---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 1204.21"
title: "5"
number: "1204.21"
heading: "Submission."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/1204.21"
---

# §1204.21. Submission.

- (a) A person may appeal the following actions, or failure to act by the Clerk of the Board, a Regional Director, or Chief Administrative Judge:
  - (1) A denial of access to agency records;
  - (2) A denial of a request for a waiver or reduced fees;
  - (3) A decision that it is technically not possible to reproduce electronically maintained information in the requester's preferred format;
  - (4) A denial of a request for expedited processing of information under this part; or
  - (5) A failure to decide a request for expedited processing within 10 workdays from the date of the request.
- (b) Appeals must be filed with the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20419-0001 within 10 workdays from the date of the denial. Any appeal must include a copy of the initial request, a copy of the letter denying the request, and a statement of the reasons why the requester believes the denying employee erred.

## Notes

### Amendments

[64 FR 51039, Sept. 21, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 48886, Aug. 10, 2000]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552 and 1204, Pub. L. 99-570, Pub. L. 104-231, and E.O. 12600.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 51039, Sept. 21, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[64 FR 51039, Sept. 21, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 48886, Aug. 10, 2000]