SECTION 63.14. Submission of Documents and Comments

(a) A governmental body shall provide to the attorney general within a reasonable time but not later than the 10th business day after the date of receiving the attorney general's written notice of the request for review:

(1) an unredacted copy of the specific information requested, or representative samples of the information if a voluminous amount of information was requested;

(2) a copy of the specific information requested, or representative samples of the information if a voluminous amount of information was requested, illustrating the information redacted or withheld;

(3) written comments stating the reasons why the information at issue was redacted or withheld;

(4) a copy of the written request for information; and

(5) a copy of the form letter the governmental body provided to the requestor as required by Texas Government Code §§552.024(c-2), 552.1175(h), 552.130(e), 552.136(e), and 552.138(e).

(b) A governmental body that submits written comments to the attorney general shall send a copy of those comments to the requestor within a reasonable time but not later than the 10th business day after the date of receiving the attorney general's written notice of the request for review. If the written comments disclose or contain the substance of the information at issue, the copy of the comments provided to the requestor must be a redacted copy.

(c) A person may submit written comments to the attorney general stating why the information at issue in a request for review should or should not be released.

(d) A person who submits written comments under subsection (c) of this section shall send a copy of those comments to both the requestor and the governmental body. If the written comments disclose or contain the substance of the information at issue, the copy of the comments sent to the requestor must be a redacted copy.

Source Note: The provisions of this §63.14 adopted to be effective January 1, 2012, 36 TexReg 8755