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	Freedom of information legislation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Australia, the Freedom of Information Act 1982 was passed at the federal level in 1982, applying to all "ministers, departments and public authorities" of the Commonwealth.
		Currently, the freedom of information regime in Israel is unusual in that it is the only country where public universities and colleges are not subject to the legislation on a national basis; the justice minister, however, has looked into extending the law to cover these institutions.
		The Freedom of Information Act of 19 June 1970 is the implementation of freedom of information legislation in Norway on a national level.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act (3499 words)

	Freedom of Information Act (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is the implementation of freedom of information legislation in the United States.
		The Freedom of Information Act (and corollary legislation) presents the United States with what some see as a "slippery slope" of free information.
		Finally, the Clinton Administration appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals, stating that the National Security Council was not truly an agency but a group of aides to the President and thus not subject to FOIA regulations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_(United_States) (1263 words)

	Freedom of Information Act - dKosopedia
		Freedom of information is a phrase bandied about almost daily by press and public alike.
		The Freedom of Information Act (and corollary legislation) presents the United States with the problem of a ‘slippery slope’ of free information.
		The Privacy Act (1974) is, summarily, a similar act regulating government control of documents which concern a citizen.
	www.dkosopedia.com /w/index.php?title=Freedom_of_Information_Act&redirect=no (1523 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.
		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.
		The disclosure of information which you seek under the Freedom of Information Act is permitted under the authority of the Freedom of Information Act (1994 and Supp.
	www.fcc.gov /foia (2271 words)

	U.S. Copyright Office - Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Records
		The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which can be found in Title 5 of the United States Code, section 552, was enacted in 1966 and provides that any person has the right to request access to federal agency records or information.
		All agencies of the United States government are required to disclose records upon receiving a written request for them, except for those records that are protected from disclosure by the nine exemptions and three exclusions found in the FOIA.
		All states have their own statutes governing public access to state and local records and state authorities should be consulted for further information about such records.
	www.copyright.gov /foia (974 words)

	Freedom of Information ActUS Freedom of Information Act
		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.epic.org /open_gov/foia/us_foia_act.html (4493 words)

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		The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 United States Code (USC) 552, allows you to seek access to Executive Branch agency records, such as those held by the Department of the Navy.
		Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5720.42F, Department of the Navy Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program, governs this program and is codified at 32 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), part 701.
		Clearly state that you are requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act.
	www.bethesda.med.navy.mil /visitor/About_Us/Freedom_of_Information_Act_(FOIA).aspx?p=Y (199 words)

	Freedom of Information Act (USA) - SourceWatch
		He hated the very idea of the Freedom of Information Act; hated the thought of journalists rummaging in government closets; hated them challenging the official view of reality.
		"By the end of 1975," stated the FOIA website of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, "amendments to the Freedom of Information Act had become effective and the Privacy Act of 1974 also became effective.
		The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which is 40 years old, "is plagued by chronic backlogs, unjustified rejections and inconsistent responses, according to interviews with open government advocates and lawmakers and a new study by the National Security Archive," reports the Austin American-Statesman.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Freedom_of_Information_Act (2412 words)

	Electronic FOIA Amendments
		To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code, popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act, to provide for public access to information in an electronic format, and for other purposes.
		This Act may be cited as the `Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996'.
		`(4) The Attorney General of the United States, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall develop reporting and performance guidelines in connection with reports required by this subsection by October 1, 1997, and may establish additional requirements for such reports as the Attorney General determines may be useful.
	www.epic.org /open_gov/efoia.html (2222 words)

	Inner City Press Freedom of Information Guide
		The federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was made into law by Congress in 1966, declaring that every document in the possession of federal government agencies is presumptively available to the public.
		The ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Philadelphia, affirmed an earlier decision by a Federal District Court in Wilmington.
		Some states have attempted to argue that their investigation of Household is still ongoing, despite the finalized Settlement: apparently they claim that until the Monitor is chosen, and the $484 million in restitution by Household is paid out, they can withhold all documents.
	www.innercitypress.org /foia.html (4976 words)

	U.S. Department of Labor -- Freedom of Information Act Guide
		The agency's Annual FOIA Report — which includes such information as the number of requests received by the agency, the total amount of fees collected by the agency, information regarding the backlog of pending requests, and other information about the agency's handling of FOIA requests is also available through the World Wide Web.
		In order to protect your privacy, when you make a written request for information about yourself you must provide either a notarized statement or a statement signed under penalty of perjury stating that you are the person you claim to be.
		Privacy Act requests are more limited and can be made only by U.S. citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent U.S. residence status, who are seeking information about themselves, which is maintained in a system of records by their names or other personal identifiers.
	www.dol.gov /dol/foia/guide6.htm (1836 words)

	Freedom of Information Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Department of Defense (DoD) 5400.7-R, DoD Freedom of Information Act Program allows the general public including foreign citizens, military and civilian personnel acting as private citizens, organizations, and businesses, and individual members of the Congress, for themselves or constituents, may request records in writing.
		Some records are released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act, and may therefore reflect deletion of some information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act's nine statutory exemptions or two law enforcement record exclusions.
		This period does not begin until the request is properly received by the Freedom of Information Act Office of the component that maintains the records sought.
	www.sdsiou.ang.af.mil /foia.html (745 words)

	Freedom of Information-Privacy Act explained
		This is an action under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 USC S 552, as amended, and the Privacy Act (PA), S USC § 582a, to order the production of agency records previously requested by plaintiff pursuant to the above-referenced Acts and which requests have either been ignored or denied by the defendant agency.
		Defendant Bureau of Prisons is an agency of the United States, and it has possession of, and control over, the records that Plaintiff seeks.
		Hopefully the foregoing will be of benefit to those of you seeking information from agency files or your own personal records maintained by a state or federal agency.
	www.november.org /razorwire/rzold/13/1317.html (1140 words)

	Freedom of Information Act
		The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), found in Title 5 of the United States Code, section 552, was enacted in 1966 and provides that, upon request from any person, a Federal agency must release any agency record unless that record falls within one of the nine statutory exemptions and three exclusions.
		The Citizen's Guide on using the FOIA and Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records explains how to use the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974.
		This Guide is intended to serve as a general introduction to the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act.
	www.cms.hhs.gov /AboutWebsite/04_FOIA.asp (326 words)

	Freedom of Information -- Arts & Sciences Libraries, UB Libraries
		This guide is intended to provide basic government resources on "freedom of information", the right of the public to obtain information from agencies of the government.
		Requests for information made under FOIA must be addressed to the appropriate federal agency or department.
		Links to the texts of legal acts pertaining to open access as well as a useful Citizen's Guide (http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgc/citguide/index_en.htm), which provides information on accessing both published and unpublished European Union documents, in addition to a request form.
	ublib.buffalo.edu /libraries/asl/guides/busdoc/freedom.html (462 words)

	CPL Freedom of Information Act Guide
		Freedom of Information Day is celebrated nationally each year on March 16, the anniversary of the birth of James Madison, chief author of the Bill of Rights and fourth president of the United States.
		In addition, the texts of the U.S. and Illinois Freedom of Information Acts, as well as the "Citizen's Guide to FOIA," are available for use at the Chicago Public Library.
		Freedom of Information Act from the Department of Justice
	www.chipublib.org /008subject/006govinfo/foia.html (601 words)

	Federal Bureau of Investigation - Freedom of Information Privacy Act
		The requests and disclosure comply with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts (Title 5, United States Code, Section 552 and 552a), Executive Order 12958, as amended, Presidential, Attorney General, and FBI policies and procedures, judicial decisions, and other Presidential and Congressional directives.
		In furtherance of this mission, RIDS efforts are directed to appropriately release information in an efficient and effective manner protecting legitimate law enforcement, foreign policy, and national security and defense interests and to remain forthcoming to the American public.
		RIDS consists of 11 Units whose shared function is to intake, review, process, and release information in response to FOIA and Privacy Act requests.
	foia.fbi.gov (644 words)

	Operation Garden Plot
		The information herein is UNCLASSIFIED and does not come within the scope of directions governing the protection of information affecting the national security.
		Planned acts of violence or civil disobedience which, through arising from the same causes as (1) above, are seized upon by a dedicated group of dissidents who plan and incite purposeful acts designed to disrupt social order.
		The denial of information to an enemy is inherently a command responsibility.
	www.uhuh.com /control/garden.htm (1455 words)

	The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
		The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law ensuring public access to U.S. government records.
		FOIA carries a presumption of disclosure; the burden is on the government - not the public - to substantiate why information may not be released.
		Upon written request, agencies of the United States government are required to disclose those records, unless they can be lawfully withheld from disclosure under one of nine specific exemptions in the FOIA.
	www.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv/nsa/foia.html (217 words)

	beSpacific: Freedom of Information Archives
		A "Compendium of Nuclear Weapons Arrangements" between the United States and foreign governments that was prepared in 1968 and recently released in a massively excised version under Defense Department and DOE guidelines.
		On the 40th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) many federal agencies are still lagging in their efforts to comply with the law, according to a report released on July 4.
		As the executive acts outside its constitutionally prescribed role and is able to control access to information that would expose its actions, it becomes increasingly difficult for the other branches to police it.
	www.bespacific.com /mt/archives/cat_freedom_of_information.html (9129 words)

	USDOJ: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
		Like all federal agencies, the Department of Justice (DOJ) generally is required under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to disclose records requested in writing by any person.
		However, agencies may withhold information pursuant to nine exemptions and three exclusions contained in the statute.
		Each state has its own public access laws that should be consulted for access to state and local records.
	www.usdoj.gov /04foia (221 words)

	Federal Trade Commission
		The goal of the FOIA is to make all Federal government agency records available to the public, unless those records are protected by one of the nine FOIA exemptions.
		In general, the Privacy Act prohibits the unauthorized disclosure of the records it protects.
		The purpose of the FOIA and the Privacy Act is to give the public access to existing government records.
	www.ftc.gov /foia (293 words)

	Overview
		The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) affords requesters all of the rights accorded to them by law, including the right of access to any non-privileged agency record, and to protect from inappropriate disclosure any agency record that may and should be withheld under the statute.
		This report explains how to use the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974.
		Freedom of Information Act, amended by Public Law 104-231
	www.cms.hhs.gov /foia (429 words)

	NOW with David Brancaccio. Politics & Economy. Secret Government - Freedom of Information Act \| PBS
		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.
		History: The Freedom of Information Act, enacted in 1966, was the first law that gave Americans the right to access the records of federal agencies.
		In 1974, after the Watergate scandal the act was amended to force greater agency compliance.
	www.pbs.org /now/politics/foia.html (596 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.
		Before submitting a FOIA request, you should ensure that the information you seek is not already in the public domain.
		The FOIA permits agencies to waive fees if disclosure of the record(s) is in the public interest because it: (a) is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government and (b) is not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester.
	www.hrsa.gov /foia (845 words)

	United States Secret Service: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
		The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) establishes a presumption that records in the possession of agencies and departments of the Executive Branch of the U. Government are accessible to the people.
		Above all, FOIA requires federal agencies to provide the fullest possible disclosure of information to the public.
		An agency is neither required to collect information it does not have, nor must an agency do research or analyze data for a requester.
	www.secretservice.gov /foia.shtml (378 words)

	FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)
		All Federal agencies are required under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended, to disclose records requested by the public.
		The USGS may, however, withhold information pursuant to certain exemptions and exclusions in the statute.
		The request must (1) be in writing or by e-mail to foia@usgs.gov, (2) specifically cite the Freedom of Information Act, (3) reasonably describe the records sought, and (4) indicate a willingness to pay all fees or fees up to a specific amount, or ask for a fee waiver.
	www.usgs.gov /foia (526 words)

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