appeal of the initial decision.
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