The Commissioner of Social Security delegated the authority to decide appeals of FOIA
requests, including fee waiver requests and requests for expedited processing to the
Executive Director of the Office of Privacy and Disclosure (OPD), Office of the General
Counsel (OGC).
1. Time Limit to File an Appeal
An individual may appeal a partial or total FOIA denial by writing to the Executive
Director of OPD within 90 days of:
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receipt of the denial notice, or
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2. Time Limit to Decide an Appeal
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We must issue administrative appeal decisions within 20 business days of receipt of
the appeal.
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We may use (for the same reason) any unused portion of the ten-day extension from
the initial request. See 20 CFR
402.200(b).