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FOIA Contact FOIA/PA Officer Conventional Reading Room U. S. Marshals Service
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This includes frequently requested records, opinions, policy statements, and staff manuals/instructions to staff, created by the United States Marshals Service after Nov. 1, 1996. Component Description United States Marshals serve as law enforcement agents of the Government and, in that capacity, also serve as officers of the Federal courts. The Service maintains files on individuals for whom Federal warrants have been issued; records on prisoners in the custody of the United States Marshals; background information and records related to threats to and the protection of Government witnesses, U.S. Attorneys and their assistants, Federal jurists and other court officials; records on process served and executed in Federal court proceedings; and records on seized and forfeited property and evidence. It also maintains various records pertaining to the administration of the Service, including official personnel files for its employees. A comprehensive guide to the FOIA that serves as a handbook for obtaining information from the Department. Special information required to make a FOIA request For individuals: Judicial district. Publicly available information for which a FOIA request is not required Recruitment and employment literature; fact sheets; information regarding forfeiture program and sales of forfeited property. Such information is available on the U.S. Marshals Service website. Multitrack processing FOIA requests are placed in one of three major tracks. Track one is for those requests which seek and receive expedited processing pursuant to subsection (a)(6)(E) of the FOIA. The second track is for those requests which do not involve voluminous records or lengthy consultations with other entities. Track three is for those requests which involve voluminous records and for which lengthy or numerous consultations are required, or those requests which may involve sensitive records.
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