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Upcoming FOIA Reporting Deadlines
October 1st marked the beginning of Fiscal Year 2015, and with the start of the new fiscal year, agencies will begin working on preparing three important reports. The three FOIA reports – the Annual FOIA Report, the Quarterly FOIA Reports, and the Chief FOIA Officer Report – illustrate all the hard work of agencies' FOIA offices over this past year as well as the great work that will be done in the upcoming year. In order to satisfy their reporting obligations this year, agencies should mark the following deadlines in their calendars:
Fiscal Year 2014 Annual FOIA Report
December 5, 2014 – Agencies are required to submit their Fiscal Year 2014 Annual FOIA Reports to OIP for review
For guidance on the requirements for completing the Annual FOIA Report, please see the Department’s Annual FOIA Report Handbook.
Fiscal Year 2015 Quarterly FOIA Reports
January 30, 2015 – Quarter 1 data is required to be posted in accordance with OIP's Guidance
April 24, 2015 – Quarter 2 data is required to be posted in accordance with OIP's Guidance
July 31, 2015 – Quarter 3 data is required to be posted in accordance with OIP's Guidance
October 30, 2015 – Quarter 4 data is required to be posted in accordance with OIP's Guidance
2015 Chief FOIA Officer Reports
January 16, 2015 – The twenty-nine high volume agencies noted in the 2015 Chief FOIA Officer Report Guidelines are required to submit their 2015 Reports to OIP for review
February 6, 2015 – All other agencies are required to submit their 2015 Chief FOIA Officer Reports to OIP for review
March 16, 2015 – Agencies are required to post their 2015 Chief FOIA Officer Reports online
For guidance on the requirements for completing the 2015 Chief FOIA Officer Report, please see OIP's 2015 Chief FOIA Officer Report Guidelines.
As noted previously on FOIA Post, today OIP held a refresher training for agency personnel on the preparation of both the Fiscal Year 2014 Annual FOIA Report and the 2015 Chief FOIA Officer Report.
If you have any questions regarding any of the deadlines noted above, or the requirements for completing any of the reports, please contact OIP’s FOIA Compliance Team at (202) 514-3642.
You can see all of these reporting deadlines, as well as training and event dates, on the Key Dates page of OIP’s website.
Updated October 7, 2014
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