III-F: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Planning, Processing and Reporting

Prepare a plan for improvement of our administration of the FOIA

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On December 14, 2005, the President issued Executive Order 13392, entitled “Improving Agency Disclosure of Information,” which contains several statements of government-wide FOIA policy as well as many specific new planning and reporting requirements that will affect all Federal agencies in their administration of the Act. Executive Order 13392 requires all Federal agencies subject to the FOIA to designate a Chief FOIA Officer; to establish FOIA Requester Service Centers and designate FOIA Public Liaisons; to review their FOIA operations; to develop a plan for improving those operations; and to submit reports on all such matters to the Attorney General, who in turn will report on these implementation steps in a consolidated fashion with recommendations to the President. Pursuant to the Executive Order, the Board Members have named the agency’s General Counsel as the Chief FOIA Officer for the RRB, and the Assistant General Counsel as its FOIA Public Liaison. Additionally, the Board Members have designated the Office of General Counsel as its FOIA Requester Service Center for the purpose of facilitating better agency communications with FOIA requesters. The RRB will prepare an agency-specific plan for improvement of our administration of the FOIA with concrete milestones and specific timetables and outcomes to be achieved, and by which agency improvements can be measured. As required by the Executive Order, the RRB will report on the development and implementation of its plan to the Department of Justice and the Office of Management and Budget.

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