Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2010.

摘要

This is the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2010. The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS or Administrative Conference) conducts scholarly research and analysis of current, relevant issues in administrative law and regulatory procedure in order to make the regulatory and administrative process more efficient, less costly and fairer. Each year the Administrative Conference undertakes initiatives either as part of its own research agenda or at the request of other agencies. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) can be found in Title 5 of the United States Code, Section 552. It is a Federal statute that provides that any person has a right to request access to records in the possession of a Federal agency, unless that record is protected from disclosure by any of the FOIA's exemptions. The FOIA was enacted to strengthen our democratic form of government by allowing ready access to government records by anyone who asks, for any purpose. This is one way of ensuring that the government operates openly and thus remains accountable to the governed. In 1996, the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments (E-FOIA) was signed into law. E-FOIA will make it possible for you to have electronic access to important agency information.