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Freedom of Information Act

Defense Threat Reduction Agency Freedom of Information Act Program, DTRA 5400.07, 1999. (Under development. Not available for download.) This document establishes policies and procedures for DTRA implementation of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 522, as amended) and Department Of Defense (DOD) Regulation 5400.7-R. This Instruction supplements DOD 5400.7-R to accommodate the specific requirements of the Agency's FOIA program.

Department of Defense Freedom of Information Act Program Regulation, DOD 5400.7-R, September 1998. This document provides guidance regarding administration of the FOIA Program within DOD.

Annual Freedom of Information Act Program Reports. As a component of DOD, DTRA submits report information, which is compiled into their Annual Reports to Congress:

Fiscal Year 2002 Annual Report to Congress (PDF)

Fiscal Year 2001 Annual Report to Congress (PDF)

Fiscal Year 2000 Annual Report to Congress (PDF)

Fiscal Year 1999 Annual Report to Congress (PDF)

Reading Room. An appropriate facility where the public may inspect and copy, or have copied, the reading room records described in DOD Regulation 5400.7-R, will be made available upon request. Please call the FOIA office at (703) 325-7095.

How to Submit a FOIA Request to DTRA

FOIA requests may be submitted by mail, facsimile or electronically. Requests should be submitted to:

Freedom of Information Act Officer
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
FOIA Office
8725 John J. Kingman Road
MSC 6201
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201
Fax: (703) 797-0418
E-Mail: efoia@dtra.mil

Costs and fees. Persons requesting records from DTRA will be charged fees as stated in DOD 5400.7-R. As stated in this Regulation, the requester will be categorized as either:

 
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Commercial - Pay all search, review, and duplication

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Educational or Noncommercial Scientific Institution or News Media - Pay duplication charges only in excess of 100 pages.

bullet Others - Pay search and duplication fees in excess of 2 hours Search and 100 pages

Established DOD fees are; clerical search and review @ $20 per hour; professional search and review @ $44 per hour; computer search varies according the system used; microfiche @ 0.25 per page; and reproduction cost @ 0.15 per page.

It is DOD policy to waive all assessable fees if the total amount does not exceed $15.

If you intend to ask for a fee waiver, your request should describe how the disclosure of the information is in the public interest and explain how you will disseminate this information.

 




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