Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 445 - Energy Facility Siting Board
Chapter 00 - N/A
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 2 - Access to Public Records Regulation
Section 445-RICR-00-00-2.4 - Procedure for Requesting Public Records
Current through December 26, 2024
A. Except as provided in § 2.4(D) of this Part, a written request to inspect or copy public records should be sent to the Board Coordinator who maintains the records requested or, in the alternative, to the Board Counsel at 89 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, R.I. 02888. Written requests may be mailed, hand delivered, e-mailed or sent via facsimile. Hand delivered requests may be made during the Board's regular business hours. In order to assure that the Board is able to respond to the request as efficiently and as completely as possible, the request should identify and describe the records being requested with as much specificity as possible. A written record of all requests will be maintained by the Board Coordinator.
B. If the description of records being requested is not sufficient to allow the Board to identify and locate the requested records, the Board will notify the person requesting such records that additional information is needed in order to properly respond to the request.
C. If the inspection or copying is not permitted within ten (10) business days the Board shall forthwith explain in writing the need for additional time to comply with the request. Any such explanation shall be particularized to the specific request made. In such cases, the Board may have up to an additional twenty (20) business days to comply with the request if it can demonstrate that the voluminous nature of the request, the number of requests for records pending, or the difficulty in searching for and retrieving or copying the requested records, is such that additional time is necessary to avoid imposing an undue burden on the Board.
D. A written request is not required to be submitted when the request is for any of the following:
