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<blockquote data-quote="Box Ox" data-source="post: 5415666" data-attributes="member: 48469">I assume FOIA reponse requirements for unclassified documents are similar across agencies. Has it been twenty working days since those FOIA requests started going out? <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" />[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.dol.gov/general/foia/guide[/URL]<h2>VI. How Long Will It Take to Answer My FOIA Request?</h2>&quot;Under the statute, federal agencies are required to respond to a FOIA request within twenty working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. This period does not begin until the request is actually received by the component that maintains the records sought.Under the FOIA, a component may extend the response time for an additional ten business days when: (1) the component needs to collect responsive records from field offices; (2) the request involves a &quot;voluminous&quot; amount of records which must be located, compiled, and reviewed; or (3) the component must consult with another agency which has a substantial interest in the responsive material or with two or more other components of the Department of Labor. When such an extension is needed, the component will notify you of this and offer you the opportunity to modify or limit your request. Alternatively, you may agree to a different timetable for processing your request.An agency component may toll (or stop) the time from running to respond to a FOIA request. Tolling can only occur if the request is properly made and the clock has already started. The number of times an agency component can toll the time is limited. An agency component can only toll the 20-day clock in two situations: a) one time when the agency is waiting for information it has requested from the requester; or b) as many times as necessary in order to clarify any issue with the requester regarding fee assessment.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Box Ox, post: 5415666, member: 48469"] I assume FOIA reponse requirements for unclassified documents are similar across agencies. Has it been twenty working days since those FOIA requests started going out? :) [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.dol.gov/general/foia/guide[/URL] [HEADING=1][SIZE=5]VI. How Long Will It Take to Answer My FOIA Request?[/SIZE][/HEADING] "Under the statute, [B]federal agencies are required to respond to a FOIA request within twenty working days[/B], excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. This period does not begin until the request is actually received by the component that maintains the records sought. Under the FOIA, a component may extend the response time for an additional ten business days when: (1) the component needs to collect responsive records from field offices; (2) the request involves a "voluminous" amount of records which must be located, compiled, and reviewed; or (3) the component must consult with another agency which has a substantial interest in the responsive material or with two or more other components of the Department of Labor. When such an extension is needed, the component will notify you of this and offer you the opportunity to modify or limit your request. Alternatively, you may agree to a different timetable for processing your request. An agency component may toll (or stop) the time from running to respond to a FOIA request. Tolling can only occur if the request is properly made and the clock has already started. The number of times an agency component can toll the time is limited. An agency component can only toll the 20-day clock in two situations: a) one time when the agency is waiting for information it has requested from the requester; or b) as many times as necessary in order to clarify any issue with the requester regarding fee assessment." [/QUOTE]

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