---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2105.59"
title: "45"
number: "2105.59"
heading: "When can you expect a decision on your appeal?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2105.59"
---

# §2105.59. 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 [§ 2105.56](/cfr/45/2105.56.md).
- (b) If the Agency 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

### 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.