---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1602.12"
title: "45"
number: "1602.12"
heading: "Denials."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1602.12"
---

# §1602.12. Denials.

- (a) A denial of a written request for a record that complies with the requirements of [§ 1602.8](/cfr/45/1602.8.md) shall be in writing and shall include the following:
  - (1) A reference to the applicable exemption or exemptions in [§ 1602.10(b)](/cfr/45/1602.10.md?p=b) upon which the denial is based;
  - (2) An explanation of how the exemption applies to the requested records;
  - (3) A statement explaining why it is deemed unreasonable to provide segregable portions of the record after deleting the exempt portions;
  - (4) An estimate of the volume of requested matter denied unless providing such estimate would harm the interest protected by the exemption under which the denial is made;
  - (5) The name and title of the person or persons responsible for denying the request;
  - (6) An explanation of the right to appeal the denial and of the procedures for submitting an appeal, as described in [§ 1602.13](/cfr/45/1602.13.md), including the address of the official to whom appeals should be submitted; and
  - (7) An explanation of the right of the requester to seek dispute resolution services from a FOIA Public Liaison or the Office of Government Information Services.
- (b) Whenever LSC makes a record available subject to the deletion of a portion of the record, such action shall be deemed a denial of a record for purposes of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section.
- (c) All denials shall be treated as final opinions under [§ 1602.5(b)](/cfr/45/1602.5.md?p=b).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).

### Source

Source: 81 FR 91039, Dec. 16, 2016, unless otherwise noted.