(a) This subpart contains the rules that the Department of Justice follows in processing requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. 552. The rules in this subpart should be read in conjunction with the text of the FOIA and the Uniform Freedom of Information Fee Schedule and Guidelines published by the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB Guidelines”). Additionally, the Department's “FOIA Reference Guide” and its attachments contain information about the specific procedures particular to the Department with respect to making FOIA requests and descriptions of the types of records maintained by different Department components. This resource is available at http://www.justice.gov/oip/04_3.html. Requests made by individuals for records about themselves under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, are processed under subpart D of part 16 as well as under this subpart.
(b) As referenced in this subpart, component means each separate bureau, office, division, commission, service, center, or administration that is designated by the Department as a primary organizational entity.
(c) The Department has a decentralized system for processing requests, with each component handling requests for its records.
[AG Order No. 3517-2015, 80 FR 18106, Apr. 3, 2015, as amended by AG Order 3803-2016, 82 FR 727, Jan. 4, 2017]
Notes of Decisions
Dent v. Exec. Off. for the United States Attorneys, 926 F. Supp. 2d 257 (D.D.C. 2013).
· cites it 3× “§ 552 (a)(4)(A)©; see 28 C.F.R. § 16.1 et seq. For purposes of these regulations, the term “component” means “each separate bureau, office, board, division, commission, service, or administration of the [DOJ],” 28 C.”
Skinner v. United States Dep't of Just., 744 F. Supp. 2d 185 (D.D.C. 2010).
· cites it 2× “§ 552 (a)(4)(A)®; see 28 C.F.R. § 16.1 et seq. Payment is required “[rjegardless of whether the plaintiff ‘filed’ suit before or after receiving the request for payment.”
Banks v. Dep't of Just., 605 F. Supp. 2d 131 (D.D.C. 2009).
· cites it 3× “§ 552 (a)(4)(A)®; see 28 C.F.R. § 16.1 et seq. For purposes of these regulations, the term “component” means “each separate bureau, office, board, division, commission, service, or administration of the Department of Justice,” 28 C.”
Krieger v. United States Dep't of Just., 529 F. Supp. 2d 29 (D.D.C. 2008).
“Krieger argues that the DOJ has violated these provisions by allowing the preceding violations of the Privacy Act to occur.”
Doe v. United States Dep't of Just., 660 F. Supp. 2d 31 (D.D.C. 2009).
“[T]he DOJ has promulgated extensive regulations codified at 28 C.F.R. §§ 16.1 et seq. that safeguard its Privacy Act-protected records, notwithstanding the allegations of a single violation against one individual.”
Schoenman v. Fed. Bureau of Investigation, 604 F. Supp. 2d 174 (D.D.C. 2009).
“Although the DOJ’s own regulations provide that "[t]he disclosure of information that already is in the public domain, in either a duplicative or a substantially identical form, would not be as likely to contribute to such understanding where nothing new would be added to the…”
Calhoun v. Dep't of Just., 693 F. Supp. 2d 89 (D.D.C. 2010).
“See 28 C.F.R. § 16.1 et seq. Under these regulations, a person “may make a request for records of the Department of Justice by writing directly to the Department component that maintains those records.”
Emily C. Martin v. Charles A. Lauer, 686 F.2d 24 (D.C. Cir. 1982).
“See 28 C.F.R. 16.1 et seq. 44 . As we noted supra at note 34, the government may protect its interests in appropriate circumstances by seeking a protective order.”
Acumenics Rsch. & Tech. v. United States Dep't of Just., 843 F.2d 800 (4th Cir. 1988).
“As to requests for disclosure of business information, these regulations provide for: (1) prompt notice to the submitter of a third-party FOIA request, (2) an opportunity to present objections to disclosure with explicit direction to “specify all grounds for withholding any of…”
Dick v. Holder, 67 F. Supp. 3d 167 (D.D.C. 2014).
“The DOJ, and by extension the FBI, has “ ‘promulgated extensive regulations codified at 28 C.F.R. §§ 16.1 et seq. that safeguard its Privacy Act-protected records[.”
Debrew v. Atwood, 847 F. Supp. 2d 95 (D.D.C. 2012).
“05”), sets forth the requirements for an inmate’s FOIA request for information maintained in records of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”).”
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— 28 C.F.R. § 16.1(b) — 1 case
Debrew v. Atwood, 847 F. Supp. 2d 95 (D.D.C. 2012).
“05”), sets forth the requirements for an inmate’s FOIA request for information maintained in records of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”).”
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