1. Regulations
  2. title 36
  3. chapter XII
  4. part 1250
  5. subpart A
  6. § 1250.4

View all text of Subpart A [§ 1250.1 - § 1250.14]

§ 1250.4 - Who can file a FOIA request?

Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or public or private organization other than a Federal agency, regardless of nationality, may file a FOIA request with NARA. The Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 551(2), excludes Federal agencies from filing FOIA requests. However, state and local governments may file FOIA requests.

AUTHORITY: 44 U.S.C. 2104(a) and 2204 (3)(c)(1); 5 U.S.C. 552; Public Law 114-185; E.O. 13526; E.O. 12600; 52 FR 23781; 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235.

SOURCE: 79 FR 56504, Sept. 22, 2014, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 36 CFR 1250.4