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FOIA POLICY AND GUIDANCE
Laws, Regulations, Interior Manuals and Handbooks
Laws
The Freedom of Information Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552)
OPEN Government Act of 2007
Executive Order 13392, “Improving Agency Disclosure of Information”
Executive Order 12600, “Predisclosure Notification Procedures for Confidential Commercial Information”
Administration Guidance
President’s Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on FOIA (January 21, 2009)
President’s Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on Transparency and Open Government (January 21, 2009)
Attorney General's Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on FOIA (March 19, 2009)
Regulations
DOI FOIA Regulations
Administrative Manuals
FOIA Handbook
FOIA Fees
OCIO Directive 2010-005 on FOIA Search and Review Fees
Attachment: FOIA Search and Review Fees, Effective August 1, 2009
Interior Policies, Procedures and Guidance
List of Exemption 3 Statutes Prepared by DOJ (April 2010)
Deputy Secretary Hayes’s FOIA Policy Guidance Information Memorandum (August 7, 2009)
Secretary Ken Salazar’s FOIA Policy Guidance Memorandum (July 2, 2009)
OCIO Directive 2009-003 OPEN Government Act Provisions Taking Effect on December 31, 2008
Attachment: Examples of Misdirected Requests—OPEN Government Act of 2007
Attachment: April 2008 Memo on the FOIA Amendements of 2007
Guidance on Multitrack Processing
As amended on April 6, 2009
Solicitor Guidance Regarding FOIA Requests for Personal Information of Commenters
May 25, 2006
Processing FOIA Requests for Personal and Personnel-Related Information
IRM Bulletin No. 96-04, March 1, 1996: Undergoing revision. In general, determinations are made on a case-by-case basis in consultation with DOI’s FOIA attorneys, as appropriate.
Government FOIA Policy and Instructions
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Information Policy, President Obama’s FOIA Memorandum and Attorney General Holder’s FOIA Guidelines, Creating a “New Era of Open Government,” FOIA Post (April 17, 2009)
U.S. Department of the Interior
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Freedom of Information Act
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Last Updated on 05/21/10