The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 5 U.S.C. Section 552, provides that
any person has a right to obtain access to Federal agency records, except for
those records that are protected from disclosure by one of nine exemptions or by one of three special law enforcement
exclusions.
You do not need to submit a FOIA request to obtain public records. If you are seeking
nonpublic records, you must make a FOIA
request in writing. You may fax (202) 418-5543 or mail your request, or submit our
electronic form. Your request
should include:
- a description of the records you are seeking, as clear and precise as
possible
- your name, address, and daytime telephone number
- an agreement to pay the applicable fees, a specific
fee limit you do not want to exceed, or a justification to support a fee waiver.
Write "Freedom of Information Act Request" on the envelope and
address it to:
Eileen A. Donovan
Assistant Secretary for FOIA Matters
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Centre
1155 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20581
Wherever possible, the records requested will be furnished to you within 20
working days. If a request presents unusual circumstances—such as a large
volume of material sought—you will be notified and offered an opportunity to
limit the scope of your request in order to facilitate its processing.
If some information must be deleted from a record before the record is
released, or if an entire document is withheld, you will be informed of the
amount of material that has not been released to you. You may file an appeal to obtain access to any withheld material.
For further information, please see the Guide to
CFTC Information, or contact the CFTC's FOIA Compliance Office at
(202) 418-5105.
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