This is in response to your correspondence of October 19, 2011, requesting pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., “all records that contain the standard language or template paragraphs used for responses to FOIA requests and FOIA appeals in [our] agency.”
In response to your request, I am attaching five pages consisting of “template responses” taken from the “Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals” training manual distributed in 2006. For your information, this component does not utilize template responses for responding to FOIA requests. However, the enclosed documents show paragraphs that are examples of standard language created from FOIA regulations pertaining to the type of information that should be included in a response. This type of information includes the date the request is received, the number of pages being released, and which, if any, exemptions were taken to withhold information.
This office does use a template paragraph to notify the requester of their right to appeal our response to their request. This paragraph was created to provide the requester with information regarding the time limit they have to appeal, and where that appeal should be sent. I have attached one page showing the notification of right to appeal paragraph used by this office in 2000. The template paragraph currently used in FOIA responses appears below.
I am required to inform you that if you consider my response to be a denial of your request, you may appeal to the Co-Director, Office of Information Policy, Department of Justice, Suite 11050, 1425 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20530-0001. Your appeal must be received within 60 days from the date of this letter. Your envelope and letter should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal” or “Information Appeal.” In the event your appeal is unsuccessful, judicial review will thereafter be available to you in the federal district court for the district in which you reside or have your principal place of business or in the District of Columbia, where the requested records are located.
Sincerely,
Ronald L. Rodgers
Pardon Attorney
This is in response to your correspondence of October 19, 2011, requesting pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., “all records that contain the standard language or template paragraphs used for responses to FOIA requests and FOIA appeals in [our] agency.”
In response to your request, I am attaching five pages consisting of “template responses” taken from the “Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals” training manual distributed in 2006. For your information, this component does not utilize template responses for responding to FOIA requests. However, the enclosed documents show paragraphs that are examples of standard language created from FOIA regulations pertaining to the type of information that should be included in a response. This type of information includes the date the request is received, the number of pages being released, and which, if any, exemptions were taken to withhold information.
This office does use a template paragraph to notify the requester of their right to appeal our response to their request. This paragraph was created to provide the requester with information regarding the time limit they have to appeal, and where that appeal should be sent. I have attached one page showing the notification of right to appeal paragraph used by this office in 2000. The template paragraph currently used in FOIA responses appears below.
I am required to inform you that if you consider my response to be a denial of your request, you may appeal to the Co-Director, Office of Information Policy, Department of Justice, Suite 11050, 1425 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20530-0001. Your appeal must be received within 60 days from the date of this letter. Your envelope and letter should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal” or “Information Appeal.” In the event your appeal is unsuccessful, judicial review will thereafter be available to you in the federal district court for the district in which you reside or have your principal place of business or in the District of Columbia, where the requested records are located.
Sincerely,
Ronald L. Rodgers
Pardon Attorney
This is in response to your correspondence of October 19, 2011, requesting pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., “all records that contain the standard language or template paragraphs used for responses to FOIA requests and FOIA appeals in [our] agency.”
In response to your request, I am attaching five pages consisting of “template responses” taken from the “Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals” training manual distributed in 2006. For your information, this component does not utilize template responses for responding to FOIA requests. However, the enclosed documents show paragraphs that are examples of standard language created from FOIA regulations pertaining to the type of information that should be included in a response. This type of information includes the date the request is received, the number of pages being released, and which, if any, exemptions were taken to withhold information.
This office does use a template paragraph to notify the requester of their right to appeal our response to their request. This paragraph was created to provide the requester with information regarding the time limit they have to appeal, and where that appeal should be sent. I have attached one page showing the notification of right to appeal paragraph used by this office in 2000. The template paragraph currently used in FOIA responses appears below.
I am required to inform you that if you consider my response to be a denial of your request, you may appeal to the Co-Director, Office of Information Policy, Department of Justice, Suite 11050, 1425 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20530-0001. Your appeal must be received within 60 days from the date of this letter. Your envelope and letter should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal” or “Information Appeal.” In the event your appeal is unsuccessful, judicial review will thereafter be available to you in the federal district court for the district in which you reside or have your principal place of business or in the District of Columbia, where the requested records are located.
Sincerely,
Ronald L. Rodgers
Pardon Attorney