§ 1202.56 How do I appeal a denial of my Privacy Act request?

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Title 36 CFR: Parks, Forests, and Public Property › Chapter XII: NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION › Part 1202: REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 › Subpart C: Individual Access to Records › § 1202.56: § 1202.56 How do I appeal a denial of my Privacy Act request?

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(a) If you are denied access in whole or in part to records pertaining to yourself, you may file with NARA an appeal of that denial. Your appeal letter must be post marked no later than 35 calendar days after the date of the denial letter from NARA.

(1) Address appeals involving denial of access to Office of Inspector General records to NARA Privacy Act Appeal Official (N), National Archives and Records Administration, Room 4200, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001.

(2) Address all other appeals to the NARA Privacy Act Appeal Official (ND), National Archives and Records Administration, Room 4200, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001.

(b) All appeals of denial of access to the NARA Privacy Act Appeal Official must be in writing. Mark both the envelope and the appeal “Privacy Act “ Access Appeal.”

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