FOIA Contact:
Carmen L. Mallon Chief of Staff
Office of Information and Privacy
Department of Justice
Suite 11050
1425 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
(202) 514-FOIA
Conventional Reading Room:
Call (202) 514-FOIA for access instructions.
Electronic Reading Room:
This includes frequently requested records, opinions, policy
statements, and staff manuals/instructions to staff, created by the
Office of Legal Policy after November 1, 1996.
Component Description:
The Office of Legal Policy (OLP) serves as the Attorney General's principal
policy development staff, and is involved in a wide range of criminal
and civil justice policy initiatives central to the Department's mission.
The Office performs a high-level coordination role within the Department,
including legal research and policy analysis to support major Department
initiatives. The Office reviews and analyzes pending legislation proposals,
coordinates regulatory development and review of proposed rules, and
serves as liaison to OMB on regulatory matters. The Office evaluates
potential nominees for Federal judicial and U.S. Attorney appointments
and assists in preparation of nominees for Senate confirmation. OLP
maintains background files on OLP policy, legislative proposals, and
working files for its staff support activities. Records maintained include
those relating to the administration of the Office.
DOJ Reference Guide:
A comprehensive guide to the FOIA that serves as a handbook
for obtaining information from the Department
Special information required to make a FOIA request: None
Publicly available information for which a FOIA request is not required:
Information and reports considered to be of significant public
interest. If interested in such information, please contact the office
listed above.
Multitrack processing:
FOIA requests are placed in one of three tracks. Track one
is for those requests which seek and receive expedited processing pursuant
to subsection (a)(6)(E) of the FOIA. The second track is for those requests
which do not involve voluminous records or lengthy consultations with
other entities. Track three is for those requests which involve voluminous
records and for which lengthy or numerous consultations are required,
or those requests which may involve sensitive records.
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