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FOIA Regulations and Guidelines for Requesters and Officers


Freedom of Information Act: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

The standards for expedited processing are set out in the FOIA and in the regulations of each federal agency. Under the FOIA, a requester may qualify for ...

Guidance for Agency FOIA Regulations - Department of Justice

The statute sets forth various requirements for agencies to follow in providing that access, including providing descriptions of the types of ...

FOIA.gov - Freedom of Information Act

This site can help you determine if filing a FOIA request is the best option for you and help you create your request when you're ready.

Freedom of Information Act Guidelines - Department of Justice

Information that might technically fall within an exemption should not be withheld from a FOIA requester unless the agency can identify a ...

45 CFR Part 5 -- Freedom of Information Regulations - eCFR

FOIA Public Liaison means an agency official who reports to the agency Chief FOIA Officer and serves as a supervisory official to whom a requester can raise ...

Freedom of Information Act Regulations - Federal Register

Paragraph (a) sets forth the balancing test for when the Chief FOIA Officer must decide whether to release records that contain personal or ...

Freedom of Information Act Statute

The standards for expedited processing are set out in the FOIA and in the regulations of each federal agency. Under the FOIA, a requester may qualify for ...

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reference Guide (2018)

General Requirements: You can file a FOIA request for any archival or operational record created or maintained by the National Archives. Once we ...

Freedom Of Information Act Reference Guide

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, a disclosure statute, provides that every person has the right to request access to federal agency ...

Information Access Guide - FOIA - State Department

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) generally provides that any person has the right to request access to federal agency records or information except to the ...

DoD Open Government > Transparency > FOIA > FOIA Handbook

The FOIA's scope includes Federal Executive Branch Departments, agencies, and offices; Federal regulatory agencies, and Federal corporations.

FOIA Guidance | U.S. Department of the Interior

Links to laws, executive orders, regulations, admistrative guidance, and policy documents for FOIA and related subjects such as records management and 508 ...

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) | Office of Inspector General

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a Federal statute that allows individuals to request access to Federal agency records unless they are protected from ...

Freedom of Information Act | U.S. Department of the Treasury

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives any person the right to request access to records of the Executive Branch of the United States Government.

FOIA Regulation - National Council on Disability

First, the commenter recommended that section 10000.6(b) should state that responses to a FOIA request should include the case number and the date of the ...

15 CFR Part 4 Subpart A -- Freedom of Information Act - eCFR

(h) Notice to submitter of FOIA lawsuit. Whenever a requester files a lawsuit seeking to compel the disclosure of confidential commercial information, the ...

Public liaisons serve as supervisory officials to whom a FOIA ... - FFIEC

Fees: All requests must contain a statement agreeing to pay all applicable fees or a statement identifying any desired fee limitation. A request for a waiver or ...

DOI FOIA Handbook - U.S. Department of the Interior

The handbook supplements, but does not alter, the requirements and guidance of the. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Department's FOIA ...

FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) - HHS.gov

You also may contact the FOIA Office directly at (202) 690-7453. FOIA Contacts & Requester Service Centers and Privacy Act Contacts. Contact the ...

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reference Guide

The Department of. Transportation has designated a Chief FOIA Officer and FOIA Public Liaisons throughout the Department. The formal rules for the making of ...