Part 2 — Freedom of Information Act; Records and Testimony
Subpart A — Introduction
Subpart B — How To Make a Request
- § 2.3— Where should you send a FOIA request?
- § 2.4— Does where you send your request affect its processing?
- § 2.5— How should you describe the records you seek?
- § 2.6— How will fee information affect the processing of your request?
- § 2.7— What information should you include about your fee category?
- § 2.8— Can you ask for records to be disclosed in a particular form or format?
- § 2.9— What if your request seeks records about another person?
- § 2.10— May you ask for the processing of your request to be expedited?
- § 2.11— What contact information should your request include?
Subpart C — Processing Requests
Subpart D — Timing of Responses to Requests
- § 2.14— In what order are responses usually made?
- § 2.15— What is multitrack processing and how does it affect your request?
- § 2.16— What is the basic time limit for responding to a request?
- § 2.17— When does the basic time limit begin for misdirected FOIA requests?
- § 2.18— When can the bureau suspend the basic time limit?
- § 2.19— When may the bureau extend the basic time limit?
- § 2.20— When will expedited processing be provided and how will it affect your request?
Subpart E — Responses to Requests
Subpart F — Handling Confidential Information
- § 2.26— May submitters of possibly confidential information designate information as confidential when making Departmental submissions?
- § 2.27— When will the bureau notify a submitter of a request for their possibly confidential information?
- § 2.28— What information will the bureau include when it notifies a submitter of a request for their possibly confidential information?
- § 2.29— When will the bureau not notify a submitter of a request for their possibly confidential information?
- § 2.30— How and when may a submitter object to the disclosure of confidential information?
- § 2.31— What must a submitter include in a detailed Exemption 4 objection statement?
- § 2.32— How will the bureau consider the submitter's objections?
- § 2.33— What if the bureau determines it will disclose information over the submitter's objections?
- § 2.34— Will a submitter be notified of a FOIA lawsuit?
- § 2.35— Will you receive notification of activities involving the submitter?
- § 2.36— Can a bureau release information protected by Exemption 4?
Subpart G — Fees
- § 2.37— What general principles govern fees?
- § 2.38— What are the requester fee categories?
- § 2.39— How does your requester category affect the fees you are charged?
- § 2.40— How will fee amounts be determined?
- § 2.41— What search fees will you have to pay?
- § 2.42— What duplication fees will you have to pay?
- § 2.43— What review fees will you have to pay?
- § 2.44— What fees for other services will you have to pay?
- § 2.45— When will the bureau waive fees?
- § 2.46— When may you ask the bureau for a fee waiver?
- § 2.47— How will the bureau notify you if it denies your fee waiver request?
- § 2.48— How will the bureau evaluate your fee waiver request?
- § 2.49— When will you be notified of anticipated fees?
- § 2.50— When will the bureau require advance payment?
- § 2.51— What if the bureau needs clarification about fee issues?
- § 2.52— How will you be billed?
- § 2.53— How will the bureau collect fees owed?
- § 2.54— When will the bureau combine or aggregate requests?
- § 2.55— What if other statutes require the bureau to charge fees?
- § 2.56— May the bureau waive or reduce your fees at its discretion?
Subpart H — Administrative Appeals
- § 2.57— When may you file an appeal?
- § 2.58— How long do you have to file an appeal?
- § 2.59— How do you file an appeal?
- § 2.60— Who makes decisions on appeals?
- § 2.61— How are decisions on appeals issued?
- § 2.62— When can you expect a decision on your appeal?
- § 2.63— Can you receive expedited processing of appeals?
- § 2.64— Must you submit an appeal before seeking judicial review?
Subpart I — General Information
- § 2.65— Where are records made available?
- § 2.66— What are FOIA Requester Centers and the FOIA Public Liaison?
- § 2.67— When will the Department make records available without a FOIA request?
- § 2.68— How will FOIA materials be preserved?
- § 2.69— How will a bureau handle a request for federally-funded research data?
- § 2.70— What definitions apply to subparts A through I of this part?
Subpart J — Declassification of Classified Documents
Subpart K — Privacy Act
- § 2.220— Purpose and scope.
- § 2.221— Definitions.
- § 2.222— Records subject to Privacy Act.
- § 2.223— Standards for maintenance of records subject to the Act.
- § 2.225— Federal Register notices describing systems of records.
- § 2.226— Assuring integrity of records.
- § 2.227— Conduct of employees.
- § 2.228— Government contracts.
- § 2.231— Disclosure of records.
- § 2.232— Accounting for disclosures.
- § 2.235— Request for notification of existence of records: Submission.
- § 2.236— Requests for notification of existence of records: Action on.
- § 2.237— Requests for access to records.
- § 2.238— Requests for access to records: Submission.
- § 2.239— Requests for access to records: Initial decision.
- § 2.240— Requests for notification of existence of records and for access to records: Appeals.
- § 2.241— Requests for access to records: Special situations.
- § 2.245— Amendment of records.
- § 2.246— Petitions for amendment: Submission and form.
- § 2.247— Petitions for amendment: Processing and initial decision.
- § 2.248— Petitions for amendments: Time limits for processing.
- § 2.249— Petitions for amendment: Appeals.
- § 2.250— Petitions for amendment: Action on appeals.
- § 2.252— Statements of disagreement.
- § 2.254— Exemptions.
Subpart L — Legal Process: Testimony by Employees and Production of Records
- § 2.280— What does this subpart cover?
- § 2.281— What is the Department's policy on granting requests for employee testimony or Department records?
- § 2.282— How can I obtain employee testimony or Department records?
- § 2.283— If I serve a subpoena <em>duces tecum,</em> must I also submit a <em>Touhy</em> request?
- § 2.284— What information must I put in my <em>Touhy</em> Request?
- § 2.285— How much will I be charged?
- § 2.286— Can I get an authenticated copy of a Department record?
- § 2.287— How will the Department process my <em>Touhy</em> Request?
- § 2.288— What criteria will the Department consider in responding to my <em>Touhy</em> Request?
- § 2.289— What must I, as an employee, do upon receiving a request?
- § 2.290— Must I get approval before testifying as an expert witness on a subject outside the scope of my official duties?