32 CFR § 1900.34 - Requests for expedited processing.

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title: "32 CFR § 1900.34 - Requests for expedited processing."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "1900.34"
section_name: "Requests for expedited processing."
chapter_name: "CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY"
part_number: "1900"
part_name: "PUBLIC ACCESS TO CIA RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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regulatory_source: "88 FR 23341, Apr. 17, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1900.34 Requests for expedited processing.

(a) *Expedited processing requests.* Requests for expedited processing shall be submitted to the Coordinator in accordance with §§ 1900.03, 1900.11, and 1900.12. Such requests will be approved only when a compelling need is established to the satisfaction of the Agency. Within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of a request for expedited processing, the Agency will decide whether to grant expedited processing and will notify the requester of its decision. A *compelling need* is deemed to exist:

(1) When the matter involves an imminent threat to the life or physical safety of an individual; or

(2) When the request is made by a person primarily engaged in disseminating information and the information is relevant to a subject of public urgency concerning an actual or alleged Federal Government activity.

(b) *Expedited processing appeals.* Denials of requests for expedited processing may be appealed to the CIA's Agency Release Panel via the Coordinator and shall be acted upon expeditiously.