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Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Requests

NRC has a Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act program that administers policies, programs, and procedures to ensure NRC compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act (PA), 5 U.S.C. 552 and 5 U.S.C. 552a. NRC's regulations on public records are found in 10 CFR Part 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

The FOIA generally provides any person the right, enforceable in court, to obtain access to federal agency records.

The objectives of the Privacy Act are to restrict disclosure of personally identifiable records maintained by federal agencies, grant individuals rights of access to agency records maintained on themselves, grant individuals the right to seek amendment of agency records maintained on themselves, and to require agencies to comply with statutory norms for collection, maintenance, and dissemination of records.

For more information related to the FOIA and Privacy Act, see the following:

Freedom of Information Act Guide - what to include in a FOIA request, how to submit the request, and how NRC will process the request
Privacy Act Requests Guide - what to include in a Privacy Act request, how to submit the request, and how NRC will process the request
Processing Fees - detailed explanation of our FOIA and Privacy Act processing fees
Index of Closed FOIA/PA Requests by Subject - subject list of requests closed since 1998
Recent FOIA Requests - subject list and reference number of recently received requests
Records Frequently Requested under the FOIA - full text of frequently requested records
Privacy Act Systems of Records - a complete description of agency records that are retrieved by name, social security number, or any other type of personal identifier
Annual FOIA Reports - Statistics on NRC's FOIA program reported annually to the Department of Justice
NRC Government Information Locator Service - a list of NRC's publicly available federal information resources
NRC Citizen's Guide to NRC Information - description of NRC's information and how to obtain it
Contact Us About the FOIA or Privacy Act

For more information on the U.S. Federal government's FOIA programs, visit the Office of Information and Privacy, U.S. Department of Justice , the Web site of the Federal government's executive office for guidance on FOIA implementation.

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