5 CFR § 2411.12
Effect of failure to meet time limits
November 4, 2020
Failure by the Authority, the General Counsel, the Panel, or the IG either to deny or grant any request under this part within the time limits prescribed by the FOIA, as amended and these regulations shall be deemed to be an exhaustion of the administrative remedies available to the person making this request.
[82 FR 2855, Jan. 10, 2017]