107 Pa. Code § 201.1

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024

Section 201.1 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Appeals examiner-A person designated by the Appeals Officer to act on his behalf for appeals from determinations of the open-records officer.

Appeals Officer-The Parliamentarian, 133 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, under section 503(c)(2)(i) of the law (65 P. S. § 67.503(c)(2)(i)), for appeals from determinations of the open-records officer.

Law-The Right-to-Know Law (65 P. S. §§ 67.101-67.3104).

Mass request-A number of requests under the law to which all of the following apply:

(1) Each request is for the same House record.

(2) The number greatly exceeds the average daily volume of requests and burdens the normal operations of the Office of the Chief Clerk.

(3) The requests are substantially identical in format and language.

(4) The open-records officer is able to trace the requests to a common source.

Office of Open Records-The office established in the Department of Community and Economic Development under section 1310 of the law (65 P. S. § 1310).

Open-records officer-The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, 129 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, responsible for access to the information of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives under section 502(a)(2) of the law (65 P. S. § 67.502).

Requester-A person that makes a request for information from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives under the law.

107 Pa. Code § 201.1