Part 2105 - Requirements for Compliance With the Freedom of Information Act  


Subpart A - Introduction
§ 2105.1 - What should you know up front?
§ 2105.2 - What kinds of records are not covered by the regulations in this part?
Subpart B - How To Make a Request
§ 2105.3 - Where should you send a FOIA request?
§ 2105.4 - How should you describe the records you seek?
§ 2105.5 - How will fee information affect the processing of your request?
§ 2105.6 - What information should you include about your fee category?
§ 2105.7 - Can you ask for records to be disclosed in a particular form or format?
§ 2105.8 - What if your request seeks records about another person?
§ 2105.9 - May you ask for the processing of your request to be expedited?
§ 2105.10 - What contact information should your request include?
Subpart C - Processing Requests
§ 2105.11 - What should you know about how the Agency processes requests?
§ 2105.12 - How do consultations and referrals work?
Subpart D - Timing of Responses to Requests
§ 2105.13 - In what order are responses usually made?
§ 2105.14 - What is multitrack processing and how does it affect your request?
§ 2105.15 - What is the basic time limit for responding to a request?
§ 2105.16 - When can the Agency suspend the basic time limit?
§ 2105.17 - When may the Agency extend the basic time limit?
§ 2105.18 - When will expedited processing be provided and how will it affect your request?
Subpart E - Responses to Requests
§ 2105.19 - How will the Agency respond to requests?
§ 2105.20 - How will the Agency grant requests?
§ 2105.21 - When will the Agency deny a request or procedural benefits?
§ 2105.22 - How will the Agency deny requests?
§ 2105.23 - What if the requested records contain both exempt and nonexempt material?
Subpart F - Handling Confidential Information
§ 2105.24 - May submitters of possibly confidential information designate information as confidential when making submissions?
§ 2105.25 - When will the Agency notify a submitter of a request for their possibly confidential information?
§ 2105.26 - What information will the Agency include when it notifies a submitter of a request for their possibly confidential information?
§ 2105.27 - When will the Agency not notify a submitter of a request for their possibly confidential information?
§ 2105.28 - How and when may a submitter object to the disclosure of confidential information?
§ 2105.29 - What must a submitter include in a detailed Exemption 4 objection statement?
§ 2105.30 - How will the Agency consider the submitter's objections?
§ 2105.31 - What if the Agency determines it will disclose information over the submitter's objections?
§ 2105.32 - Will a submitter be notified of a FOIA lawsuit?
§ 2105.33 - Will you receive notification of activities involving the submitter?
§ 2105.34 - Can an Agency release information protected by Exemption 4?
Subpart G - Fees
§ 2105.35 - What general principles govern fees?
§ 2105.36 - What are the requester fee categories?
§ 2105.37 - How does your requester category affect the fees you are charged?
§ 2105.38 - How will fee amounts be determined?
§ 2105.39 - What search fees will you have to pay?
§ 2105.40 - What duplication fees will you have to pay?
§ 2105.41 - What review fees will you have to pay?
§ 2105.42 - What fees for other services will you have to pay?
§ 2105.43 - When will the Agency waive fees?
§ 2105.44 - When may you ask the Agency for a fee waiver?
§ 2105.45 - How will the Agency notify you if it denies your fee waiver request?
§ 2105.46 - How will the Agency evaluate your fee waiver request?
§ 2105.47 - When will you be notified of anticipated fees?
§ 2105.48 - When will the Agency require advance payment?
§ 2105.49 - What if the Agency needs clarification about fee issues?
§ 2105.50 - How will you be billed?
§ 2105.51 - How will the Agency collect fees owed?
§ 2105.52 - When will the Agency combine or aggregate requests?
§ 2105.53 - What if other statutes require the Agency to charge fees?
Subpart H - Administrative Appeals
§ 2105.54 - When may you file an appeal?
§ 2105.55 - How long do you have to file an appeal?
§ 2105.56 - How do you file an appeal?
§ 2105.57 - Who makes decisions on appeals?
§ 2105.58 - How are decisions on appeals issued?
§ 2105.59 - When can you expect a decision on your appeal?
§ 2105.60 - Can you receive expedited processing of appeals?
§ 2105.61 - Must you submit an appeal before seeking judicial review?
Subpart I - General Information
§ 2105.62 - Where are records made available?
§ 2105.63 - What are public liaisons?
§ 2105.64 - When will the Agency make records available without a FOIA request?
§ 2105.65 - How will FOIA materials be preserved?
§ 2105.66 - How will an Agency handle a request for federally-funded research data?
§ 2105.67 - What definitions apply to this part?
§ 2105.68 - What definitions apply to this part?
Appendix A to Part 2105 - Fee Schedule