Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 1.15 - Procedures(a) Requests for release of information about participants in veterans' programs other than the veterans' homes shall be submitted in writing to the Director, Bureau for Veterans' Affairs, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania 17003-5002.(b) Requests for release of information about participants in the veterans' homes program shall be submitted in writing to the Commandant of the veterans' home at which the participant resides.(c) If a photocopier or reproduction device under the control of the Department or the Bureau is used to copy information released under this subchapter, the requester shall be charged 25¢ per page for such copies, unless the collection of such charge is waived for good cause or in the public interest. When the total copying charge is $3.00 or less, collection will normally be waived. Copying charges are payable in advance by check or money order made payable to "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."(d) Any requester of information who believes his request has been improperly or incorrectly denied may appeal the denial by writing to the Adjutant General, who shall submit the letter for a legal review by an authorized agency or Commonwealth attorney, and render a decision, which decision shall be considered the final agency action with regard to the request for release of information.The provisions of this §1.15 adopted March 13, 1981, effective 3/14/1981, 11 Pa.B. 981.