40 CFR § 1515.4 - Who is responsible for processing FOIA requests and appeals to CEQ?

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title: "40 CFR § 1515.4 - Who is responsible for processing FOIA requests and appeals to CEQ?"
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title_name: "Protection of Environment"
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section_name: "Who is responsible for processing FOIA requests and appeals to CEQ?"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 13392, 70 FR 75373, 3 CFR, 2005 Comp., p. 216; Pres. Mem., 74 FR 4685, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 338."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 48590, Aug. 11, 2010, as amended at 90 FR 6832, Jan. 21, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1515.4 Who is responsible for processing FOIA requests and appeals to CEQ?

(a) CEQ's Chief FOIA Officer oversees the administration of requests made to CEQ under the FOIA. The Chief FOIA Officer, or the Chief FOIA Officer's designee, is responsible for processing and granting or denying FOIA requests. The Chair of CEQ appoints the Chief FOIA Officer.

(b) The Chief FOIA Officer may appoint a FOIA Appeals Officer. If the Chief FOIA Officer does so, the FOIA Appeals Officer or the FOIA Appeals Officer's designee is responsible for processing and granting or denying FOIA appeals. Otherwise, the Chief FOIA Officer or the Chief FOIA Officer's designee is responsible for processing FOIA appeals.