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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) generally provides that any person has a right, enforceable in court, to obtain access to federal agency records, except to the extent that such records (or portions of them) are protected from public disclosure by one of nine exemptions, or by one of three special law enforcement record exclusions.
The principles of government openness and accountability underlying the FOIA are inherent in the democratic ideal: "The basic purpose of the FOIA is to ensure an informed citizenry, vital to the functioning of a democratic society, needed to check against corruption and to hold the governors accountable to the governed."
Click here for the full text of the Freedom of Information Act. |
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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 pages free and pay for additional pages.
Category 3: Others. Requesters get the first two hours of search and the first 100 pages free. |
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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)(2)(high). We also rely on FOIA exemption (b)(6) when denying lists of personal e-mail addresses. High (b)(2) protects 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 of in correspondence. |
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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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Requests for FOIA records located at Eielson AFB, AK may be submitted via the U.S. Postal Service addressed to:
354 CS/SCOK (FOIA)
2543 Wabash Ave. Ste 300
Sample letter
or can be hand delivered to the above address or
sent via fax to: (907) 377-3333 or
sent via e-mail request to: https://www.efoia.af.mil/palMain.aspx
Requests for records at Eielson AFB must contain the following:
State or imply that the request is being made under the FOIA
Name, address, and phone number of the requester
Detailed description of the records requested
A statement indicating a willingness to pay any fees incurred during a search, review and reproduction of the records
"If dissatisfied with the response received from the center, you may contact the FOIA Public Liaison at (703) 696-6487 or email af.foiapa@pentagon.af.mil." Provide all "fully released" FOIA records and the current listed records (i.e., government purchase card, etc.) on the Reading Room site to be sent to the AF FOIA Reading Room organizational mailbox at foia.readingroom@pentagon.af.mil (copied above) or to the Community of Practice (CoP). Make sure your documents are in PDF format and no larger than 30 MB.
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FOIA Introduction 