{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-2.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 2.16","heading":"What is the basic time limit for responding to a request?","body":"(a) Ordinarily, the bureau has 20 workdays (including the date of receipt) to determine whether to comply with a request, but unusual circumstances may allow the bureau to take longer than 20 workdays (see § 2.19 of this subpart).\n(b) A consultation or referral under § 2.13 of this part does not restart the statutory time limit for responding to a request.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior","PART 2—FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; RECORDS AND TESTIMONY","Subpart D—Timing of Responses to Requests"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"358ed8d2081d4e2727fadb8b460e0df583fdcdecfb3164c0c47ea7bf9b57b8e7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-2.15","next":"us/43-cfr-2.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}