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	FOIA Update: The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. sect. 552, As Amended By Public Law No. 104-231, 110 Stat. 3048
		Below is the full text of the Freedom of Information Act in a form showing all amendments to the statute made by the "Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996." All newly enacted provisions are in boldface type.
		Enacted in 1966, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was the first law to establish an effective legal right of access to government information, underscoring the crucial need in a democracy for open access to government information by citizens.
		In this Act, the Congress recognized that with today's limited resources, it is frequently difficult to respond to a FOIA request within the 10 days formerly required in the law.
	www.usdoj.gov /oip/foia_updates/Vol_XVII_4/page2.htm (4504 words)

	FCC Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Home Page
		The Freedom of Information Act, commonly known as the FOIA, was enacted by Congress in 1966 to give the American public greater access to the Federal Government's records.
		The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 expanded the scope of the FOIA to encompass electronic records and require the creation of "electronic reading rooms" to make records more easily and widely available to the public.
		Under the FOIA Exemption 6 and the Privacy Act, the FCC may be prohibited from disclosing information about an individual from a system of records without the written consent of the individual to whom the record pertains.
	www.fcc.gov /foia (2288 words)

	Revision of the Department of Labor Freedom of Information Act Regulations and Implementation of Electronic Freedom of ...
		Revision of the Department of Labor Freedom of Information Act Regulations and Implementation of Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 [05/30/2006]
		The disclosure of information that already is in the public domain, in either a duplicative or a substantially identical form, would not be as likely to contribute to such understanding where nothing new would be added to the public's understanding.
		Reports filed pursuant to section 201 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 and pursuant to 29 CFR 458.3 implementing the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 and the Foreign Service Act of 1980 for the year 2000 and thereafter are also available at http://www.union-reports.dol.gov.
	www.dol.gov /_sec/regs/fedreg/final/2006004885.htm (11559 words)

	freedominfo.org: country pages - United States
		Freedom of Information Center - a reference and research library in the University of Missouri School of Journalism which has a collection of more than 1 million articles and documents about access to information at the state, federal and local levels, including a comprehensive listing of state FOI laws.
		Freedom of Information Clearinghouse - a joint project of the Public Citizen Litigation Group and the Center for Study of Responsive Law that provides technical and legal assistance to individuals, public interest groups, and the media who seek access to information held by government agencies.
		National Freedom of Information Coalition - an alliance of FOI groups in the U.S. that educates media professionals, attorneys, academics, students and the general public on freedom of information.
	www.freedominfo.org /countries/united_states.htm (3983 words)

	Freedom of Information Act
		For details on how this amendment may affect your search for information, please contact the Freedom of Information Act Officer at the agency in which the records are being sought.
		This act gives citizens the right to see files about themselves, subject to its exemptions; to request an amendment if the record is inaccurate, irrelevant, untimely, or incomplete; and to sue the government for permitting others to see their files unless specifically permitted by the act.
		The "Justice Department's Guide to the Freedom of Information Act," is a comprehensive summary of the law that includes a discussion of the nine FOIA exemptions and its most important procedural aspects.
	www.strangepages.net /infoact.html (7048 words)

	U.S. Department of Transportation / Freedom of Information Act/ Final Rule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Information as to the kinds of materials available at each facility may be obtained from the facility or the headquarters of the DOT component of which it is a part.
		The amount of information deleted from frequently-requested electronic records that are available in a public reading room will be indicated on the released portion of the record, unless doing so would harm an interest protected by the exemption concerned.
		The burden shall be on the submitter to identify all information for which exempt treatment is sought and to persuade the agency that the information should not be disclosed.
	www.dot.gov /foia/regulation_foia.html (7950 words)

	Freedom of Information Act requests
		However, agencies may withhold information pursuant to nine exemptions and three exclusions contained in the statute.
		Please contact the BLS Division of Information Services or the BLS program which produces the data being sought to determine if a FOIA request need be submitted.
		FOIA requesters seeking information concerning the status of their FOIA request within the BLS, information about the agency's FOIA response, or general information on the agency's FOIA practices and resources may contact the service center at (202) 691-7628 or bls.foia@bls.gov.
	www.bls.gov /bls/blsfoia.htm (424 words)

	NIH - Freedom of Information Act Office
		The Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C., provides individuals with a right to access to records in the possession of the federal government.
		The Freedom of Information Act provides for the agency to recover part of the cost associated with responding to a request.
		The Freedom of Information Act provides that the agency will provide access to identifiable documents within our possession unless one of nine exemptions or three exclusions applies.
	www.nih.gov /icd/od/foia (2372 words)

	Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
		Although the federal Freedom of Information Act is the best known law, all 50 states have some form of a freedom of information statute that applies to some government documents and records.
		The federal Freedom of Information Act requires that some types of documents be made available without request and be placed in public reading rooms.
		In this electronic journal, the ramifications of government accountability in a modern democracy are explored.
	www.usembassy-mexico.gov /bbf/bfdossier_FOIA.htm (1347 words)

	FDIC: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Service Center
		On October 2, 1996, the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (E-FOIA, for short) were enacted.
		If you have reviewed the public information available on the FDIC's web site and checked the information available through the Publications and Documents section of the FDIC web site, but you still can't find what you are looking for, then you can consider filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
		The FDIC's FOIA Guide: Gaining Access to FDIC Information and this web page will help you understand how the FOIA can be used to obtain records which are not otherwise readily available.
	www.fdic.gov /about/freedom (583 words)

	Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
		The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is the statute (at 5 U.S.C.) that provides access to federal agency records except to the extent that such records (or portions thereof) are protected from disclosure by any of the nine exemptions and three special law enforcement record exclusions in the act.
		Exemption (b)(7) protects information "compiled for law enforcement purposes" that could "reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings." 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(A) This exemption generally applies to OSC records for information compiled for law enforcement purposes in connection with an actual or prospective enforcement proceeding (e.g., corrective or disciplinary action).
		Fee categories are as follows: (1) commercial use requests – a request for information that is from an individual or entity seeking information to further the commercial, trade, or profit interests of the requester; (2) requests from educational and noncommercial scientific institutions and the news media; and (3) all other requesters.
	www.osc.gov /foia.htm (1573 words)

	Browse Topic: Freedom of Information Act
		The Freedom of Information Act (Section 552 of Title 5, Part I, Chapter 5, Subchapter II of the U.S. Code), which was enacted in 1966, provides the American people with the legal right to obtain access to federal agency records, except where such records are exempted or excluded from disclosure.
		The full-text of FOIA, including amendments made to the statute by the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996, is available from the Department of Justice.
		The report explains how to use the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 and includes a complete explanation of the basics of the two laws.
	www.library.okstate.edu /govdocs/browsetopics/foia.html (584 words)

	FCIC: Your Right to Federal Records
		In 1996, Congress revised the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by passing the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments (E-FOIA).
		Agencies place a wide variety of information on their websites that is very useful to the general public and describes their various programs and activities.
		For the quickest possible handling, mark both your letter and the envelope "Freedom of Information Act Request." Although you do not have to give a record's title, you should identify the records that you want as specifically as possible to increase the likelihood that the agency will be able to locate them.
	www.pueblo.gsa.gov /cic_text/fed_prog/foia/foia.htm (5480 words)

	U.S. Dept. of State FOIA Electronic Reading Room - About FOIA & Other Information Access Programs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (E-FOIA) was signed into law on October 2, 1996.
		The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal statute.
		FOIA generally provides that any person has a right to request access to federal agency records, except to the extent the records are protected from disclosure by any of nine exemptions contained in the law or by one of three special law enforcement record exclusions.
	foia.state.gov /AboutFOIA.asp (487 words)

	Freedom of Information Act
		Prompt responses to requests for information from news media representatives should be encouraged to eliminate the need for these requesters to invoke the provisions of the FOIA and thereby assist in providing timely information to the public.
		In order that the public may have timely information concerning DoD activities, records requested through public information channels by news media representatives that would not be withheld if requested under the FOIA should be released upon request.
		Similarly, requests from other members of the public for information that would not be withheld under the FOIA should continue to be honored through appropriate means without requiring the requester to invoke the FOIA.
	www.cjog.net /background_freedom_of_information_ac.html (627 words)

	E-FOIA Act Adopted
		The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 were signed into law by President Clinton on October 2, 1996.
		In provisions that are not limited to electronic records, the legislation addresses one of the most serious problems in the operation of the FOIA, namely, agency delays in responding to requests.
		The legislation requires an agency, when it deletes information from a record it is releasing, to indicate the amount of information deleted on the released portion of the record.
	www.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv/nsa/efoiacom.html (1321 words)

	NHTSA Electronic Freedom of Information Act (E-FOIA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Under the E-FOIA, it is now possible for members of the public to access a great deal of NHTSA information electronically, without the need to submit a formal FOIA request.
		Any person may request records from any Federal agency under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. Under the FOIA, the request must reasonably describe the records requested and the request must be made in accordance with published rules.
		If an agency record is requested and it contains information that is protected from disclosure under one or more of the nine exemptions, the agency may withhold that record.
	www.nhtsa.dot.gov /nhtsa/whatsup/foia/index.html (806 words)

	Health Care: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
		For current program information and to facilitate your efforts to obtain public information about the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs, go to the HHS FOIA Home Page at: http://www.hhs.gov/foia/.
		For a general overview of the Freedom of Information Act, go to the U.S. Department of Justice's FOIA Home Page at: http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/index.html.
		The 1996 amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) mandate publicly accessible "electronic reading rooms" that include Agency FOIA request instructions, response materials, and other information routinely available to the public.
	www.ahrq.gov /news/foia.htm (228 words)

	AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS TO THE PUBLIC ELECTRONIC FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (Proposed Rule)
		Proposed subpart D is renamed to read "Requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act." In addition to incorporating changes made by EFOIA, some paragraphs of subpart D are revised, reorganized, and renamed for clarification.
		Upon request by any member of the public for documents, made in accordance with the rules of this part, the Commission's Secretary or his or her delegate in his or her absence, shall determine whether or not such request shall be granted.
		The amount of information deleted shall be indicated on the released portion of the record, unless including that indication would harm an interest protected by the exemption in this section under which the deletion is made.
	www.fmc.gov /Dockets/98-11.htm (3824 words)

	Electronic Freedom of Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Exemption 7: Protects records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, if certain interests would be harmed by release, including when disclosure could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings or to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
		More specific information on FOIA exemptions, fees and other aspects of our FOIA program are contained in OGE's FOIA and Ethics Act fee regulations, codified at 5 C.F.R. part 2604 (see appendix 4).
		Information on major OGE information systems maintained by OGE can be obtained by using OGE's Government Information Locator Service (GILS) site (see appendix 5).
	www.usoge.gov /pages/about_oge/foiaguide.html (2145 words)

	Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts
		A common use of this act is therefore by people who are curious about what records the various Federal law enforcement agencies may have on them.
		If you are requesting a file under the Privacy Act, you will nearly always have to make a request in writing and may have to provide additional proof of identity.
		This kind of procedure is designed to protect you from having personal information disclosed to anyone else.
	library.findlaw.com /1999/Mar/23/129678.html (589 words)

	HRSA - Freedom of Information Act
		Like all federal agencies, HRSA is required under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to disclose records requested in writing by any person unless the records (or a part of the records) are protected from disclosure by any of the nine exemptions contained in the law.
		The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (e-FOIA) required HRSA to establish a publicly accessible Electronic Reading Room.
		Before submitting a FOIA request, you should ensure that the information you seek is not already in the public domain.
	www.hrsa.gov /foia (845 words)

	U. S. Department of the Interior - FOIA
		The Freedom of Information Act, as amended 5 U.S.C. 552 Regulations
		Administering the Electronic Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments of 1996 and Reducing FOIA Appeals and Litigation PMB Memorandum, October 16, 1997
		New Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Legislation - "Electronic FOIA Amendments of 1996" IRM Bulletin 96-13, December 12, 1996
	www.doi.gov /foia/policy.html (242 words)

	EPIC Freedom of Information Act
		A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy or perhaps both.
		The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 and the House Report on the legislation
		Indicate the information you think we should ask for, the reason that the request is important, and the name of the federal agency (or agencies) most likely to have the documents.
	www.epic.org /open_gov (539 words)

	Freedom of Information Act Resources
		The full text of the Freedom of Information Act in a form showing all amendments to the statute made by the "Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996."
		Questions and Answers on the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act from the General Services Administration and the Department of Justice.
		An extensive discussion of the Act's exemptions and its procedural aspects prepared by the Department of Justice's Office of Information and Privacy.
	www.gl.iit.edu /govdocs/foia.html (443 words)

	NOAA Freedom of Information Act Home Page (FOIA)
		The original Freedom of Information Act (5 USC 552) allowed the public to obtain government information, as long as the information is not protected by one of the nine specific FOIA exemptions, in the public domain, or on an established NOAA price list/available for sale.
		NOAA's Electronic Reading Room and NOAA Public Reference Facility is the central reference and records inspection facility for NOAA.
		National Technical Information Services (NTIS) The NTIS is the official resource for government sponsored U.S. worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business information.
	www.rdc.noaa.gov /~foia (1274 words)

	The Freedom of Information Act
		As of November 1996, the E-FOIA (Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments) has required that we provide information to the public making it readily accessible via electronic format.
		We are providing both "quick links" to information provided via our homepage menu, as well as information unique to the Reading Room environment.
		OLMS administers provisions relating to electing union officers, safeguarding union funds and assets, establishing and maintaining trusteeships, and reporting and disclosure by unions, employers, labor relations consultants, union officers and employees, and surety companies.
	www.dol.gov /esa/foia (332 words)

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