Effective January 12, 2004, the Office of the Secretary (OS) is implementing multitrack processing (see 43 CFR 2.26). The OS is using the following 3 tracks:

1. Simple: 1-5 workdays
2. Normal: 20 workdays
3. Complex: over 20 workdays

Requesters should assume, unless notified by the OS, that their request is in the “Normal” track.

Updated Fee Note: As of 10/1/04 responsive documents that total 50 or more pages; the Office of the Secretary FOIA office will provide all responsive documents on a CD ROM in TIFF format. The fee for each CD ROM is $2.00 (photocopying charges are not applicable when a CD ROM is used).

To access Office of the Secretary (O/S) policies and procedures not included in the Electronic Library of Interior Policies (ELIPS), click on the desired office below.

SIO Secretary's Immediate Office

• OCL Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs
• OCO Office of Communications
• OEA Office of External Affairs
• OES Office of Executive Secretariat
• IGA Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
• Other Secretarial Documents
• DS Deputy Secretary
• OST Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
• OTFM Office of Trust Funds Management
• LM Assistant Secretary - Land and Minerals Management
• WS Assistant Secretary - Water and Science
• FW Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
• IA Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
• PMB Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget
  
  • OCIO Office of the Chief Information Officer
  • PSD Office of Small and Disadvantaged Businesses Utilization

  • Deputy Assistant Secretary - Policy and International Affairs

    • PEP Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance
    • PPA Office of Policy Analysis
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary - Performance, Accountability, and Human Resources
  • NBC Director - National Business Center

  • PEL Ethics Staff
  • PEO Office of Equal Opportunity
  • PNS Office of National Service & Educational Partnerships
  • PPM Personnel
  • PPP Office of Planning and Performance Management
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary - Business Management and Wildland Fire
    • PAM Office of Acquisition and Property Management
    • PFM Office of Financial Management
    • POB Office of Budget
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary - Insular Affairs
    • PIA Office of Insular Affairs