43 CFR §2.249
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- (a)Right of appeal. Except for appeals pertaining to Office of Personnel Management records, where a petition for amendment has been rejected in whole or in part, the individual submitting the petition may appeal the denial to the Assistant Secretary—Policy, Budget and Administration.
- (b)Time for appeal.
- (1)An appeal must be received no later than twenty (20) working days after the date of the decision on a petition.
- (2)The Assistant Secretary—Policy, Budget and Administration 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) working days of the date of the decision on a petition.
- (c)Form of appeal.
- (1)An appeal shall be in writing and shall attach copies of the initial petition and the decision on that petition.
- (2)The appeal shall contain a brief statement of the reasons why the appellant believes the decision on the petition to have been in error.
- (3)The appeal shall be addressed to Privacy Act Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary—Policy, Budget and Administration, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240.