The Director shall respond to an appeal within 7 working days after receiving the notice of appeal. The Director shall either affirm the denial or provide access to the requested public records. Failure of the Director to respond within 7 working days may be considered by the requestor as a denial. The Director's response shall state the requestor's right to judicial review of the decision pursuant to Section 11 of the FOIA [5 ILCS 140/11] .
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 2, § 1400.310