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                Department of Justice FOIA GuideSubsection (a)(2) of the Freedom of Information Act, commonly known as the FOIA, requires federal agencies to make **four types of records** affirmatively available for "public inspection and copying."Agencies may satisfy this requirement by either providing the designated documents solely in an electronic Reading Room on an agency website, or in a combination of electronic and conventional Reading Rooms.The Federal Communications Commission satisfies this requirement (Certification) through a combination of electronic and conventional Reading Rooms.Conventional Reading Room - FCC Reference Information CenterThe Reference Information Center is the official Commission custodian for many of the Commission records that meet the FOIA Reading Room requirements. The Center provides a convenient, central location for members of the general public wishing to research and obtain record information on applications, formal and informal proceedings, and FCC programs and activities.The Reference Information Center is located in Room CY-A257 at the Commission’s Headquarters. It is open to the public Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM on Friday.Electronic Reading RoomListed below are links that will take you directly to the four types of information required in an Electronic Reading Room. BUT, these links are just a small taste of what is available on the Commission's web site.Because the Commission makes so much information available on its web site, you are encouraged to thoroughly review the Commission's web site before filing a FOIA request. It's highly likely that you'll find what you are looking for on the Internet. If you need help with what is available on the Commission's web site you can either use the search function found at the top of each page of the web site.**"Final opinions [and] ... orders" made in the adjudication of cases;**The *Daily Digest* provides a brief synopsis of Commission orders, news releases, speeches, public notices and all other FCC documents that are released each business day.EDOCS lets you search a database of *Daily Digest* entries for FCC documents that have been posted to the FCC web site.The FCC Items on Circulation web page provides a compilation of Commission level items that have been circulated and are pending action by the full Commission. This list is updated on a weekly basis.The Enforcement Bureau web pages give links to citations, notices of apparent liability, and other compliance related activities of the Commission.The Office of Administrative Law Judges web pages provide links to administrative law decisions reached by that office.**Specific agency policy statements;**1974 Children's Television Policy Statement1984 Children's Television Programming and Advertising Practices1991 April, Policies and Rules Concerning Children's Television Programming1991 August, Revision of Policies and Rules Concerning Children's Television Programming1991 Policy Regarding Character Qualifications in Broadcast Licensing1992 April, Radio Rules and Policies1992 November, Revision of Radio Rules and Policies1992 Policy Regarding Character Qualifications in Broadcast LicensingAlternative Dispute ResolutionCharacter evaluation policy statementChildren's TV Policy StatementsDTV Policy StatementFCC EEO Policy StatementFederal Communications Commission And Federal Trade Commission Joint Policy Statement On Deceptive Advertising Of Long Distance Telephone ServicesForfeiture Policy StatementGuidance to incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) seeking to revise the deposit and payment provisions of their interstate access tariffsInternational Settlements Policy Reform & Benchmarks PolicyInternet Policy StatementMinority ownership policy statementPolicy on Call Back ServicesPolicy statement concerning the height of radio and television antenna towersPolicy statement regarding Guidance To Broadcasters Regarding Indecency StatuteStatement of Policy on Establishing a Government-to-Government Relationship with Indian TribesTender offer and proxy statement policy statementTime brokerage policy statement**Administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public; and**The Office of the Secretary web pages provide links to Commission process and procedure manuals.The Office of Communications Business Opportunity web pages provide links to compliance guides.The Commission Registration System (CORES) explains the procedures necessary to receive a FCC Registration Number (FRN).The Commission's *"**Section 504 Programs & Activities Accessibility Handbook**"* provides information on making reasonable accommodation/disability information requests.Commission Meeting Room Usage ProceduresFederal Advisory Committee ManagementFreedom of Information (FOIA) Program ManagementPrivacy Act Program ManagementRegulatory Flexibility Act Program Management**Records disclosed in response to a FOIA request that "the agency determines have become or are likely to become the subject of subsequent requests for substantially the same records."**Memorandum of Understanding between the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission and the American Radio Relay League, Incorporated regarding the use of amateur radio service operator volunteersSinclair/Tribune Merger Follow-up Report of Investigation in response to Congressional QuerySinclair/Tribune Merger Report of InvestigationReport of Investigation into alleged multiple distributed denial-of-service attacks involving the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing SystemSinclair DocumentsResponse to NHMC FOIA RequestApplications filed with the CommissionBrowse FCC Federal Digital System (FDSYS) RecordsCell tower/antenna locationsChairman Pai's March 6, 2017 meeting with President TrumpCommunications with Transition TeamConsumer complaintsElectronic filing optionsEnforcement Bureau: Partial response to FOIA requests Re: Google Inc. in File No. EB-10-IH-4055[ Letter Ruling RE: Confidentiality Request | Updated Release of NAL | Application for Review ]Equipment authorizationsFCC DirectivesFCC FOIA ReportsFCC Purchase Cardholders: PDF | ExcelFCC Transition Materials 2016FormsMajor Information SystemsPaying feesRadio, television, cable, satellite, or marine operator licensingRoutinely Available Records in the Reference Information CenterSection 230 of the Communications Decency Act: [ 1 | 2 ]Spectrum auctions2020 Super Bowl Complaints: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 52023 Super Bowl Complaints2021 Grammy Awards Show Complaints: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 42023 Grammy Awards Show Complaints**Records Excluded from the Reading Room**Records which are published and offered for sale by the Commission are excluded from the definition of Reading Room records. These records are described at 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.411, 0.413, 0.415, 0.416, 0.420, and 0.431. Similarly, records published under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1) – the Federal Register requirement for publishing basic information about the organization of the agency – are excluded from the definition of Reading Room records. These records are described at 47 C.F.R. Part 0, Subpart A (Organization -- §§ 0.1 – 0.191); Subpart B (Delegations of Authority -- §§ 0.201 – 0.392); and §§ 0.401 and 0.402 (location of Commission offices and office hours).

        
        
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