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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Effective 30 March 2009: The Air Force has established a new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) website for submitting request online to our Requester Service Centers (RSC). Click on the following AF eFOIA Public Access Link (PAL): https://www.efoia.af.mil/palMain.aspx
Once there, we recommend you review all the links listed on the left side as they have been designed to provide information and guidance.
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The Freedom of Information Act Program (DODR 5400.7) allows the general public including foreign citizens, military and civilian personnel acting as private citizens, to request records electronically or in writing from the Federal Government. Some records are released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act, and may therefore reflect deletion of some information in accordance with the FOIA's nine statutory exemptions or two law enforcement record exclusions. A consolidated list of such records is on Defense Link and theU.S. Air Force FOIA Reading Room. Currently the law allows 20 working days to process a FOIA request upon receipt of the request in the FOIA office. |
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Members of the public, including foreign citizens, military and civilian personnel acting as private citizens, organizations and businesses, and individual members of the Congress for themselves or constituents, may request records in writing. It is important to remember that the Freedom of Information Act applies only to federal agencies. It does not create a right of access to records held by Congress, the courts, state or local government agencies, or by private businesses or individuals. Each state has its own public access laws that should by consulted for access to state and local records. |
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Fees are assessed depending on which group the request falls into:
Category 1: Commercial. Requesters pay all search, review, and duplication.
Category 2: Educational or Noncommercial Scientific Institution or News Media. Requesters get the first 100 copies free and pay for additional copies.
Category 3: Others. Requesters get the first two hours of search and the first 100 copies free. |
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Electronic Reading Room
The 1996 amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) mandate publicly accessible "electronic reading rooms" with agency FOIA response materials and other information routinely available to the public. FOIA Requester Service Center. To access the Electronic Reading Room click here.
For frequently requested documents, click here. |
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Send requests for F.E. Warren Air Force Base records to 90 CS/SCOK (FOIA Office), 6307 Randall Avenue Bldg. 232 Suite 114, F.E. Warren AFB, WY 82005 or fax number (307) 773-4021. Please ensure you mention "FOIA" and indicate a willingness to pay fees associated with the processing of your request or, in the alternative, why a waiver of fees may be appropriate. Written requests may be received by postal service, facsimile or electronically. Faxed or e-mailed requests must have a mailing address included since it may not be practical to provide a substantive response electronically. |
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Air Force policy is to deny requests for lists of e-mail addresses (both personal and organizational) using FOIA exemption (b)(6). We rely on FOIA exemption (b)(6) when denying lists of personal e-mail addresses. High (b)(2) is no longer to be used to protect internal information, the disclosure of which would risk circumvention of a statute or agency regulation. Because DoD e-mail systems are to be used only for official and authorized purposes, the addresses are considered primarily internal. The regulations at issue that could be circumvented include DoD and AF regulations that require us to limit use of e-mail to authorized purposes, and to protect the security of your computer and information systems. Exemption (b)(6) protects information that if released would permit a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. This does not prohibit an organization from including a single e-mail address on a Web page in correspondence. |
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90 CS/SCOK (FOIA Office)
6307 Randall Avenue
Bldg 232 Suite 114
FE Warren AFB, WY 82005-2688
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Com'l: (307) 773-2149
DSN: 481-2149
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Fax: (307) 773-4021
DSN: 481-4021
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Click here to e-mail the FOIA Office.
If you are not satisfied with the response from F. E. Warren's FOIA Requester Service Center, please contact:
AFSPC/A6NK (FOIA)
150 Vandenberg St, Ste 1105
Peterson AFB, CO 80914
Voice: (719) 554-2503, DSN 692-2503
FAX (719) 554-5646, DSN 692-5646
You may also contact the FOIA Public Liaisons at:
SAF/XCPP (FOIA)
1800 Air Force Pentagon
Washington DC 20330-1800
Voice: (703) 696-6515
E-mail af.foiapa@pentagon.af.mil
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What is the FOIA? 