N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6, § 616.27 – Denial of request for a record or correction or amendment of a record or personal information. | Midpage
§ 616.27
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6, § 616.27
Denial of request for a record or correction or amendment of a record or personal information.
Department of Environmental Conservation
(a) Denial of a request for records or correction or amendment of a record or personal information shall be in writing:
(1) explaining the reasons therefor; and
(2) identifying the person to whom an appeal may be directed.
(b) A failure to grant or deny access to records within five business days of the receipt of a request or within 30 days of an acknowledgment of the receipt of a request, or a failure to respond to a request for correction or amendment of a record within 30 business days of receipt of such a request, shall be construed as a denial that may be appealed.