FOIA Guidance
Laws and Executive Orders
- The Freedom of Information Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552)
- Openness Promotes Effectiveness in Our National 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
FOIA Fees
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines for FOIA Fees
- Office of the Chief Information Officer Directive 2010-012 on FOIA Search and Review Fees
Interior Policies, Procedures and Guidance
- The Impact of Missed Deadlines on FOIA Processing Fees (April 19, 2012)
- OCIO Directive 2010-011 Implementing Administration Guidelines for the FOIA (August 6, 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
- Guidance on Multitrack Processing
- Solicitor Guidance Regarding FOIA Requests for Personal Information of Commenters (May 25, 2006)
- DOI FOIA Handbook (383 DM 15)
- Information Resources Management Bulletin No. 96-04 Processing FOIA Requests for Personal and Personnel-Related Information (March 1, 1996)
References
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