---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 2.58"
title: "43"
number: "2.58"
heading: "How long do you have to file an appeal?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/2.58"
---

# §2.58. How long do you have to file an appeal?

- (a) Appeals covered by [§ 2.57(a)(1) through (5)](/cfr/43/2.57.md?p=a-1..a-5) of this subpart must be received by the FOIA Appeals Officer no later than 90 workdays from the date of the final response.
- (b) Appeals covered by [§ 2.57(a)(6)](/cfr/43/2.57.md?p=a-6) of this subpart must be received by the FOIA Appeals Officer no later than 90 workdays from the date of the letter denying the fee waiver.
- (c) Appeals covered by [§ 2.57(a)(7)](/cfr/43/2.57.md?p=a-7) of this subpart may be filed any time after the time limit for responding to the request has passed.
- (d) Appeals covered by [§ 2.57(a)(8)](/cfr/43/2.57.md?p=a-8) of this subpart should be filed as soon as possible.
- (e) Appeals arriving or delivered after 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, will be deemed received on the next workday.

## Notes

### Amendments

[77 FR 76906, Dec. 31, 2012, as amended at 81 FR 92694, Dec. 20, 2016]

### Source

Source: 77 FR 76906, Dec. 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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

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

### Amendments

[77 FR 76906, Dec. 31, 2012, as amended at 81 FR 92694, Dec. 20, 2016]