Source: https://www.rcfp.org/open-government-sections/5-waiting-for-a-response/
Timestamp: 2019-04-23 12:26:35+00:00

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The agency head or his or her designee must issue a written determination stating which of the records that are subject to the appeal will be disclosed and which will not, "as soon as practicable but not later than the tenth working day after the close of the record on appeal." 2 AAC 96.345(a). The agency head may extend the 10-working-day period for a period not to exceed 30 working days upon written request from the requester, or by sending a written request to the requester within the basic 10-working-day period. 2 AAC 96.345(b). Any determination denying your appeal must be in writing, must state the specific statute, regulation, or court decision, which is the basis for the denial and must state briefly the reason for the denial. 2 AAC 96.350. The denial must further inform you that you have a right to obtain judicial review of the denial by commencing an action in superior court. Id.
There is no administrative appeal process from the denial of a request.
The FOIC is required to hear and decide the appeal within one year. Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-206(b). (This statute was amended in 1986 to increase this time period from 30 days to one year in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Town of North Haven v. FOIC, 198 Conn. 498, 503 A.2d 1161 (1986) (FOIC must hear and decide appeal within statutory time limitations)).
The Mayor has 10 days, not including weekends and holidays, in which to act on the appeal. D.C. Code Ann. § 2-537(a).
Issue a notice of appeal to the appellant and the agency whose action is being appealed.
Id. The OIP’s notice of appeal must include a description of the general procedures that the OIP will follow in resolving the appeal and set out the responsibilities of each of the parties in responding to the appeal. Id.
Contact information for the agency officer or employee authorized to respond and make representations on behalf of the agency with respect to the appeal.
Because there is no administrative appeals process, there is no appeal letter to which a response would be required.
Consult the local court administrator for an estimate of the likely hearing date.
The Attorney General allows the public agency an opportunity to submit a written response to the appeal, which must also be sent to the requester. See 40 KAR 1:030 § 2. The public agency is required to carry the burden of proving that its actions are justified under the law. See Ky. Rev. Stat. 61.880(2)(c).
The Attorney General has twenty (20) days from the receipt of the appeal, excluding holidays and weekends, to issue a written decision stating whether the agency violated the Open Records Act. See Ky. Rev. Stat. 61.880(2)(a). The Attorney General may extend this period by an additional 30 business days if additional documentation or extensive research is needed or if there is an "unmanageable increase" in appeals to review. See Ky. Rev. Stat. 61.880(2)(b). The Attorney General is required to send copies of the decision to the agency and the requester. See Ky. Rev. Stat. 61.880(2)(c).
There is no specific time frame for resolution of appeals directed to the Public Access Ombudsman. For appeals directed to the State Public Information Act Compliance Board, once the Board receives a complaint, it must promptly send the complaint to the relevant custodian and request a response to the Board. § 4-1A-06(a). The custodian has 15 days to respond. § 4-1A-06(b). If the custodian does not respond within 45 days, the Board will proceed to rule on the facts presented in the complaint. § 4-1A-06(c). If the information in the complaint and response is sufficient for making a determination, the Board will issue a written opinion within 30 days after receiving the custodian’s response. § 4-1A-07(a). If the information is insufficient, the Board may convene an informal conference and then issue its opinion within 30 days following the conference. § 4-1A-07(b). If the Board is unable to issue an opinion within the specified time periods, the Board must state in writing the reason for its inability to issue an opinion and then issue an opinion as soon as possible but not later than 90 days after the filing of the complaint.
In preparing an opinion, the attorney general has discretion to obtain and review a recording made under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-19.2. N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1.The attorney general may also request and obtain information claimed to be exempt or confidential for the purpose of determining whether the information is exempt or confidential. N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1. The attorney general must issue to the public entity involved an opinion on the alleged violation unless the request is withdrawn by the person requesting the opinion or a civil action has been filed involving the possible violation. N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1.
Typically, the Attorney General or district attorney has seven days in which to grant or deny the petition in whole or in part. ORS 192.418. However with respect to health regulatory boards, the Attorney General’s office takes the position that the statutes allow fifteen days to respond where an affected licensee has the right to respond to the petition. See Attorney General Manual, § I.G.1.c.
A final determination by the chief administrative officer must be made within ten (10) business days after submission of a review petition. R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-8(a).
No time limit in which Office of Hearing Examiners must hold hearing of decide case.
The chief administrative officer must make a determination on the appeal within five business days of receiving the notice of appeal or, if a business confidentiality claim is at issue, within twelve business days of receiving the notice of appeal. See Utah Code § 63G-2-401(5). If no determination is made within the specified time period, the failure to make a determination shall be considered an order denying the appeal. See id. In Young v. Salt Lake County, 52 P.3d 1240, 1243 (Utah 2002), the Utah Supreme Court concluded that the chief administrative officer’s belated response to an appeal was the determinative date in evaluating the timeliness of an appeal. The court held that the chief administrative officer’s eventual response to the appeal enabled the petitioner to file a petition for judicial review within 30 days from the response. If the chief administrative officer had not responded at all, however, the petitioner’s appeal would have been deemed untimely, as it was outside the 35-day period provided by Utah Code section 63G-2-404(2)(b)(ii). See id. at 1244.
If the head of the agency fails to issue a decision on the appeal within five business days, it is deemed a denial. 1 V.S.A. § 318(a)(2).

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