osd/js requester service center

Expedited FOIA Request Form

If you are requesting personal information about or for another individual, you must furnish a signed authorization from that individual granting you the third-party access to this information. Since this form does not accept attachments, such requests must be mailed.

Name (first, last e.g. John Doe)
Phone No.
E-mail Address
Organization
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
City
State
Zip Code
Province / Region / Territory
Post Code
Country
Requester Control No. (if applicable)
YOUR REQUEST:
STEP 1: IDENTIFY YOUR NEED FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING
Select the item(s) below, as applicable and complete
• COMPELLING NEED
Please explain why the value of the information will expire if not provided on an expedited basis.
• COMPELLING NEED
The information is "urgently needed" by an individual primarily engaged in disseminating information in order to inform the public concerning actual or alleged Department of Defense activity. An organization or person must establish that information dissemination is their principal professional activity or occupation, and not an incidental or secondary activity.
Please explain how the information has a particular value that will be lost if not processed on an expedited basis, such as a breaking story of general public interest. Information of historical interest only, or information sought for litigation or commercial activities, would not qualify as "urgently needed", nor would a news media publication or broadcast deadline unrelated to the news-breaking nature of the information.
• OTHER
Imminent Loss of Due Process Rights.
Please provide a description of the due process rights that would be lost if the information is not provided with 10 calendar days. Note: If approved, this type of request may be processed in the expedited track behind those requests qualifying for compelling need.
STEP 2: CERTIFICATION
"I certify that the reasons given in support of Expedited Processing are true and correct"
Should it be necessary, upon evaluating your request, that complex research and extensive consultation efforts will result, please indicate the fees you would be willing to pay for below.
You are required to select at least one of the choices below.
Willing to Pay $25 Willing to Pay $50 Willing to Pay $100 Other Amount $
STEP 3: Privacy Act Request Instructions
If you are seeking records on yourself or your minor child(ren) (under 18), you must select the following declaration attesting to your identity:
"I declare under penalty of perjury that I am and that the statements contained in this document are true and correct."

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