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Office of the Secretary - FOIA Web PageThe OS FOIA mailbox address is: osfoia@nbc.gov The Departmental FOIA Officer does not respond directly to FOIA requests. Therefore, please send your request to the appropriate Office/Bureau. To avoid delay in the processing of your FOIA request, review the FOIA Contacts listing. If you send your FOIA request to the incorrect Office/Bureau, it will be forwarded to the appropriate Office/Bureau which could cause a delay in its processing. If you are seeking general information about DOI or one of its bureaus or offices, you may wish to visit DOI’s home page or contact the Office of Communications/Public Affairs for the appropriate bureau. NEW! OS FOIA now offers a basic FOIA training course, for individuals or groups. The 3 to 3½ day course, "A Practical Introduction to FOIA Processing," covers the theory and the practice of FOIA processing, includes exercises and other "hand-on" training, and is designed to enable a graduate to perform basic FOIA processing in a Federal government agency. It is suitable for beginners as well as those seeking a refresher course. It can be adapted to particular bureaus and offices, upon request. An evaluation is included to ensure that students have achieved a satisfactory knowledge base upon completion. The course is offered by prearrangement, and can be presented offsite. The course Handbook has been certified by the Office of the Chief Information Officer. In addition to the above FOIA processing course, OS FOIA also offers a 3-hour course in "Advanced EFTS Techniques," tailored to the needs of the individual or group. NEW! OS FOIA is also making available, for the use of all bureaus and offices who have internet access, three handy checklists that have proved helpful as EFTS supports: NEW! Office of the Secretary Freedom of Information Act Annual Report now available electronically. NEW! The Office of the Secretary is providing this additional information to supplement that contained in its annual report, in conformance with guidance provided by the Department of Justice in furtherance of Executive Order 13,392, “Improving Agency Disclosure of Information.” The following table contains information required by the Department of Justice, supplemented by the additional information required to explain it. Please note that data for Fiscal Years 2008 – 2010 are estimates/goals. Data will be revised on an annual Fiscal Year basis to replace estimates with actual data as it becomes available.
* Requests referred to other Bureaus and Offices within
the Department for response. These requests are not counted
in the annual report. Implementation
of Multitrack Processing in the Office of the Secretary Effective January 12, 2004, the Office of the Secretary (OS) is implementing multitrack processing (see 43 CFR 2.26). The OS is using the following 3 tracks:
Requesters should assume, unless notified by the OS, that their request is in the “Normal” track.
Updated Fee Note: As of 10/1/04 responsive documents that total 50 or more pages; the Office of the Secretary FOIA office will provide all responsive documents on a CD ROM in TIFF format. The fee for each CD ROM is $2.00 (photocopying charges are not applicable when a CD ROM is used). OS Electronic Reading Room
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