{"id":11473,"date":"2015-05-16T17:41:44","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T21:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/?page_id=11473"},"modified":"2022-02-16T10:07:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T15:07:02","slug":"foia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/foia\/","title":{"rendered":"FOIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">FOIA<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Due to COVID-19 precautions, \u00a0please note that we are not currently able to process Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests received through the U.S. mail. If you would like to submit a FOIA request, please send the request to <a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"mailto:foia@fmcs.gov\">foia@fmcs.gov<\/a> or through the Public Access Link \u00a0<a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/palfmcs.efoia-host.com\/\">https:\/\/palfmcs.efoia-host.com\/<\/a>. \u00a0FOIA requests mailed to our office will be processed as soon as we return to the building.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>The 1996 Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) require publicly accessible \u201celectronic reading rooms\u201d which contain FMCS\u2019 FOIA response documents and other information routinely available to the public, and which include electronic search and indexing features.<\/p>\n<p>Before submitting a FOIA request, please check to see if the information you are seeking is already available in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmcs.gov\/resources\/documents-and-data\/\">FOIA Reading Room.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FMCS also maintains a conventional reading room where paper copies of documents\u00a0 are available for inspection and copying. You may visit FMCS\u2019s public reading room in person <strong>by appointment<\/strong> at One Independence Square, 250 E Street SW, Washington DC 20427, Monday through Friday except legal holidays, between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I make a FOIA request to FMCS?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Beginning October 26, 2020 FOIA requests may be submitted through the Public Access Link (PAL): <a href=\"https:\/\/palfmcs.efoia-host.com\/\">https:\/\/palfmcs.efoia-host.com\/<\/a>. This link will enable users to submit FOIA requests, check the status of requests, receive requests, and appeal responses to requests. Due to the current situation, we cannot ensure the timely processing of requests received in the mail and encourage requesters to use the link above. If you are unable to use PAL, we are still accepting FOIA requests via <a href=\"mailto:foia@fmcs.gov\">foia@fmcs.gov<\/a> or via fax at 606-202-5444.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chief FOIA Officer:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) has designated Sarah Cudahy, General Counsel, as its Chief Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer with overall responsibility under Executive Order 13392 of December 14, 2005, on Improving Agency Disclosure of Information. Ms. Cudahy can be reached at Tel. 202-606-5444.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOIA Public Liaison:<\/strong><br \/>\nFOIA Liaison, Greg Raelson, director Congressional and Public Affairs \u2013 Tel. 202-606-8081<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOIA Requester Service Center:<\/strong><br \/>\nFOIA requesters who have any questions on the status of their request should contact the FMCS FOIA Contact:\u00a0 Program Assistant by calling 202-606-5444.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FMCS FOIA Regulations:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/cfr\/text\/29\/part-1401\/subpart-B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">29 CFR Part 1401, \u00a0Subpart B, Sec. 1401.20 -1401.36<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>FMCS FOIA Reporting<\/strong> can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmcs.gov\/resources\/documents-and-data\/#tab-d39622a43e3b5d84b2b\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<div><strong>Where can I find more information about releasing and withholding information under FOIA ?<\/strong><br \/>\nCheck Your Right To Federal Records <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmcs.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/YourRightToFederalRecords.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11473"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11473\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}