1250.28—Will NARA ever expedite the review of the records I requested?
(a)
In certain cases NARA will move your FOIA request or appeal to the head of our FOIA queue. We will do this for any of the following reasons:
(1)
A reasonable expectation of an imminent threat to an individual's life or physical safety;
(2)
A reasonable expectation of an imminent loss of a substantial due process right; or
(3)
An urgent need to inform the public about an actual or alleged Federal government activity (this last criterion applies only to those requests made by a person primarily engaged in disseminating information to the public).
(b)
NARA can expedite requests, or segments of requests, only for records over which we have control. If NARA must refer a request to another agency, we will so inform you and suggest that you seek expedited review from that agency. We cannot expedite requests for Presidential records or shorten the 30-day Presidential notification period.