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Freedom of Information Act

FOIA Contact

Melanie Ann Pustay, Deputy Director
Office of Information and Privacy
Suite 570, Flag Building
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
(202) 514-FOIA

Conventional Reading Room

Call (202) 514-FOIA for access instructions.

Electronic Reading Room

This includes frequently requested records, opinions, policy statements, and staff manuals/instructions to staff, created by the Office of LegislativeAffairs after November 1, 1996.

Component Description

The Office of Legislative Affairs provides or arranges for testimony by Department witnesses at congressional hearings, and receives for assignment in the Department requests from congressional committees and subcommittees for information relating to congressional investigations and requests from Congress on behalf of constituents. Records maintained include those relating to the administration of the office.

DOJ Reference Guide:

A comprehensiveguide to the FOIA that serves as a handbook for obtaining information fromthe Department

Special information required to make a FOIA request:

None

Publicly available information for which a FOIA request is not required:

None.

Multitrack processing:

FOIA requests are placed in one of three 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.

Major Information Systems

DOJ FOIA Page