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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
The Los Angeles Air Force Base FOIA office manages and oversees the administration of the FOIA and Privacy Act programs for the and the SMC. Written requests may be received by postal service, facsimile or electronically at https://www.efoia.af.mil/palMain.aspx Requests received by facsimile or electronically must have a mailing address included since it may not be practical to provide a substantive response electronically.
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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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Send requests for Los Angeles AFB records to:
61 CS/SCOKE (FOIA/Privacy Act)
483 North Aviationn Blvd.
El Segundo CA 90245-4659
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 at https://www.efoia.af.mil/palMain.aspx 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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61 CS/SCOKE (FOIA)
483 North Aviation Blvd
El Segundo CA 90245
Commerical : (310) 653-3342
DSN: 633-3342
Fax: (310) 653-3980 |
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SMC Public Affairs
483 N. Aviation Blvd.
Los Angeles AFB
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: (310) 653-1131
Media queries should be sent to: smcpa.media@us.af.mil. Public queries or event requests should be sent to: SMCPA.OUTREACH@us.af.mil
The base's mailing address is 483 North Aviation. To get directions to the base using a GPS navigation device or a web-based map service, such as Google Maps or MapQuest, use this address to find the main gate:
400 North Douglas St., El Segundo, CA, 90245 |
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What is the FOIA? 