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FOIA

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FOIA Electronic Reading Room - Category One

Final Opinions/Orders in Adjudicated Cases Aviation, Hazardous Materials, and Motor Carrier-Related Decisions Decisions by ALJs and/or the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs [1996-present]

These decisions are located in Regulations.gov unless otherwise...

OST Electronic Reading Room

In accordance with 5 USC 552(a)(2), the following four categories of records (“Reading Room” records) are available without the need for a FOIA request. Only Reading Room records created on or after November 1, 1996 must be made available electronically, and we make them available here.

Office of the Secretary FOIA Information

The Office of the Secretary (OST) formulates national transportation policy; prepares needed transportation legislation; helps negotiate and implement international transportation agreements; assures the fitness of U.S. airlines and enforces airline consumer protection regulations. It also...

2010 Chief FOIA Officer Report

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is presenting our Chief FOIA Officer’s Report on a component-by-component basis.  A summary of Departmental-level activity precedes the component-by-component reports.

2011 Chief FOIA Officer Report

We are pleased to show in this second annual Chief FOIA Officer report that DOT has made good progress in reducing backlogs, making proactive disclosures, applying the presumption of openness, and ensuring that DOT has effective systems in place to respond to FOIA requests.

2012 Chief FOIA Officer's Report

We are pleased to demonstrate in this third annual Chief FOIA Officer report that DOT has made strong progress in reducing backlogs, making proactive disclosures, applying the presumption of openness, ensuring that DOT has effective systems in place to respond to FOIA requests, and using...