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FOIA Contact:Freedom           of Information Operations Unit (SARO)          Drug Enforcement Administration          700 Army Navy Drive          Arlington, VA 22202          (202) 307-7596Conventional Reading           Room:Freedom           of Information Section          Room W-7216          700 Army Navy Drive          Arlington, VAElectronic Reading           Room:The Electronic           Reading Room includes frequently requested records, opinions, policy           statements, and staff manuals/instructions to staff, created by the           Drug Enforcement Administration on or after November 1, 1996. List of           Major Information Systems.Component Information:The Drug           Enforcement Administration (DEA) enforces the controlled substances           laws and regulations of the United States by bringing to the criminal           and civil justice system of the United States, or any other competent           jurisdiction, those involved in the growth, manufacture, or distribution           of controlled substances in or destined for the illicit traffic in the           United States. DEA maintains investigative and intelligence files of           criminal activities related to illicit drug traffic and drug abuse,           rosters and investigations of legitimate drug handlers, distributors           and manufacturers, and records of controlled substance security investigations.           It also keeps various records pertaining to the administration of DEA.           
Publicly available             information for which a FOIA request is not required:

Certain manuals,             pamphlets on drugs and other DEA programs published by DEA's Office             of Public Affairs, asset forfeiture advertisements and auction announcements;             requests for reasons for the issuance of a telephone record subpoena             made by the subject of the subpoena.

If interested             in such information, please contact the office listed above. DOJ Reference           GuideA comprehensive           guide to the FOIA that serves as a handbook for obtaining information           from the Department.Special Information           Required to Make a FOIA Request:NonePublicly Available           Information for Which FOIA Request is Not Required:NoneMultitrack Processing:FOIA requests           are placed in one of three tracks. Track one is for those requests which           seek and receive expedited processing pursuant to subsection (a)(6)(E)           of the FOIA. The second track is for those requests which do not involve           voluminous record or lengthy consultations with other entities. Track           three is for those requests which involve voluminous records and for           which lengthy or numerous consultations are required, or those requests           which may involve sensitive records.
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