FLRA's Electronic Reading Room
Subsection (a)(2) of the Freedom of Information Act, commonly known as the FOIA, requires federal agencies to make four types of records affirmatively available for "public inspection and copying."
The materials which are to be maintained in a reading room include: (A) final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication of cases; (B) those statements of policy and interpretations which have been adopted by the agency, and are not published in the Federal Register; (C) administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public and (D) records disclosed in response to a FOIA request that have become or are likely to become the subject of subsequent requests for substantially the same records. 5 U.S.C. Section 552 (a)(2).
The Federal Labor Relations Authority satisfies this requirement by providing members of the public with an electronic Reading Room. Since the agency no longer maintains a conventional Reading Room, members of the public may, upon request, access the agency’s electronic Reading Room through a computer terminal located in the library at the agency Washington, DC headquarters during business hours (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, M-F).
A listing of the FLRA's reading room materials can be found in the FLRA information Guide.
The Electronic FOIA Amendments of 1996, Public Law, 104-231, 5 U.S.C. Section 552, require any FLRA reading room materials created after November 1, 1996 to be placed on-line.
In order to provide for quick and easy access to these records, FLRA is making them available on this web site. Our collection is not yet complete, however, the following items are currently available for your use.
Policy and Regulatory Documents
FOIA Reading Room Certification
FLRA Strategic Plan and Performance Goals
FLRA Chief FOIA Officer's Reports
FY '10 Chief FOIA Officer's Report
FY '11 Chief FOIA Officer's Report
Administrative Staff Manuals and Instructions that Affect Public
A Guide to FLRA Negotiability Appeals Process
Procedures for filing a Representation Case
A Guide: To Dispute Resolution Procedures Used by the Federal Service Impasses Panel
OGC Case Handling Manual
Foreword: Introductory Statement by Julia Akins Clark, General Counsel
Part 1: Pre-Charge
Part 1: Attachments
Part 2: The Charge
Part 2: Attachments
Part 3: The Investigation
Part 3: Attachments
Part 4: Post-Investigation
Part 4: Attachments
Part 5: Post-Decision and Administrative Matters
Part 5: Attachments
Frequently Requested Information
Reports and Other Documents
FY 08 -- foia2008.pdf
FY 07 -- foia2007.pdf
FY 06 -- foia2006.pdf
FY 05 -- foia2005.pdf
FY 04 -- foia2004.pdf
FY 03 -- foia2003.pdf
FY 02 -- foia2002.pdf
FY 01 -- foia2001.pdf
FY 00 -- foia2000.pdf
FY 99 -- foia1999.pdf
FY 98 -- foia1998.pdf
FLRA Briefs prepared and filed by the Office of the Solicitor in litigation involving the FLRA
Links to FOIA Law and Other Publications
President Obama’s January 21, 2009 FOIA Memorandum
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Freedom_of_Information_Act
Attorney General Eric Holder's FOIA Guidelines
OPEN Government Act of 2007 (S. 2488)
http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/amendment-s2488.pdf
Text of the FOIA (showing changes made by the OPEN Government Act of 2007)
http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/amended-foia-redlined.pdf
Exemption 2 Narrowed by Recent Supreme Court Decision
http://www.justice.gov/oip/foiapost/2011foiapost15.html
Executive Order 13,392, "Improving Agency Disclosure of Information," December 14, 2005
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-24255.pdf
Text of the Privacy Act
http://www.justice.gov/opcl/privstat.htm
Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974, 2010 Edition
http://www.justice.gov/opcl/1974privacyact-overview.htm
U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Information and Privacy FOIA Home Page –
http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/index.html
Uniform Freedom of Information Act Fee Schedule and Guidelines –52 Fed. Reg. 10,012 (Mar. 27, 1987)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/omb/inforeg/foia_fee_schedule_1987.pdf
Browse FLRA Government Information Locator Service (GILS) Records --
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gils/index.html