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Eectronic Freedom of Information Act, E-FOIA
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RECORDS UNDER THE E-FOIA
The Electronic Freedom
of Information Act Amendments of 1996 addresses the issues and procedural
aspects of FOIA administration. The amendment:
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defines the term "record"
as including "any information that would be an agency record subject to
the requirements of the FOIA when maintained by an agency in any format,
including an electronic format; |
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addresses the form
or format in which a requested record is disclosed providing the record
is readily reproducible by the agency in the requestor's desired form or
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directs Federal agencies to maintain both conventional reading rooms
and electronic reading rooms to meet FOIA responsibilities. |
Simply stated, DOE-ID will honor a requestor's form or format choice
for a requested record assuming disclosure in that form or format is readily
reproducible.
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ELECTRONIC READING ROOM (E-READING ROOM)
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The 1996 Amendment
establishes a requirement for electronic availability of reading room records
with on-line access in what can be regarded as "electronic reading rooms."
The e-reading room will contain any records processed and disclosed in
response to FOIA requests that have become or are likely to become the
subject of frequent requests for the same records. Note: records
created prior to the 1996 cut-off date will not be subject to the electronic
availability requirement. Click here to view the holdings of
the Electronic Reading Room.
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