---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 2.62"
title: "43"
number: "2.62"
heading: "When can you expect a decision on your appeal?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/2.62"
---

# §2.62. When can you expect a decision on your appeal?

- (a) The basic time limit for responding to an appeal is 20 workdays after receipt of an appeal meeting the requirements of [§ 2.59](/cfr/43/2.59.md) of this subpart.
- (b) If the Department is unable to reach a decision on your appeal within the given time limit for response, the appropriate deciding official for FOIA appeals will notify you of your statutory right to seek review in a United States District Court.

## Notes

### Amendments

[81 FR 11131, Mar. 3, 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

[81 FR 11131, Mar. 3, 2016]