The Department
of the Army
Freedom of
Information Act

Department of the Army
Washington, DC
1 November 1997

Department of the Army
Washington, DC
1 November 1997

published on 14 April 1997. It was authenticated by Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of the Army. This electronic edition publishes the basic April 1997 edition and incorporates Change 1, published on 1 November 1997. It was also authenticated by Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of the Army.

dom of Information Act Program in accord- ance with the Freedom of Information Reform Act of 1986. The Reform Act re- quired agency promulgation of regulations specifying a uniform schedule of fees and guidelines for determining waiver or reduc- tion of such fees. The regulation conforms with the Office of Management and Budget\u2019s

(OMB\u2019s) Uniform Freedom of Information Act Fee Schedule and Guidelines and is pub- lished pursuant to the Freedom of Informa- tion Reform Act of 1986 (PL 99-570, 5 USC 552(B)); section 954 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1987 (PL 99661, 10 USC 2328), as amended by the Defense Technical Corrections Act of 1987 (PL 100-26). It includes all of DOD 5400.7- R dated July 1989 except for appendixes E and F.

Active Army, the Army National Guard, the U.S. Army Reserve, and organizations for which the Department of the Army is the Executive Agent.

The proponent of this regulation is the Direc- tor of Information Systems for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (DISC4). The DISC4 has the authority to ap- prove exceptions to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regula- tion. The proponent may delegate the ap- proval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent.

regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from HQDA (SAIS-IA-R), 107 ARMY PENTAGON, WASH DC 20310- 0107.

regulation are not official unless they are au- thenticated by the Administrative Assistant to the Seretary of the Army. Users will destroy interim changes on their expiration dates un- less sooner superseded or rescinded.

vited to send comments and suggested im- provements on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) or in DA Form 2028 format, if they are transmitted electronically, directly to HQDA (SAIS-IA-R), 107 ARMY PENTA- GON, WASH DC 20310-0107.

is made in accordance with initial distribution number (IDN) 093276, intended for com- mand levels B,C,D,and E for Active Army, Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Re- serve.

Definitions \u2022 1\u2013400, page 2
FOIA Request \u2022 1\u2013401, page 3
Agency Record \u2022 1\u2013402, page 3
DoD Component \u2022 1\u2013403, page 3
Initial Denial Authority (IDA) \u2022 1\u2013404, page 3
Appellate Authority \u2022 1\u2013405, page 3
Administrative Appeal \u2022 1\u2013406, page 3
Public Interest \u2022 1\u2013407, page 3
Electronic Data \u2022 1\u2013408, page 3
Law Enforcement Investigation \u2022 1\u2013409, page 3