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- From: Ian.Hebert@f1125.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Ian Hebert)
- Newsgroups: misc.handicap
- Subject: Re: Freedom of informati
- Message-ID: <24376@handicap.news>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 20:25:22 GMT
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- [This is from the AbleNews Conference]
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- JN>Joe Nicholson: *** Quoting Bill Smith to All ***
-
- JN>QUESTION: Do we under the Freedom of Information Act have a right
- JN>BS> to obtain a report if it WERE made and if so,
-
- JN>Bill, isn't the Act a Federal regulation/law that applies ONLY
- JN>to Federal agencies? There may be a similar law in California,
- JN>but you'd have to know its specific title and paragraphs that
- JN>apply to your case, before you could ask for/demand a copy of
- JN>the report.
-
- Joe:
-
- You may be right on this one. Here is some information excerpted from
- the Whole Earth Signal that might prove useful:
-
- Fund for Open Information and Accountability
-
- FOIA, Inc. is a volunteer crew assisting people in their uphill struggle
- with the State, whether you're looking for your own files, researching a
- book, or pressuring OSHA to release environmental records.... The Fund
- survives on your help. They'll send the necessary forms for $2....
-
- Files Kit $2
-
- Our Right to Know
- (Newsletter)
- Ellen Ray, Editor
- $10/year, 2 issues
-
- Both available from:
-
- FOIA Inc.
- 145 West 4th Street
- New York, NY 10012
-
- (212)477-3188
- _____________________________
-
- A Citizen's Guide On Using the Freedom of Information Act
- (House Report 100-199)
- Committee on Government Operations, 1987; 50 pages.
-
- Available for $1.75 postpaid from:
-
- Superintendent of Documents
- United States Government Printing Office
- Washington, D.C. 20402
-
- (202) 275-3238
-
- This compact little pamphlet tells you how to request government
- documents through the Freedom of Information Act and the 1974 Privacy
- Act (which allows you to see what the government has on you in its
- records), and also warns you which types of documents you can't get.
- ___________________
-
- Hope you find this of use.
-
- Ian Hebert
-
- * OLX 2.1 TD * 4:00 a.m. already? Oh no, not again!!
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