Lfr questhfns re`archn` fur ceterghnathfns, vhsht tje www.loh.`fv/lfha weoshte uncer ”Dfntadt Us.‗ Sje LFHYA _equest _equest Nugoer mhstec aofve jas jas oeen assh`nec tf yfur request. Ymease use tjhs nugoer nugoer hn amm dfrrespfncende dfndernhn` yfur request. Xfu gay lhme an appeam oy wrhthn` tf tje Chredtfr, Fllhde fl Hnlfrgathfn Yfmhdy (FHY), Unhtec Ttates Ttates Cepartgent fl Kusthde, Tuhte 11959, 13?5 New Xfrb Avenue, NP, Pasjhn`tfn, C.D. ?9549-9991, fr yfu gay suoght an appeam tjrfu`j FHY's LFHA fnmhne pfrtam oy dreathn` an addfunt fn tje lfmmfwhn` weoshte; jttps;//www.lfhafnmhne.`fv/lfhafnmhne/adthfn/puomhd/jfge jttps;//www.lfhafnmhne.`fv/lfhafnmhne/adthfn/puomhd/jfge.. Xfur appeam gust oe pfstgarbec fr emedtrfnhdammy transghttec transghttec whtjhn nhnety (89) cays lrfg tje cate fl tjhs tjhs metter hn frcer tf oe dfnshcerec thgemy. Hl yfu suoght yfur appeam oy gahm, oftj tje metter anc tje envemfpe sjfumc oe dmearmy garbec ”Lreecfg fl Hnlfrgathfn Adt Appeam.‗ Ymease dhte tje LFHYA _equest Nugoer assh`nec tf yfur request req uest sf ht gay oe eashmy hcenthlhec. Xfu gay seeb chspute resfmuthfn servhdes oy dfntadthn` tje Fllhde fl @fverngent Hnlfrgathfn Tervhdes (F@HT) at :00-<:3-<33:, fr oy egahmhn` f`hsInara.`fv f`hsInara.`fv.. Amternathvemy, yfu gay dfntadt dfntadt tje LOH‘s LFHA Yuomhd Mhahsfn oy egahmhn` lfhpaquesthfnsIloh.`fv lfhpaquesthfnsIloh.`fv.. Hl yfu suoght yfur chspute resfmuthfn resfmuthfn dfrrespfncende oy egahm, tje suokedt jeachn` sjfumc dmearmy state ”Chspute _esfmuthfn Tervhdes.‗ Ymease amsf amsf dhte tje LFHYA LFHYA _equest Nugoer assh`nec tf yfur request sf ht gay oe eashmy hcenthlhec.
Tee acchthfnam hnlfrgathfn wjhdj lfmmfws.
Thnderemy,
Cavhc G. Jarcy Tedthfn Djhel _edfrc/Hnlfrgathfn Chsseghnathfn Tedthfn Hnlfrgathfn Gana`egent Chvhshfn
Endmfsure(s)
LOH LFHYA LFHYA Accenc ug As r eler end ec h n fur f ur met ter , tje LO H LFHYA Acc enc ug hn dmuc dm uc es hnl h nl fr gathf gat hf n ap pm hd aome aom e tf yfu r r equ est. est . Yart 1 fl t je Acc enc ug hn dm uces uc es st anc arc res pf nses ns es tj at ap pm y tf amm req ues ts. Hl yf u suo s uo ghtt gh ttec ec a r equ est r e`ar chn` ch n` yfu rs eml fr anf tj er persfn, Yart Yart ? hndmuces hndmuces acchthfnam stancarc stancarc respfnses tjat tjat appmy tf requests lfr hnchvhcuams. Hl yfu jave questhfns questhfns re`archn` tje stancarc respfnses hn Yarts 1 fr ?, vhsht tje www.loh.`fv/lfha weoshte uncer ”Dfntadt Us.‗ Yrevhfusmy genthfnec appeam anc chspute resfmuthf n servhdes are are amsf amsf avahmaome. Yart 4 hndmu ces `eneram hnlf rgathfn aofut LOH redfrcs tjat yfu gay lhnc uselum. Yart 1; Ttancarc _espfns _espfns es tf Amm _equests; _equests;
Tee Oemfw lfr amm _equests _equests
(h)
5 U.T.D. § 55?(d). Dfn`ress exdmucec tjree date`frhes fl maw enlfrdegent anc nathfnam sedurhty redfrcs lrfg tje requhregents fl tje Lreecfg fl Hnlfrgathfn Adt (LFHA). Tee 5 U.T. D. § 55?(d) (?99< & Tupp. H\ (?919). LOH respfnses are mhghtec tf tjfse redfrcs suokedt tf tje requhregents fl tje LFHA. Acchthfnam hnlfrgathfn aofut tje LOH anc tje LFHYA dan oe lfunc fn tje loh.`fv weoshte.
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Nathfnam Tedurhty/Hntemmh`ende _edfrcs . Sje LOH dan nehtjer dfnlhrg nfr ceny tje exhstende fl nathfnam sedurhty anc lfreh`n hntemmh`ende redfrcs pursuant tf LFHA exegpthfns (o)(1) anc (o)(4) anc YA exegpthfn (k)(?) as appmhdaome tf requests lfr redfrcs aofut hnchvhcuams R5 R5 U.T.D. §§ 55?/55?a 55?/55?a (o)(1), (o4), anc (k)(?)2 (k)(?)2 59 U.T.D § 49?3(h)(1)W. 49?3(h)(1)W. Sje gere gere adbnfwmec`gent fl tje exhstende fr nfnexhstende fl sudj redfrcs hs htseml a dmasshlhec ladt prftedtec oy LFHA exegpthfn (o)(1) anc/fr wfumc reveam hntemmh`end hntemmh`ende e sfurdes, getjfcs, getjfcs, fr adthvhthes prftedtec prftedtec oy exegpthfn (o)(4)2 (o)(4)2 59 UTD § 49?3(h)(1). Sjhs hs a stancarc respfnse anc sjfumc nft oe reac tf hnchdate tjat nathfnam sedurhty fr lfreh`n hntemmh`ende redfrcs cf fr cf nft exhst.
Yart ?; Ttancarc Ttancarc _espfnses tf _equests _equests lfr Hnchvhcu ams;
Tee Oemfw lfr amm _equests lfr Hnchvh Hnchvh cuams
(h)
_equests lfr _edfrcs aofut any Hnchvhcuam –Patdj Mhsts. Sje LOH dan nehtjer dfnlhrg nfr ceny tje exhstende fl any hnchvhcuam‘s nage fn a watdj mhst pursuant tf LFHA LF HA exegpthfn (o)(0)(E) anc YA exegpthfn (k)(?) R5 U.T.D. §§ 55?/55?a (o)(0)(E), (k)(?W. Sjhs hs a stancarc respfnse respfnse anc sjfumc nft oe reac tf tf hnchdate tjat watdj watdj mhst redfrcs cf fr cf nft exhst.
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_equests lfr _edfrcs lfr Hndarderatec Hnchvhcuams. Sje LOH dan nehtjer dfnlhrg nfr ceny tje exhstende fl redfrcs wjhdj dfumc reasfnaomy oe expedtec tf encan`er tje m hle fr pjyshdam salety fl any hndarderatec hnchvhcuam pursuant tf LFHA exegpthfns (o)(0)(E) anc (o)(0)(L) anc YA exegpthfn (k)(?) R5 U.T.D. §§ 55?/55?a (o)(0)(E), (o)(0)(L), anc (k)(?)W. Sjhs hs a stancarc respfnse anc sjfumc nft oe reac tf hnchdate tjat sudj redfrcs cf fr cf nft exhst.
Yart 4; @eneram @eneram Hnlfrgathfn ;
EZYMANASHFN FL EZEGYSHFNT TUOTEDSHFNT FL SHSME 5, UNHSEC TSASET DFCE, TEDSHFN 55?
(o)(1)
(o)(?) (o)(4)
(A) spedhlhdammy spedhlhdammy autjfrhzec uncer drhterha drhterha estaomhsjec estaomhsjec oy an an Exeduthve frcer tf oe bept sedret hn tje hnterest fl nathfnam celense fr lfreh`n pfmhdy anc (O) are hn ladt ladt prfpermy dmasshlhec dmasshlhec tf sudj Exeduthve Exeduthve frcer2 rematec sfmemy tf tje hnternam persfnnem rumes anc pradthdes fl an a`endy2 spedhlhdammy exegptec lrfg chsdmfsure oy statute (ftjer tjan sedthfn sedthfn 55?o fl tjhs thtme), thtme), prfvhcec tjat tjat sudj statute (A) requhres tjat tje tje gatters gatters oe whtjjemc lrfg tje puomhd hn sudj a ganner ganner as tf meave nf chsdrethfn chsdrethfn fn hssue, fr (O) estaomhsjes estaomhsjes parthdumar drhterha drhterha lfr whtjjfmchn` fr relers relers tf parthdumar types fl gatters tf oe whtjjemc2
(o)(3)
trace sedrets sedrets anc dfggerdham dfggerdham fr lhnandham lhnandham hnlfrgathfn fotahnec lrfg a persfn persfn anc prhvhme`ec fr dfnlhcentham2 dfnlhcentham2
(o)(5)
hnter-a`endy fr hntra-a`endy gegfrancugs gegfrancugs fr metters wjhdj wjhdj wfumc nft oe avahmaome avahmaome oy maw tf a party ftjer tjan an a`endy hn mhth`athfn mhth`athfn whtj tje a`endy2
(o)(<)
persfnnem anc anc gechdam gechdam lhmes lhmes anc shghmar shghmar lhmes lhmes tje chsdmfsure chsdmfsure fl wjhdj wfumc dfnsthtute dfnsthtute a dmearmy dmearmy unwarrantec hnvashfn hnvashfn fl persfnam prhvady2
(o)(0)
redfrcs fr hnlfrgathfn dfgphmec lfr lfr maw enlfrdegent purpfses, out fnmy tf tje extent extent tjat tje prfcudthfn prfcudthfn fl sudj maw enlfrdegent enlfrdegent redfrcs redfrcs fr hnlfrgathfn ( A ) dfumc reasfnaomy oe expedtec tf hnterlere whtj enlfrdegent prfdeechn`s, ( O ) wfumc ceprhve a persfn fl a r h`jt tf a lahr trham fr an hgpartham hgpartham ackuchdathfn, ( D ) dfumc reasfnaomy oe expedtec expedtec tf dfnsthtute an an unwarrantec hnvashfn fl persfnam prhvady, ( C ) dfumc reasfnaomy oe expedtec tf chsdmfse tje hcenthty fl dfnlhcentham sfurde, hndmuchn` a Ttate, mfdam, fr lfreh`n a`endy fr autjfr hty fr any prhvate hnsthtuthfn wjhdj lurnhsjec hnlfrgathfn fn a dfnlhcentham oashs, anc, hn tje dase fl redfrc fr hnlfrgathfn dfgphmec oy a drhghnam maw enlfrdegent autjfrhty hn tje dfurse fl a drhghnam hnvesth`athfn, fr oy an a`endy dfncudthn` a mawlum nathfnam sedurhty hntemmh`ende hnvesth`athfn, hnlfrgathfn hnlfrgathfn lurnhsjec oy a dfnlhcentham sfurde, ( E ) wfumc chsdmfse tedjnhques anc prfdecures lfr maw enlfrdegent hnvesth`athfns fr prfseduthfns, fr wfumc chsdmfse `uhcemhnes lfr maw enlfrdegent hnvesth`athfns fr prfseduthfns hl sudj chsdmfsure dfumc reasfnaomy oe expedtec tf rhsb dhrdugventhfn fl tje maw, fr ( L ) dfumc reasfnaomy oe expedtec tf encan`er tje mhle fr pjyshdam salety fl any hnchvhcuam2
(o)(:)
dfntahnec hn fr rematec tf exaghnathfn, exaghnathfn, fperathn`, fr dfnchthfn repfrts repfrts preparec oy, fn oejaml oejaml fl, fr lfr tje use fl an a`endy respfnshome lfr tje re`umathfn fr supervhshfn fl lhnandham hnsthtuthfns2 fr
(o)(8)
`efmf`hdam anc `efpjyshdam hnlfrgathfn anc cata, hndmuchn` gaps, dfndernhn` wemms. TUOTEDSHFNT FL SHSME 5, UNHSEC TSASET DFCE, TEDSHFN 55?a
(c)(5)
hnlfrgathfn dfgphmec hn reasfnaome anthdhpathfn fl a dhvhm adthfn prfdeechn`2
