43 C.F.R. PART 2--RECORDS AND TESTIMONY; FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
TITLE 43--Public Lands: Interior
Subtitle A--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
PART 2--RECORDS AND TESTIMONY; FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
Subpart A--GENERAL INFORMATION
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| What do the regulations cover?
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| What is DOI's policy regarding release of records under the FOIA?
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| What terms do I need to know?
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Subpart B--INFORMATION ROUTINELY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT FILING A FOIA REQUEST
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| How do I obtain information routinely available to the public?
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| Does DOI maintain an index of its reading room materials?
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| Will the Department accept written requests, including fax, e-mail, or telephone requests, for routinely available information?
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Subpart C--REQUESTS FOR RECORDS UNDER THE FOIA
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| What do I need to know before filing a FOIA request?
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| What information do I include in my request?
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| May I specify the form or format of disclosure?
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| Where do I send my request?
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| Why is it important to send my request to the right office?
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| When can I expect the response?
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| When may the bureau take a time extension to respond to my request?
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| When can I get expedited processing?
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| How will my requester category affect the fees that I am charged?
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| How are fees assessed and collected?
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| When will bureaus waive fees?
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| When will bureaus grant discretionary fee waivers?
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| How will the bureau respond to my request?
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| What happens if a bureau receives a request for records it does not have or did not create?
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| How will a bureau handle a request for commercial or financial information that it has obtained from a person or entity outside the Federal Government?
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| Is a submitter required to designate information that is commercially or financially sensitive?
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| How will a bureau handle a request for Federally-funded research data in the possession of a private entity?
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| Does the bureau provide multitrack processing of FOIA requests?
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| How will a bureau handle a request for information that is contained in a Privacy Act system of records? (See DOI's Privacy Act regulations (Subpart G of this part) for additional information.)
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Subpart D--FOIA APPEALS
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| When may I file an appeal?
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| How long do I have to file an appeal?
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| How will DOI respond to my appeal?
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| How long does DOI have to respond to my appeal?
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| How will the Department notify you and the submitter of commercial or financial information when it makes an appeal decision concerning such information?
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Subpart E--FOIA ANNUAL REPORT
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| Where can I get a copy of DOI's FOIA annual report?
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Subpart F--DECLASSIFICATION OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS
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| Declassification of classified documents.
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Subpart G--PRIVACY ACT
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| Records subject to Privacy Act.
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| Standards for maintenance of records subject to the Act.
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| Federal Register notices describing systems of records.
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| Assuring integrity of records.
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| Accounting for disclosures.
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| Request for notification of existence of records: Submission.
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| Requests for notification of existence of records: Action on.
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| Requests for access to records.
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| Requests for access to records: Submission.
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| Requests for access to records: Initial decision.
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| Requests for notification of existence of records and for access to records: Appeals.
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| Requests for access to records: Special situations.
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| Petitions for amendment: Submission and form.
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| Petitions for amendment: Processing and initial decision.
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| Petitions for amendments: Time limits for processing.
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| Petitions for amendment: Appeals.
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| Petitions for amendment: Action on appeals.
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| Statements of disagreement.
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Subpart H--LEGAL PROCESS: TESTIMONY BY EMPLOYEES AND PRODUCTION OF RECORDS
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| What does this subpart cover?
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| What is the Department's policy on granting requests for employee testimony or Department records?
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| How can I obtain employee testimony or Department records?
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| If I serve a subpoena must I also submit a request?
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| What information must I put in my Request?
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| How much will I be charged?
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| Can I get an authenticated copy of a Department record?
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| How will the Department process my Request?
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| What criteria will the Department consider in responding to my Request?
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| What must I, as an employee, do upon receiving a request?
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| Must I get approval before testifying as an expert witness on a subject outside the scope of my official duties?
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