CFR > Title 35 - Panama Canal > CHAPTER I—PANAMA CANAL REGULATIONS 1 > SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION (parts 3 to 10) > PART 9—ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS—PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION > SUBPART A—Organization and Functions of the Commission; Availability of Information and Official Records (§9.1 to §9.16) > 9.7—How your Freedom of Information Act request will be handled.

9.7—How your Freedom of Information Act request will be handled.

(a) The official responsible for deciding whether your request will be granted is the Agency Records Officer. That official must make the decision and send you notification of it within ten working days after the Commission receives your request. In unusual circumstances, the Commission may extend the time for responding to your request. For details, see § 9.10 of this part.
(b) If the Agency Records Officer denies your request, in whole or in part, the letters sent to you to notify you of this decision must:
(1) Tell you why the request is being denied;
(2) Tell you that you have the right, by appealing the decision, to require the agency to reconsider its decision; and
(3) Tell you how to make an appeal.
(c) If you request records or information which is in the files of the Commission but which originated in another Federal agency, the Agency Records Officer may refer your request to that agency. In that case, the Agency Records Officer will inform you that your request has been referred to the originating agency.