Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Welcome to the Bureau of Land Management's FOIA page.  The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers approximately 258 million acres of public land concentrated in 12 western States, as well as 700 million acres of federally-owned sub-surface mineral rights.  Minerals, timber, rangeland fish and wildlife, wilderness and recreation are among the resources and activities managed by BLM. 

The BLM is composed of 14 State/Center and Regional Offices. If you are requesting information from a specific State, Center or Region you should contact the FOIA coordinator listed in the FOIA coordinators' link.

It is the policy of BLM to make records available to the public to the greatest extent possible in keeping with the spirit of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Privacy Act, and Office of Management and Budget requirements.  The Washington Office Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Division/Office is responsible for administering policies, programs, and procedures to ensure compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act (PA), 5 U.S.C. 552 and 5 U.S.C. 552a, respectively. If you have any comments on this page or any problems with FOIA requests you should contact the BLM WO FOIA Liaison, Ms. Laura F. Bell at 202-452-5012. 

For links to the FOIA web-pages of our State or Center offices please go to our Reading Room.