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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

What is a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request?

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request is a written request for records made by any person, including a member of the public (U.S. or Foreign citizen), an organization, or a business, but not including a federal agency or a fugitive from the law that either explicitly or implicitly invokes the FOIA. The request must include a statement agreeing to pay the assessable fees associated with processing the request. There are three categories of FOIA requesters. They are as follows:

a. commercial - Requesters must agree to pay all search, review, and duplication costs.

b. educational or noncommercial scientific institution or news media - Requesters must agree to pay duplication charges in excess of the first 100 pages if more than 100 pages of records are desired.

c. all others - Requesters must agree to pay assessable search and duplication costs if more than two hours of search effort or 100 pages of records are desired.

Requesters may be required to pay in advance if the estimated cost of processing the request exceeds $250.00, or if the requester has previously failed to pay fees in a timely fashion.

The fees are as follows:

• $44.00 per hour for professional search and review time
• $20.00 per hour for clerical search and review time,
• $0.15 for each side of a duplicated page; and
• $52.00 for computer time.

A reply should be dispatched within 20 working days.

The Department of Army implementing FOIA policies and procedures are located at 32 C.F.R. Part 518.

More information available at: Department of Justice, Office of Information and Privacy

The appearance of an external hyperlink does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) of this web site or the information, products, or services contained therein. USACE does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at this location.

Mailing Address:

District Counsel
CENWO-OC
Omaha District, Corps of Engineers
1616 Capitol Ave
Omaha, Nebraska 68102-1618

Email Address:  FOIA-NWO@usace.army.mil

Phone: 402-995-2603
Phone: 402-221-4068
Fax No.: 402-995-2614

HQUSACE FOIA Homepage

For additional assistance in submitting a request, see the Department of the Army's A Citizen's Guide to Request Army Records under the Freedom of Information Act.