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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and E-FOIA

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a Federal statute that allows any person the right to obtain Federal agency records unless the records (or part of the records) are protected from disclosure by any of the nine exemptions contained in the law. On October 2, 1996, the President signed into law the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (E-FOIA). E-FOIA makes it possible for individuals to have electronic access to certain USDA information without making a formal FOIA request.

How to Make a FOIA Request
Rural Development FOIA Contacts
Rural Development FOIA Guide (Rural Development Instruction 2018-F)
Rural Development Regulations
Rural Development Handbooks
Rural Development FOIA Annual Reports
Department of Agriculture FOIA Home Page
Department of Justice Guide to the FOIA
USDA Government Information Locator System (GILS)


 

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Rural Development is within the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administers rural business, cooperative, housing, utilities and community development programs.

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