Electronic Reading Room

DOI’s Electronic Reading Room contains documents specifically identified for inclusion by the FOIA [5 U.S.S. 552(a)(2)]. In the Reading Room, you will find final opinions rendered in the adjudication of cases; policy statements and interpretations not published in the Federal Register; administrative staff manuals and instructions affecting members of the public; copies of records frequently requested under the FOIA and an index of those documents; other public documents provided at the discretion of bureaus/offices; and links to other related sites and reference materials.

In response to the Department of Justice’s June 25, 2008 Memorandum, the Chief FOIA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, asked each Bureau/Office to review its reading room(s) and complete a Reading Room certification form.  The Department submitted its review to DOJ on October 31, 2008.  FOIA Reading Room Certification

Departmental Policies and Procedures

• Electronic Library of Interior Policies (ELIPS)
• FOIA Policy and Guidance

Administrative Staff Manuals and Instructions

• Departmental Manual
• Departmental FOIA Handbook

Frequently Requested FOIA Documents

Final Opinions and Adjudications

• Office of the Solicitor
• Office of Hearings and Appeals

Reference Materials

• U.S. Department of the Interior Library
• Guide for Obtaining Information
• Privacy Act Contacts
• DOI Employee Locator
• DOI’s FOIA Toll-Free Number: 1-888-603-7119
• DOI Major Information Systems - 2009

Bureau and Office Electronic Reading Rooms

• Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bureau of Indian Affairs—FOIA Coordinator
1849 C Street, NW
MS-4140 MIB
Washington, DC 20240-0001
Telephone: 202-208-3711
FAX: 202-208-6334

• Bureau of Land Management
• Bureau of Reclamation
• Minerals Management Service
• National Park Service
• Office of Inspector General
• Office of the Secretary
• Office of the Solicitor
• Office of Surface Mining
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• U.S. Geological Survey