{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1204.21","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1204.21","heading":"Submission.","body":"(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:\n(1) A denial of access to agency records;\n(2) A denial of a request for a waiver or reduced fees;\n(3) A decision that it is technically not possible to reproduce electronically maintained information in the requester's preferred format;\n(4) A denial of a request for expedited processing of information under this part; or\n(5) A failure to decide a request for expedited processing within 10 workdays from the date of the request.\n(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.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER II—MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD","SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES","PART 1204—AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION","Subpart C—Appeals"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"2c2535729de7d34649b4161a52ea8b9460d0984dc6941a91e3e6b2c1d5909360","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1204.15","next":"us/5-cfr-1204.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}