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FOIA Statistics
The FOIA has become a useful tool for researchers, news
media, and the general public. In October 1996, Congress enacted
the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996,
one of which (5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(A)(i)) extended the agency
response period from 10 days to 20 days, and another (5 U.S.C.
552(e)) which requires agencies to make available to the public
fiscal year FOIA Annual Reports. This information must be
included in electronic format on agency Internet Web sites, and
must be available in print at agency reading rooms.
Agencies are also required to make available to the public
records disclosed in response to FOIA requests that are
determined to become the subject of multiple requests in the
future. The U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security
Administration Nevada Site Office has received multiple FOIA requests for records in the following areas:
Contracts
In response to solicitations for bids for contracts, we often
receive multiple requests for copies of, or portions of, the
currently existing contract that is subject to bid. Routinely,
these requests terminate 30 to 60 days after the solicitation is
posted electronically, and copies are rarely if ever requested
again. These requests are considered “flurry” requests, specific
to the contract being offered at the time.
Historical records
Requesters frequently seek general information on our nuclear
weapons testing program from records that are currently
available from our Public Reading
Facility. We routinely direct
requesters to this source, where over 370,000 historical records
are available in a searchable bibliographic index.
Amchitka Island, Alaska, Contracts & Employment
The Nevada Site Office has received numerous FOIA requests from
law firms in Alaska for Department of Energy contract records
and employment records for companies that performed work on
Amchitka Island, Alaska, from years 1965 through 1972.
Responsive records are the (formerly) Nevada Operations Office
List of Contracts and Reports of Contractor Employment. These
records, from years 1962 though 1975, are available from our
Nuclear Testing Archive Public Reading
Facility on a CD-ROM disc in
portable data format (PDF). Requesters will be charged only for
shipping and handling.
Requesters should note that portions of some of the pages in
these records have been redacted to exclude information which is
protected from disclosure under Exemption 1 (5 USC 552(b)(1)) of
the FOIA."
Fiscal Year FOIA Annual Reports for DOE National Nuclear
Security Administration Nevada Site Office
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