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United States Southern Command

Attn: SCSJA-FOIA

9301 NW 33rd St.

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Dear United States Southern Command FOIA Manager:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. 

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the fees will exceed $25.00 or the maximum dollar amount I entered. 

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public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or 

activities of the government and is not primarily in my commercial interest. 

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USSOUTHCOM FOIA Electronic Submission Information

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), enacted in 1966, generally provides that any person 

has the right to request access to federal agency records or information. Federal agencies are 

required to disclose records upon receiving a written request for them, except for those records 

that are protected from disclosure by any of the nine exemptions or three exclusions of the 

FOIA. This right of access is enforceable in court.

Your Rights Under FOIA

• You have the right to request records under the Freedom of Information Act.

• You have the right to appeal any denial of records under the Freedom of Information Act.

• You have the right to request a “fee waiver” if you can demonstrate that the requested

record(s) is in the public interest and not primarily in the commercial interest of the

requester.

• Under Executive Order 13526, you have the right to request review of specific documents

for declassification and release to the public.

• For additional information please see the DoD FOIA Handbook.

The SOUTHCOM FOIA Service Center was designed to assist the public in making Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) requests for HQ U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) records. The 

information obtained herein is not intended to be definitive or exhaustive. The FOIA, which is 

known by its legal cite as Title 5 U.S.C. § 552, along with the Department of Defense (DOD) 

Regulation 5400.7, governs how requests will be processed within SOUTHCOM. Because 

SOUTHCOM must comply with national security laws, some documents or parts of documents 

may be exempt from release.

This FOIA Requester Service Center is the initial point of contact for FOIA requesters (see FOIA 

Contact) to receive status, updates and appropriate information about their requests. Any 

requesters that have concerns about the service they are receiving from this FOIA Requester 

Service Center can raise concerns with Mr. James Hogan, FOIA Public Liaison, Chief of FOIA 

Policy, Appeals and Litigation. He can be reached at (571)372-0449 or 

at OSD.FOIALiaison@mail.mil. 

For additional information please see the DoD Freedom of Information Act Policy Office