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not aouant and been cn.nted a lull lee waiver. or un Baa not made & requJred advlLI1ce payment. (C) EzUnsicnu of ttmL In U\le lollow. ine WlUSUal ctrcumstaDces. the tUne llmn lor acttnc on an in1t1a1 request may be extended to the extent reason. ably necess&IT to the proper" process- inI' ot the request. but In no case may the time Ilm1t be extended tor more than 10 wortJnc dayz: (1) The need to search tor and col. lect the requested. records trom lleld factUtles or other. establishments that are separate from .the installation p~ the request: (2) The need to search for. collect. and apProPriatelY examine a volumi. nous amOWlt ot separate and distinct records demanded in a sin&'le request: or (3) The need for consultation. which shall be conducted with &11 Practicable speed, WIth another qency having a substantial interest 1n the determina- tion ot the request or among two or more components of the Department bavtnc substantial subJect.matter In. terest therein. Cd) Notil:e of uUn.non. A requester shall be notified 1n wrtttne ot an ex. tension UDder P&raa'&Ph Cc) of tbJs section. The notice shall state the reason tor the extension and the date on which a detefft'ltnatton on the re- QUest Is expected to be m&de. (e) 7'mUment 01 delAy cu deniaL U DO determtnatlon baa been reached at the end ot the 10 worklnc day period for dectdInK an lnltial request. or an extension thereot UDder P&l'&Cr&Ph (C) of this section. the requescer may deem the request dea1ed and may ex- en:tse a rteht of appeal In accordance With I 2.18. (f) NotU:e 01 del4y. When a determi- nation caunot be reached wtthln the time Umtt. or extension thereot, the requester shall be notUled of the reason for the ~. of the date on which a determtnatton may be expect. .ecLand ot the nmt to treat the delay u a denfaI tor P1U'P08eS 01 &DPe&l to the Aaktaat Seeretar7-Pol1cy, BUdcet and AcImin1strat1on 1Dc1uc:l1nc a descrtPtion of. the procedures for f1l1nc an appea!1D I 2.18. 203 FW 1 Exhibit 1 Page 6 of 13 t %.18 Appeak. (a) R~"ht 01 a'PJ)eaL A requester may appeal to the Auistant Secretary_ Pollcy. Budeet and Administration when- (1) RecOrds have been Withheld. (2) A request bu been denied tor tallure to descrtbe requested records or tor other Procedural deficiency or because requested records cannot be located. (3) A fee waiver has been denied. or (4) A request has not been decided wtt.h1n the time Umtts Provtded In 12.1'1. (b) Time lor ClPPftL An appeal must be received no later than 20 worttnc daJrs after the date of the intttal d~nta' In the cue of a denial ot an enUre request. or 20 wort1nc days after records have been made avail- able. ID the cue ot a P&I't1a1 den1al (e) Form 0/ a.ppeaL (1) An appeal shall be 1D1t1ated by fWnc a wrttten nottce of appeal The notice shall be accomP&Dled by copies of the 0ric1naJ request and the inttla1 dental and should. In order to expedite the appel- late process &lid liVe the reqUester an OPPOrtunity to Present his or her arp_ 1DeDts. contain a brief statement ot the reuoas wby the requester telleves the fD1tJa1 denJa1 to have been in error. (2) The appa1 shall be addressed to the Preec:tom of 1Df00000000n Act Ap- peals Ottk:er. otftc:e at the AaUtant SeeretaI7-PoUCJ, BUdcet and AdmfD- Istratton. U.8. I)epan;ment of the Inte. nor, WaatUncton. DC 20240. (3) To exPedite prw-.mc, both the envelope CODtaJntn~ & notice of appeal aDd the face of the nottce should bear the lenncl "PREEDoM OP INFOR. KATIOH APPEAl. .. '1.1, AdIoa ..... I, (&) AutAonttl. ApDe&ls ahall be decid- ed b7 the .a-'-taDt SecretarF-PoUcy, BudceC &Del ~ or the Ita- slataDt Secretu7'. destcDee. after con- IUlt&tlon With the SoUcitor. the Dlree- tor of Public Atfab aDd the approprt- ace IJroUUD .a.....t Secretar7. (b) "me 'Ura", A tIDal detemUnatton Iha11 be made ..thin 20 wo~ days after rece1pt of aD &DPeal meeUZur the requJrementa of I 2.18(c)~