How can a researcher gain access to Presidential records closed under Presidential Records Act restrictions?
• If a Presidential record or a portion thereof is closed under a restriction of the Presidential Records Act (PRA), with the exception of national security classified information, the closure may be appealed by the researcher. • An appeal should be filed in writing no later than ten working days after the researcher receives written notification that access to the Presidential records has been denied and should specify why the researcher feels access should be granted. For additional information regarding appeal procedures, researchers should contact the library holding the records. • The appeal is first addressed to the Presidential library, where the closed materials are re-reviewed by the library’s appeal authority, often the director. • If the appeal authority overturns the closure, the materials are submitted for notification to the legal representatives of the former and incumbent Presidents according to the Presidential Records Act (PRA). • If the appeal authority sustains the
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