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Legal Assistance Request Form Please use this form only if you would like to request assistance on behalf of a non-profit or public interest organization. If you are seeking FOIA assistance as an individual or on behalf of a for-profit institution, please do so through the Freedom of Information Clearinghouse. To request assistance on behalf of a public interest organization, please fill out the following form:
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What type of FOIA assistance are you requesting?
In addition to a short description of how we can help you, please fill out the fields below.
Please describe the documents you are seeking.
Choose one or more government agency where the records may be held, or where you filed a FOIA request:
Select Agency Agency for International Development Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA Air Force Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) Antitrust Division, Department of Justice Army Bonneville Power Administration Broadcasting Board of Governors Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Prisons Bureau of Public Debt Bureau of Reclamation Centers for Disease Control Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Central Intelligence Agency Civil Division, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice Coast Guard Commission on Civil Rights Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Commodity Futures Trading Commission Community Oriented Policing Services Community Relations Service Comptroller of the Currency Consumer Product Safety Commission Copyright Office Corporation for National Service Council on Environmental Quality Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia Criminal Division, Department of Justice Defense Contract Audit Agency Defense Finance and Accounting Service Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Intelligence Agency Defense Logistics Agency Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Defense Security Service Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture, Office of the Chief Financial Officer Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of State Department of the Interior Department of the Treasury Department of Transportation Department of Veterans Affairs Drug Enforcement Administration Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice Environmental Protection Agency Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Executive Office for Immigration Review Executive Office for United States Attorneys Export-Import Bank Farm Credit Administration Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Federal Aviation Administration Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Communications Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Election Commission Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Housing Finance Board Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Federal Maritime Commission Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Federal Open Market Committee Federal Railroad Administration Federal Reserve Board Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Federal Trade Commission Financial Management Service Fish and Wildlife Service Fleet Information Service Center Food and Drug Administration Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Forest Service General Accounting Office General Services Administration Inspector General, Department of Defense Inspector General, Department of Justice Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs Internal Revenue Service International Criminal Police Organization International Trade Administration International Trade Commission Justice Management Division, Department of Justice Legal Services Corporation Merit Systems Protection Board Military Service and Pension Records (NARA) National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Archives and Records Administration National Credit Union Administration National Drug Intelligence Center National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Indian Gaming Commission National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institutes of Health National Labor Relations Board National Mediation Board National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Park Service National Reconnaissance Office National Science Foundation National Security Agency National Transportation Safety Board Naval Research Lab Navy Nuclear Regulatory Commission Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Office of Administration, EOP Office of Aircraft Services Office of Dispute Resolution Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office of Government Ethics Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Office of Information and Privacy Office of Intelligence Policy and Review Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liason Office of Justice Programs Office of Legal Counsel Office of Legal Policy Office of Legislative Affairs Office of Management and Budget Office of National Drug Control Policy Office of Personnel Management Office of Professional Responsibility Office of Public Affairs Office of Science and Technology Policy Office of Special Counsel Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office of the Associate Attorney General Office of the Attorney General Office of the Deputy Attorney General Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive Office of the Pardon Attorney Office of the Solicitor General Office of the Solicitor, Department of the Interior Office of the United States Trade Representative Office of Thrift Supervision Overseas Private Investment Corporation Parole Commission Patent and Trademark Office Peace Corps Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Railroad Retirement Board Research, Education, and Economics Divisions of USDA Securities and Exchange Commission Selective Service System Small Business Administration Social Security Administration Surface Transportation Board Tax Division, Department of Justice Tennessee Valley Authority Transportation Security Administration United States Customs Service United States Geological Survey United States Marshals Service United States Postal Rate Commission United States Postal Service United States Secret Service United States Trade and Development Agency United States Trustees Program
and/or
State government body:
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Have you already filed a FOIA Request?
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If so, on what date?
What response did you receive?
Denial in whole Denial in part No response Select Response
Other:
If your request was denied in whole or in part, what basis did the agency provide for the denial? (choose one or more)
Select Basis Exemption 1 Exemption 2 Exemption 3 Exemption 4 Exemption 5 Exemption 6 Exemption 7 Exemption 8 Exemption 9 Request was insufficiently specific No responsive records found Responsive records are not “agency records” or “public records” Agency refused to admit or deny the existence of responsive records
Did you request a fee waiver?
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If you requested a fee waiver, was it denied?
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If the fee waiver was denied, on what basis?
If you were denied in whole or in part, have you filed an agency appeal?
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If so, on what date?
Have you received a response?
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If so, was it successful?
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If you were unsuccessful in whole or in part during an agency appeal, have you filed a lawsuit?
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If so, please explain the state of the litigation.

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