HOW TO Determine what you want. You must request records describing a particular subject in sufficient detail that a government employee can locate the information. Determine which agency has the information and the address of the office that processes Freedom of Information Act requests. Personnel rules that are predominately internal in nature. The law specifies 10 working days for an agency to respond to a Freedom of Information request.
Many agencies have long backlogs.
If the agency does not meet the deadline, you may consider the request denied and can sue, but may want to talk to the agency first. If the request is partially or entirely denied, you may appeal. The denial form should include appeal procedures. Explain why the denial was unwarranted, either because the exemption doesn't apply or because the agency should use its discretion to release the records. The agency has 20 working days to respond.