this title and addressed to the Assistant Inspector General for Policy Development and Resources Management (AIG/PD&RM), Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ag Box 2310, Washington, DC 20250. The above official is hereby delegated authority to make determinations regarding such requests in accordance with §1.3(a)(3) of this title. (b) Requests should be reasonably specific in identifying the record requested and should include the name, address, and telephone number of the requester. (c) Available records may be inspected and copied in the office of the AIG/PD&RM, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local time on regular working days or may be obtained by mail. Copies will be provided upon payment of applicable fees, unless waived or reduced, in accordance with the Department's fee schedule as set forth in appendix A of subpart A of part 1 of this title. § 2620.4 Denials. If the AIG/PD&RM determines that a requested record is exempt from mandatory disclosure and that discretionary release would be improper, the AIG/PD&RM shall give written notice of denial in accordance with §1.8(a) of this title. § 2620.5 Appeals. The denial of a requested record may be appealed in accordance with §1.6(e) of this title. Appeals shall be addressed to the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ag Box 2301, Washington, DC 20250. The Inspector General will give prompt notice of the determination concerning an appeal in accordance with §1.8(d) of this title. (a) Director. Provides executive direction for OIRM. Develops and recommends Departmental information resources management principles, policies, and objectives; develops and disseminates Departmental information resources management standards, guidelines, rules, and regulations necessary to implement approved principles, policies, and programs; designs, develops, implements, and revises systems, processes, work methods, and techniques to improve the management of information resources and the operational effectiveness of the Department; provides telecommunications and automated data processing services to the Department's agencies and staff offices. (b) Deputy Director. Assists the Director and, in the absence of the Director, serves as the Acting Director. (c) Administrative Management Staff. Provides support for agency management regarding budget, accounting, personnel, and other administrative matters. (d) Planning Division. Defines, develops, guides, and administers the Department's long-range planning process for information resources. (e) Information Management Division. Develops policy, standards and guidelines for collection, protection, access, use and management of information. (f) Review and Evaluation Division. Reviews and evaluates information resources programs and activities of Department agencies and staff offices for conformance with plans, policies, and standards. (g) Agency Technical Services Division. Advises and consults with and assists Department agencies and staff offices on activities related to the development and implementation of automated information systems. (h) Operations and Telecommunications Division. Coordinates the development and implementation of programs for ADP and telecommunications resource planning within Departmental computer centers and the National Finance Center, and for the acquisition and use of Department-wide telecommunications facilities and services. (1) Departmental Computer Centers. The following centers provide ADP facilities and services to agencies and staff offices of the Department. § 2710.1 General statement. This part is issued in accordance with 7 CFR 1.4 of the U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations governing the availability of records (7 CFR 1.11.16 and Appendix A) under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). The Department's regulations, as supplemented by the regulations in this part, provide guidance for any person wishing to request records from the Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM). § 2710.2 Public inspection and copying. (a) Background. 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(2) required that each agency make certain kinds of records available for public inspection and copying. (b) Procedure. Persons wishing to gain access to OIRM records should contact the Information Access & Disclosure Officer by writing to the address shown in 2710.4(b)(2). § 2710.3 Indexes. (a) Background. 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(2) also required that each agency maintain and make available for public inspection and copying current indexes providing identifying information for the public with regard to any records which are made available for public inspection and copying. (b) Procedure. Persons wishing to get an index may contact the division or center that maintains the records. Publication of these indexes as a separate document is unnecessary and impractical. § 2710.4 Initial request for records. (a) Background. The Information Access and Disclosure Officer is authorized to: (1) Grant or deny requests for OIRM records. (2) Make discretionary releases of OIRM records when it is determined that the public interests in disclosure outweigh the public and/or private ones in withholding. (3) Reduce or waive fees to be charged where determined to be appropriate. (b) Procedure. Persons wishing to request records from the Office of Information Resources Management may do so as follows: (1) How. Submit each initial request for OIRM records as prescribed in 7 CFR 1.3(a). (2) Where. Submit each initial request to the Information Access and Disclosure Officer, Office of Information Resources Management, USDA, 14th and Independence Ave., SW., Room 407-W, Washington, DC 20250. § 2710.5 Appeals. Procedure. Any person whose initial request is denied in whole or in part may appeal that denial, in accordance with 7 CFR 1.3(e) and 1.7, to the Director, Office of Information Resources Management, by sending the appeal to the Information Access and Disclosure Officer, Office Office of Information Resources Management, USDA, 14th and Independence Ave., SW., Room 407-W, Washington, DC 20250. The Director, Office of Information Resources Management, will make the determination on the appeal. APPENDIX A TO PART 2710-LIST OF Section 1. General This list provides the titles and mailing addresses of officials who have custody of OIRM records. This list also identifies the normal working hours, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, during which public inspection and copying of certain kinds of records, and indexes to those records, is permitted. Section 2. List of Addresses Director, Office of Information Resources Management, 14th and Independence Ave., SW., Rm. 113-W, Washington, DC 20250; Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Chief, Planning Division, OIRM, 14th and Independence Ave., SW., Rm. 446-W, Washington, DC 20250; Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Chief, Review and Evaluation Division, OIRM, 14th and Independence Ave., SW., Rm. 442-W, Washington, DC 20250; Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Chief, Agency Technical Services Division, Chief, Operations and Telecommunications Chief, St. Louis Computer Center, OIRM, 1520 Market Street, Rm. 3441, St. Louis, MO 63101; Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:40 p.m. Director, Kansas City Computer Center, OIRM, 8930 Ward Parkway, (P.O. Box 205), Kansas City, MO 64141; Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Director, Fort Collins Computer Center, OIRM, 3825 E. Mulberry Street, (P.O. Box 1206), Fort Collins, CO 80521; Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Director, Washington Computer Computer Center, OIRM, 14th and Independence Ave., SW., Rm. S-107-S, Washington, DC 20250; Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Information Access and Disclosure Officer, OIRM, 14th and Independence Ave., Sw., Rm. 407-W, Washington, DC 20250; Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. |