§1900.41. Designation of authority to hear appeals.
32 C.F.R. § 1900.41
Agency Release Panel (ARP). Appeals of initial adverse decisions under the FOIA shall be reviewed by the ARP which shall issue the final Agency decision.
ARP membership. The ARP is chaired by the Director, Enterprise Data Management (EDM) (or the Deputy Director, EDM, acting on the Director's behalf), and is composed of the Information Review Officers from the various Directorates, a voting representative of the Office of General Counsel, as well as the representatives of the various CIA release programs and offices. The Information and Privacy Coordinator also serves as Executive Secretary of the ARP. The Chair may request interested parties to participate when special equities or expertise are involved.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 3141; E.O. 12600, 52 FR 23781, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235; E.O. 13392, 70 FR 75373, 3 CFR, 2005 Comp., p. 216; E.O. 13526, 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 298.
Source
Source: 88 FR 23341, Apr. 17, 2023, unless otherwise noted.