FOIA Contact:
Carmen L. Mallon
Chief of Staff
Office of Information Policy
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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