(a) Ordinarily, the bureau has 20 workdays after the date of receipt to determine whether to comply with (for example, grant, partially grant, or deny) a FOIA request, but unusual circumstances may allow the bureau to take longer than 20 workdays (see Sec. 2.19).
(b) A consultation or referral under Sec. 2.13 of this part does not restart the statutory time limit for responding to a request.