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FOIA COMMENTARY BY ACCESS REPORTS

IV. ANALYSIS

R. Guidance to Requesters

Text:

(g) The head of each agency shall prepare and make publicly available upon request, reference material or a guide for requesting records or information from the agency, subject to the exemptions in subsection (b), including --

(1) an index of all major information systems of the agency;

(2) a description of major information and record locator systems maintained by the agency; and

(3) a handbook for obtaining various types and categories of public information from the agency pursuant to chapter 35 of title 44, and under this section.

The 1996 Amendments also added a new subsection (g), which requires agencies to produce documents listed to assist the public in requesting records under the FOIA.

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