FOIA/Privacy Act Reference Materials


Access to Department of State Records
22 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 171 (Availability of Information to the Public)
-Information Access Guide  [129 Kb]
-Validation Checklist for Requests for Personal Information [11 Kb]  [13 Kb]

Laws and Amendments
Text of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as amended in 2007 and 2009
Text of the Privacy Act
Open Government Act of 2007

Executive Orders
-Executive Order 13526, Classified National Security Information (Dec. 29, 2009)  [149 Kb]
-Executive Order 13392, Improving Agency Disclosure of Information (Dec. 14, 2005)  [99 Kb]
-Executive Order 12958, Classified National Security Information (April 17, 1995)  [126 Kb]
-Executive Order 12972, Amendment to Executive Order No. 12958 (Sept. 19, 1995)  [55 Kb]
-Executive Order 13142, Amendment to Executive Order 12958-Classified National Security Information (Nov. 19, 1999)  [59 Kb]
-Executive Order 13292, Further Amendment to Executive Order 12958, as Amended, Classified National Security Information (March 25, 2003)  [136 Kb]
-Executive Order 12600, Predisclosure notification procedures for confidential commercial information (June 23, 1987)  [27 Kb]

Administrative Guidance
Open Government Directive
Attorney General's Memorandum Concerning the FOIA (March 19, 2009)
Presidential Memorandum: Freedom of Information Act (January 21, 2009)
Presidential Memorandum: Transparency and Open Government (January 21, 2009)
-Message from the Secretary of State on FOIA  [34 Kb]

Records Disposition Schedules
Domestic Records Disposition Schedules
Foreign Records Disposition Schedules

Department of State's Major Information Systems
Department of State's Major Information Systems

Information Collection/System of Records on Individuals
Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)
Systems of Records Notices (SORNs)

Improving FOIA Administration Under E.O. 13392
-Department of State FOIA Backlog Reduction Plan  [107 Kb]
-Department of State Report and Plan under EO 13392  [128 Kb]
-Department of State Backlog Reduction Goals  [12 Kb]

Additional Resources
FOIA.gov
FOIA Resources (DOJ: Office of Information Policy)
U.S. Government Printing Office (Federal Digital System)
Principal FOIA Contacts at Federal Agencies (DOJ)
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)


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