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#   E-Reading Room

The FOIA requires the Commission to make available for public inspection and copying several types of records without the need for a formal FOIA request.  5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(1) & (a)(2).  The Commission fulfills applicable statutory requirements by making materials described below available for inspection and copying in its onsite and E-FOIA Reading Rooms.  Those materials, among others, include:

General Information about the Commission                                                                                                                     ** Latest FMSHRC News**

**Decisions and Orders of the Commission                                                                                                                    Other Proactive Disclosures**
                      - Review Commission Decisions
                      - ALJ Decisions
                      - Blue Books

FOIA Guide

FOIA Logs

Reading Room Certification

The Commission’s Improvement Plan under Executive Order 13392 (June 2006)

**Commission Rules and Regulations**
                      - Sunshine Act
                      - FOIA Rules
                      - Procedural Rules
                      - Employee Ethical Conduct
                      - Equal Access to Justice Act
                      - Non-Discrimination
                      - Privacy-Act

The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by the MINER Act and any subsequent legislation

**Informal Commission Documents**
                      - How a Case Proceeds Before the Commission
                      - Guide to Commission Proceedings
                      - Frequently Asked Questions
                      - Procedural Rule Pamphlet
                      - Commission Notices of Meetings

The Commission’s onsite FOIA Reading Room is located at the headquarters office at 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 520N, Washington, D.C. 20004-1710 and the Commission’s E-FOIA Reading Room may be accessed at www.fmshrc.gov.

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### The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

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