E-FOIA READING ROOM

The FOIA requires the Commission to make available for public inspection and copying several types of records without the need for a formal FOIA request.  5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(1) & (a)(2).  The Commission fulfills applicable statutory requirements by making materials described below available for inspection and copying in its onsite and E-FOIA Reading Rooms.  Those materials, among others, include:

• General Information about the Commission
  
  
• Decisions and Orders of the Commission
  • Recent Decisions
    
  • Published Decisions
    
    
• FOIA Guide
  
  
• The Commission’s FOIA Regulations
  
  
• FOIA Logs
  
  
• Reading Room Certification
  
  
• The Commission’s Improvement Plan under Executive Order 13392 (June 2006)
  
  
• The Commission’s Government Information Locator Service (GILS)
  
  
• Commission Rules and Regulations
  
  
• The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by the MINER Act and any subsequent legislation
  
  
• Press Releases
  
  
• Informal Commission Documents
  • How a Case Proceeds Before the Commission
    
  • Guide to Commission Proceedings
    
  • Frequently Asked Questions
    
  • Procedural Rule Pamphlet
    
  • Commission Notices of Meetings
    

The Commission’s onsite FOIA Reading Room is located at the headquarters office at 601 New Jersey Ave., NW, Suite 9500, Washington, D.C., and the Commission’s E-FOIA Reading Room may be accessed at www.fmshrc.gov.