---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 1516.6"
title: "40"
number: "1516.6"
heading: "How can I ask CEQ to correct my records?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/1516.6"
---

# §1516.6. How can I ask CEQ to correct my records?

- (a) You can request that CEQ correct or update its records about you using the same procedures you would use to make a request for access to your records under [§ 1516.4](/cfr/40/1516.4.md).
- (b) In your request, you must explain exactly what change you are requesting and point out specific pieces of information in your CEQ records that are inaccurate, irrelevant, outdated, or incomplete.
- (c) CEQ will review your request, decide whether to grant or deny it, and inform you of the decision within 10 working days (i.e., excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays).
- (d) If CEQ denies your request, CEQ will give you the reason for its decision in writing and explain how you can appeal the denial.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 32537, June 27, 1977, as amended at 90 FR 6832, Jan. 21, 2025, unless otherwise noted.