602.8—Appeals.
(a) How to appeal.
You may appeal a total or partial denial of your FOIA request within 30 calendar days of the date of the denial letter. Your appeal must be in writing and addressed to the Director, Office of Management Services (OMS), Farm Credit Administration. You may send it:
(b) FCA action on appeal.
Within 20 business days of receiving your appeal, the OMS Director will tell you, in writing, whether we have granted or denied it. If you send your appeal to the wrong address, the 20-day response time will not begin until the OMS Director receives your appeal.
(c) Unusual circumstances.
In unusual circumstances, the OMS Director may extend the 20-day response time by telling you in writing why we need more time and the date we will mail you our response. All extensions, including any extension of the response time for the first request, may not total more than 10 business days.