CFR > Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development > PART 15—PUBLIC ACCESS TO HUD RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND TESTIMONY AND PRODUCTION OF INFORMATION BY HUD EMPLOYEES > SUBPART B—FOIA Disclosure of Information (§15.101 to §15.112) > 15.111—How do I appeal a denial of my request for records or a fee determination?

15.111—How do I appeal a denial of my request for records or a fee determination?

(a) To what address do I submit my appeals? You must submit your appeal, in writing, to the address specified in HUD's notice responding to your FOIA request (see § 15.106(a)(2)(iv) ). If you send your appeal to the wrong HUD office, that office will forward it to the correct office. That office will also notify you that it has so forwarded your appeal and advise you that, for processing purposes, the time of receipt will be when the appropriate office receives your appeal.
(b) How much time do I have to submit an appeal? Your written appeal must be postmarked within 30 calendar days of the date of the HUD determination from which you are appealing. If your appeal is transmitted by other than the United States Postal Service (i.e., facsimile, messenger or delivery service) it must be received in the appropriate office by close of business on the 30th calendar day after the date of the HUD determination.
(c) What information must I provide if I am appealing a denial of request for information? If you are appealing a denial of your request for information, the appeal must contain the following information:
(1) A copy of your original request;
(2) A copy of the written denial of your request; and
(3) Your statement of the facts and legal arguments supporting disclosure.
(d) What information must I provide if I am appealing a fee determination? If you are appealing a fee determination, including a denial of your request for HUD to waive the fee, the appeal must contain the following information:
(1) The address of the office which made the fee determination from which you are appealing;
(2) The fee that office charged;
(3) The fee, if any, you believe should have been charged;
(4) The reasons you believe that your fee should be lower than the fee which the Agency charged or should have been waived; and
(5) A copy of the initial fee determination and copies of any correspondence concerning the fee.
(e) What information must I provide if I am appealing a denial of expedited processing? If you are appealing a denial of your request for expedited processing, your appeal must contain the following information:
(1) A copy of your original request;
(2) A copy of the written denial of your request; and
(3) Your statement of the facts and legal arguments supporting expedited processing.