43 CFR 2.16 : Public Lands: Interior (§ 1.1 To Parts 10011-10099) — (§ 1.1 To Parts 432-999) — Office Of The Secretary Of The Interior (§ 1.1 To Parts 49-199) — Freedom Of Information Act; Records And Testimony (§ 2.1 To Appendix B To Part 2) — Timing Of Responses To Requests (§ 2.14 To § 2.20) — What is the basic time limit for responding to a request?

(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).

(b) A consultation or referral under § 2.13 of this part does not restart the statutory time limit for responding to a request.