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[45 CFR 1602] Title 45 Part 1602 : Code of Federal Regulations ';
Title 45 Part 1602
Title 45 → Subtitle B → Chapter XVI → Part 1602
§1602.1 Purpose.
§1602.2 Definitions.
§1602.3 Policy.
§1602.4 Records published in the Federal Register.
§1602.5 Public reading room.
§1602.6 Procedures for use of public reading room.
§1602.7 Index of records.
§1602.8 Requests for records.
§1602.9 Timing and responses to requests for records.
§1602.10 Exemptions for withholding records.
§1602.11 Officials authorized to grant or deny requests for records.
§1602.12 Denials.
§1602.15 Submitter's rights process.
Source: 81 FR 91039, Dec. 16, 2016, unless otherwise noted.
(a) LSC will maintain a public reading room at its offices at 3333 K St. NW., Washington, DC 20007. This room will be supervised and will be open to the public during LSC's regular business hours. Procedures for use of the public reading room are described in §1602.6. LSC also maintains an electronic public reading room that may be accessed at http://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/foia/foia-electronic-public-reading-room.
(a) A person who wishes to inspect or copy records in the public reading room should arrange a time in advance, by telephone or letter request made to the Office of Legal Affairs, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20007 or by email to [email protected]
(2) Written requests should identify the records sought in the manner provided in §1602.8(b) and should request a specific date for inspecting the records.
LSC will maintain and make available for public inspection in an electronic format a current index identifying any matter within the scope of §1602.4 and §1602.5(b).
(1) the FOIA requires the records to be published in the Federal Register (§1602.4) or to be made available in the public reading room (§1602.5); or
(2) LSC determines that such records should be withheld and are exempt from mandatory disclosure under the FOIA and §1602.10.
(b)(1) Requests for LSC records. All requests for LSC records must be clearly marked Freedom of Information Act Request and shall be addressed to the FOIA Analyst, Office of Legal Affairs, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20007. Email requests shall be sent to [email protected] Requests for LSC Records may also be made online using the FOIA Request Electronic Submission Form located at http://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/foia.
(2) Requests for Office of Inspector General records. All requests for records maintained by the OIG must be clearly marked Freedom of Information Act Request and shall be addressed to the FOIA Officer, Office of Inspector General, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20007. Email requests shall be sent to [email protected]
(3) Any request not marked and addressed as specified in this section will be so marked by LSC personnel as soon as it is properly identified, and will be forwarded immediately to the appropriate Office. A request improperly addressed will be deemed to have been received as in accordance with §1602.9 only when it has been received by the appropriate Office. Upon receipt of an improperly addressed request, the Chief FOIA Officer, Office of Inspector General Legal Counsel or their designees shall notify the requester of the date on which the time period began.
(h) Any request for a waiver or reduction of fees should be included in the FOIA request, and any such request should indicate the grounds for a waiver or reduction of fees, as set out in §1602.14(g).
(a)(1) Upon receiving a request for LSC or Inspector General records under §1602.8, the Chief FOIA Officer, Office of Inspector General Legal Counsel or their designees shall make an initial determination of whether to comply with or deny such request. The Chief FOIA Officer, Office of Inspector General Legal Counsel or their designees will send the determination to the requester within 20 business days after receipt of the request and will notify the requester of their right to seek assistance from an LSC FOIA Public Liaison.
(d)(1) In unusual circumstances, as specified in paragraph (d)(3) of this section, LSC may extend the time limit for up to 10 working days by written notice to the requester setting forth the reasons for such extension and the date on which LSC expects to send its determination.
(c)(1) When the processing Office cannot send a determination to the requester within the applicable time limit, the Chief FOIA Officer, Office of the Inspector General Legal Counsel, or their designees shall inform the requester of the reason for the delay, the date on which the processing Office expects to send its determination, and the requester's right to treat the delay as a denial and to appeal to LSC's President or Inspector General, in accordance with §1602.13, or to seek dispute resolution services from a FOIA Public Liaison or the Office of Government Information Services.
(2) If the processing Office has not sent its determination by the end of the 20-day period or the last extension thereof, the requester may deem the request denied, and exercise a right of appeal in accordance with §1602.13, or seek dispute resolution services from LSC's or OIG's FOIA Public Liaison or the National Archives and Records Administration's Office of Government Information Services. The Chief FOIA Officer, Office of Inspector General Legal Counsel, or their designees may ask the requester to forego appeal until a determination is made.
(2) A request for expedited processing may be made at the time of the initial request for records or at any later time. For a prompt determination, a request for expedited processing must be properly addressed and marked and received by LSC pursuant to §1602.8.
(4) Within 10 calendar days of receiving a request for expedited processing, the Chief FOIA Officer, Office of Inspector General Legal Counsel or their designees shall decide whether to grant the request and shall notify the requester of the decision. If a request for expedited treatment is granted, the request shall be given priority and shall be processed as soon as practicable. If a request for expedited processing is denied, the requester may appeal in writing to LSC's President or Inspector General in the format described in §1602.13(a). Any appeal of a denial for expedited treatment shall be acted on expeditiously by LSC.
(e) Records that may be exempt from disclosure pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section may be made available at the discretion of the LSC official authorized to grant or deny the request for records, after appropriate consultation as provided in §1602.11. LSC will disclose records otherwise exempt from disclosure under the FOIA when LSC does not reasonably foresee that disclosure would harm an interest protected by an exemption and disclosure is not prohibited by law or protected under Exemption 3.
(a) A denial of a written request for a record that complies with the requirements of §1602.8 shall be in writing and shall include the following:
(1) A reference to the applicable exemption or exemptions in §1602.10(b) upon which the denial is based;
(6) An explanation of the right to appeal the denial and of the procedures for submitting an appeal, as described in §1602.13, including the address of the official to whom appeals should be submitted; and
(c) All denials shall be treated as final opinions under §1602.5(b).