25 CFR §700.281
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- (a)Right of appeal. If an individual has been notified that he/she is not entitled to notification of whether a system of records contains records pertaining to him or has been denied access, in whole or part, to a requested record that individual may appeal to the Executive Director.
- (b)Time for appeal.
- (1)An appeal must be received by the Privacy Act Officer no later than twenty (20) days (Saturdays, Sundays and public legal holidays excepted) after the date of the initial decision on a request.
- (2)The Executive Director may, for good cause shown, extend the time for submission of an appeal if a written request for additional time is received within twenty (20) days (Saturdays, Sundays and public legal holidays excepted) of the date of the initial decision of the request.
- (c)Form of appeal.
- (1)An appeal shall be in writing and shall attach copies of the initial request and the decision on the request.
- (2)The appeal shall contain a brief statement of the reasons why the appellant believes the decision on the initial request to have been in error.
- (3)The appeal shall be addressed to Privacy Act Officer, Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission, Box KK, Flagstaff, Arizona 86002.
- (d)Action on appeals.
- (1)Appeals from decisions on initial requests made pursuant to §§ 700.273 and 700.277 shall be decided for the Commission by the Executive Director after consultation with the Commission's legal counsel.
- (2)The decision on an appeal shall be in writing and shall state the basis for the decision.