SUBTITLE A--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1--ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart A--Official Records
 
Sec. 1.13  Appeals.

    (a) Each agency shall provide for review of appeals by an official 
different from the official or officials designated to make initial 
denials.
    (b) Each agency, upon a determination that it wishes to deny an 
appeal, shall send a copy of the records requested and of all 
correspondence relating to the request to the Assistant General Counsel, 
Research and Operations Division, Office of the General Counsel. When 
the volume of records is so large as to make sending a copy 
impracticable, the agency shall enclose an informative summary of those 
records. The agency shall not deny an appeal until it receives 
concurrence from the Assistant General Counsel.
    (c) The Assistant General Counsel shall promptly review the matter 
(including necessary consultation with the Department of Justice and 
coordination with the Office of Governmental and Public Affairs) and 
render all necessary assistance to enable the agency to respond to the 
appeal within the administrative deadline or any extension thereof.

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Any appeal regarding the denial of records or the denial of a fee waiver 
by the Forest Service, must be made in writing to the Chief, USDA Forest 
Service, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, D.C.  20090-6090, within 45 days 
from the date of this letter.  The term "FOIA APPEAL" should be placed 
in capital letters on the front of the envelope.