---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2105.15"
title: "45"
number: "2105.15"
heading: "What is the basic time limit for responding to a request?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2105.15"
---

# §2105.15. What is the basic time limit for responding to a request?

- (a) Ordinarily, the Agency has 20 workdays (including the date of receipt) to determine whether to comply with a request, but unusual circumstances may allow the Agency to take longer than 20 workdays (see [§ 2105.17](/cfr/45/2105.17.md)).
- (b) A consultation or referral under [§ 2105.12](/cfr/45/2105.12.md) does not restart the statutory time limit for responding to a request.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended by Public Law 110-175, 121 Stat. 2524 and Pub. L. 114-185, 130 Stat. 538.

### Source

Source: 84 FR 27722, June 14, 2019, unless otherwise noted.