---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 1205.31"
title: "5"
number: "1205.31"
heading: "Submitting appeal."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/1205.31"
---

# §1205.31. Submitting appeal.

- (a) A partial or complete denial, by the Clerk of the Board, by the Regional Director, or by the Chief Administrative Judge, of a request for amendment may be appealed to the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20419-0001 within 10 workdays from the date of the denial.
- (b) Any appeal must be in writing, must be clearly and conspicuously identified as a Privacy Act appeal on both the envelope and letter, and must include:
  - (1) A copy of the original request for amendment of the record;
  - (2) A copy of the denial; and
  - (3) **A statement of the reasons why the original denial should be overruled.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[64 FR 51043, Sept. 21, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 48886, Aug. 10, 2000]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a and 1204.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 51043, Sept. 21, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[64 FR 51043, Sept. 21, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 48886, Aug. 10, 2000]