1. Regulations
  2. title 43
  3. part 2
  4. subpart D
  5. § 2.16

View all text of Subpart D [§ 2.14 - § 2.20]

§ 2.16 - What is the basic time limit for responding to a request?

(a) Ordinarily, the bureau has 20 workdays (including the date of receipt) to determine whether to comply with a request, but unusual circumstances may allow the bureau to take longer than 20 workdays (see § 2.19 of this subpart).

(b) A consultation or referral under § 2.13 of this part does not restart the statutory time limit for responding to a request.

[77 FR 76902, Dec. 31, 2012, as amended at 81 FR 11128, Mar. 3, 2016]

AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a, 553, 31 U.S.C. 3717, 43 U.S.C. 1460, 1461, the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, Pub. L. 115-59, September 15, 2017.

SOURCE: 40 FR 7305, Feb. 19, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 43 CFR 2.16