Appendix I to Part 16 - Components of the Department of Justice
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Appendix I to Part 16 - Components of the Department of Justice
Please consult Attachment B of the Department of Justice FOIA
Reference Guide for the contact information and a detailed
description of the types of records maintained by each Department
component. The FOIA Reference Guide is available at
http://www.justice.gov/oip/04_3.html or upon request to the
Office of Information Policy.
The FOIA offices of Department components and any
component-specific requirements for making a FOIA request are
listed below. The Certification of Identity form, available at
http://www.justice.gov/oip/forms/cert_ind.pdf, may be used
by individuals who are making requests for records pertaining to
themselves. For each of the six components marked with an asterisk,
FOIA and Privacy Act (PA) access requests must be sent to OIP,
which handles initial requests for those six components.
Antitrust Division, FOIA/PA Unit Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives, Disclosure Division Civil Division,
FOIA/PA Officer Requests for records from case files must include a
case caption or name, civil court case number, and judicial
district. Civil Rights Division, FOIA/PA Branch Community Relations
Service, FOIA/PA Coordinator Criminal Division, FOIA/PA Unit Drug
Enforcement Administration, Freedom of Information Operations Unit,
FOI/Records Management Section Environment and Natural Resources
Division, FOIA Coordinator, Law and Policy Section Requests for
records from case files must include a case caption or name, civil
or criminal court case number, and judicial district. Executive
Office for Immigration Review, Office of the General Counsel When
seeking access to records concerning a named alien individual,
requesters must include an alien registration number (“A” number).
If the “A” number is not known or the case occurred before 1988,
the date of an Order to Show Cause, country of origin, and location
of the immigration hearing must be provided. Executive Office for
United States Attorneys, FOIA/Privacy Unit Executive Office for
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Requests for records
from case files must include the judicial district in which the
investigation/prosecution or other litigation occurred. Executive
Office for United States Trustees, FOIA/PA Counsel, Office of the
General Counsel Requests for records from bankruptcy case files
must include a case caption or name, case number, and judicial
district. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Record/Information
Dissemination Section, Records Management Division Federal Bureau
of Prisons, FOIA/PA Section Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
INTERPOL-U.S. National Central Bureau, FOIA/PA Specialist, Office
of General Counsel Justice Management Division, FOIA Contact
National Security Division, FOIA Initiatives Coordinator Office of
the Associate Attorney General* Office of the Attorney General*
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, FOIA Officer, Legal
Division Office of the Deputy Attorney General* Office of
Information Policy Office of the Inspector General, Office of the
General Counsel Office of Justice Programs, Office of the General
Counsel Office of Legal Counsel Office of Legal Policy* Office of
Legislative Affairs* Office of the Pardon Attorney, FOIA Officer
Office of Professional Responsibility, Special Counsel for Freedom
of Information and Privacy Acts Office of Public Affairs* Office of
the Solicitor General Requests for records from case files must
include a case name, docket number, or citation to case. Office on
Violence Against Women Professional Responsibility Advisory Office,
Information Management Specialist Tax Division, Division Counsel
for FOIA and PA Matters Requests for records from case files must
include a case caption or name, civil or criminal court case
number, and judicial district. United States Marshals Service,
Office of the General Counsel Requests for records concerning
seized property must specify the judicial district of the seizure,
civil court case number, asset identification number, and an
accurate description of the property. United States Parole
Commission, FOIA/PA Specialist [AG Order No. 3517-2015, 80 FR
18113, Apr. 3, 2015]