Access to Department of State Records
-Information Access Guide
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-22 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 171 (Availability of Information to the Public) [115 Kb]
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-Validation Checklist for Requests for Personal Information [11 Kb]
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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)
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-Executive Order 13392, Improving Agency Disclosure of Information (Dec. 14, 2005)
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-Executive Order 12958, Classified National Security Information (April 17, 1995)
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-Executive Order 12972, Amendment to Executive Order No. 12958 (Sept. 19, 1995)
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-Executive Order 13142, Amendment to Executive Order 12958-Classified National Security Information (Nov. 19, 1999)
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-Executive Order 13292, Further Amendment to Executive Order 12958, as Amended, Classified National Security Information (March 25, 2003)
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-Executive Order 12600, Predisclosure notification procedures for confidential commercial information (June 23, 1987)
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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
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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
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-Department of State Report and Plan under EO 13392
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-Department of State Backlog Reduction Goals
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Additional Resources
FOIA.gov
FOIA Resources (DOJ: Office of Information Policy)
GPO Access / Government Information Locator Service Records (GILS)
Principal FOIA Contacts at Federal Agencies (DOJ)
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
