Subsection (a)(2) of the Freedom of Information Act, commonly known as the FOIA, requires federal agencies to make four types of records affirmatively available for "public inspection and copying."
The materials which are to be maintained in a reading room include: (A) final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication of cases; (B) those statements of policy and interpretations which have been adopted by the agency, and are not published in the Federal Register; (C) administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public and (D) records disclosed in response to a FOIA request that have become or are likely to become the subject of subsequent requests for substantially the same records. 5 U.S.C. Section 552 (a)(2).
The Federal Labor Relations Authority satisfies this requirement by providing members of the public with an electronic Reading Room. Since the agency no longer maintains a conventional Reading Room, members of the public may, upon request, access the agency’s electronic Reading Room through a computer terminal located in the library at the agency Washington, DC headquarters during business hours (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, M-F).
A listing of the FLRA's reading room materials can be found in the FLRA information Guide.
The Electronic FOIA Amendments of 1996, Public Law, 104-231, 5 U.S.C. Section 552, require any FLRA reading room materials created after November 1, 1996 to be placed on-line.
In order to provide for quick and easy access to these records, FLRA is making them available on this web site. Our collection is not yet complete, however, the following items are currently available for your use.
FLRA Cases and Case Summaries-- http://www.flra.gov/18.html;
FSIP Final Actions --http://www.flra.gov/fsip/panel.html#decisions
FOIA Regulations -- http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_01/5cfr2411_01.html;
FOIA Information Guidebook-- http://www.flra.gov/hdbook4.html;
FOIA Improvement Plan -- http://www.flra.gov/FOIA%20plan.pdf;
FOIA Backlog Reduction Goals --
http://www.flra.gov/FOIA_backlog_reduction_goals.pdf;
FOIA Reading Room Certification - www.flra.gov/foia/foia_reading_room_certification.pdf
Updated FOIA Status Report – www.flra.gov/foia/updated_foia_status_report.pdf
FLRA Strategic Plan and Performance Goals -- http://www.flra.gov/strplan.html
FLRA Forms and Checklists – http://www.flra.gov/forms/forms.html;
A Guide to FLRA Negotiability Appeals Process -- http://www.flra.gov/reports/ng_guide.html
Procedures for filing a Representation Case -- http://www.flra.gov/procedure/filing/rprsnttn.html
A Guide: To Dispute Resolution Procedures Used by the Federal Service Impasses Panel -- http://www.flra.gov/fsip/fsip_drp.html;
OGC Unfair Labor Practice Settlement Policy -- http://www.flra.gov/gc/guidance/ogc_settlepol.pdf;
General Counsel’s Memorandum Rescinding Policies -- http://www.flra.gov/gc/guidance/memo_guidances.pdf;
OGC Case Handling Manual -- http://www.flra.gov/gc/manuals/ulp/gc-mnl-ulp.pdf
(1) purchase card holders - www.flra.gov/foia/purchase_card_holders.pdf; and
(2) telephone directory - www.flra.gov/foia/FLRA_telephone_directory.pdf
FY 08 -- http://www.flra.gov/reports/foia2008.pdf
FY 07 -- http://www.flra.gov/reports/foia2007.html
FY 06 -- http://www.flra.gov/reports/foia2006.html
FY 05 -- http://www.flra.gov/reports/foia2005.html
FY 04 -- http://www.flra.gov/reports/foia2004.html
FY 03 -- http://www.flra.gov/reports/foia2003.html
FY 02 -- http://www.flra.gov/reports/foia2002.html
FY 01 -- http://www.flra.gov/reports/foia2001.html
FY 00 -- http://www.flra.gov/reports/foia2000.html
FY 99 -- http://www.flra.gov/reports/foia1999.html
FY 98 -- http://www.flra.gov/reports/foia1998.html
FLRA Briefs prepared and filed by the Office of the Solicitor in litigation involving the FLRA -- http://www.flra.gov/solicitor/briefs/brf_list.html;
Closed Court Litigation -- http://www.flra.gov/solicitor/court/court.html;
Organizational Components of the FLRA -- http://www.flra.gov/sitemap.html#organization;
Inspector General Executive Summaries -- http://www.flra.gov/ig/execsumm.html
· OPEN Government Act of 2007 (S. 2488) http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/amendment-s2488.pdf
· Text of the FOIA (showing changes made by the OPEN Government Act of 2007)
http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/amended-foia-redlined.pdf
· Executive Order 13,392, "Improving Agency Disclosure of Information," December 14, 2005
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/12/print/20051214-4.html
http://http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/privstat.htm;
· U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Information and Privacy FOIA Home Page –
http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/index.html;
· Uniform Freedom of Information Act Fee Schedule and Guidelines –
52 Fed. Reg. 10,012 (Mar. 27, 1987) -
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/foia_fee_schedule_1987.pdf
· Browse FLRA Government Information Locator Service (GILS) Records --
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gils/index.html
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