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U.S. Department of Education – Annual FOIA Report (FY 2006)
 
Regulatory Information Management ServicesOffice of Management
 
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Report to theAttorney General of the United States
 
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U.S. Department of Education – Annual FOIA Report (FY 2006)
U.S. Department of EducationFREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ANNUAL REPORTFOR FISCAL YEAR 2006TABLE OF CONTENTSI. Basic Information Regarding this Report:........................................................................ 3II. How to Make a FOIA Request:......................................................................................... 3III. Definition of Terms Used in this Report:........................................................................ 5IV. ED Exemption b(3) statutes applied by ED components throughout FY 2005:.............. 9V. Initial FOIA/PA Access Requests:................................................................................... 10VI. Appeals of Release Determinations of FOIA/PA Requests:.......................................... 11VII. Departmental compliance with Time Limits/Status of Pending FOIA/PA requests:... 12VIII. Comparisons with Previous Years:............................................................................... 12IX. Costs/FOIA Staffing:....................................................................................................... 14X. Fees:.................................................................................................................................. 14XI. ED FOIA/PA Implementing Regulations:....................................................................... 14XII. Report on Executive Order 13392 Implementation: …………………………………. 15APPENDIX A: ED Component Statistical Breakout Charts: ............................................... 18APPENDIX B: ED FOIA Improvement Plan: ………………………………………...….. 26
 
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U.S. Department of Education – Annual FOIA Report (FY 2006)
U.S. Department of Education
I. Basic Information Regarding Report
a. The person to contact regarding this report or to obtain a paper copy of the report is:Angela ArringtonChief, FOIA OfficeRegulatory Information Management ServicesOffice of ManagementUnited States Department of Education400 Maryland Ave, SW, PCP 9
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FloorWashington, DC 20202-4700b. The Internet address for this report on the World Wide Web (www) is:http://www.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/foia/index.htmlc. This report provides data for the entire U.S. Department of Education (ED). A breakoutby individual processing components is provided in Appendix A.
II. How to Make a FOIA or Privacy Act Request
 
a. Information on how to make a FOIA Request and on how to make a Privacy Act requestis available from the ED FOIA website: http://www.ed.gov/foiab. In general:1. Make requests in writing, either handwritten or typed or electronic. Only use personalresources to make FOIA or Privacy Act requests and appeals, including inquiries of thestatus of a request or appeal.2. Be as specific as possible with regard to names, dates, places, events, subjects, etc. If known, include any file designations or descriptions for the records wanted. It is notnecessary to give a requested record's exact name or title, but the more specificinformation provided about the desired records or types of records, the more likelythe Department of Education will be able to locate them.3. Include a return mailing address, daytime phone number, and email address (if available).4. If you want your request to be made under the Privacy Act as well, include astatement signed under penalty of perjury stating that you are the person who youclaim to be.
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