VETS Service Center Contacts - FOIA requesters seeking information concerning their submitted FOIA request or to obtain general information on our agency’s FOIA practices and resources may contact the VETS' national service center contact or their regional service center contact.ĭOL FOIA Service Center Contacts - Within the Labor Department, each agency processes its own FOIA requests. You may fax a FOIA request to "VETS FOIA Staff" at 20 or "Solicitor FOIA Staff" at 20. If you cannot determine the proper agency to which your FOIA request should be addressed, you may mail a direct request (with as much information as possible describing the records sought) to the:ĭivision of Management and Administrative Legal Services You may mail a FOIA request to VETS national office or a regional office. You may submit a FOIA request by sending an email to FOIA requests sent to any other DOL email addresses will not be accepted as a properly submitted request. The request as well as the envelope itself should be clearly marked "Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request" with as much information as possible describing the record(s) being sought. We encourage the public to explore VETS’ and DOL’s websites or use our search option to see if the information you seek is already available on our website.įOIA requests can be submitted to the VETS' appropriate national or regional office by mail, email, or fax.
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Please use the link(s) below to learn how to make a FOIA Request. This period does not begin until the request is received by the FOIA office that maintains the records sought. Under the statute, all federal agencies are required to respond to a FOIA request within 20 business days excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. FOIA applies only to federal agencies and does not create a right of access to records held by Congress, the courts, or by state or local government agencies. However, agencies may withhold information pursuant to nine exemptions and three exclusions contained in the statute.
Department of Labor (DOL), is required to disclose records requested in writing by any person. If possible, contact the last medical treatment facility to determine if records have been retired to the NPRC before sending a request.Īs currently scheduled, all medical treatment records are temporary (non-permanent) records.The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides that any person has the right to request access to federal agency records or information. The military medical facilities transfer the DMFs to the NPRC, generally 1-5 years after last treatment. Records prior to 1954 were destroyed in accordance with legal authorities in effect at the time. If possible, contact the last medical treatment facility to determine if records have been retired to the NPRC before sending a request.Īrmy, Air Force and Coast Guard: The NPRC stores Dependent Medical Folders (DMFs) for dependents treated at Army, Air Force or Coast Guard facilities from 1954 to the present. Naval facilities transfer Dependent Medical Folders (DMFs) to the NPRC, generally after 1-5 years of inactivity. Some record collections date from the 1940s and 1950s, but more comprehensive information exists beginning in the 1960s. Navy: The NPRC stores inpatient, outpatient, dental and mental health records created at Naval medical treatment facilities. If possible, contact the last medical treatment facility to determine if records have been retired to the NPRC before sending a request.ĭependents and Others, Medical Treatment Record Holdings: The military medical facilities transfer retiree records to the NPRC, generally after 1-5 years of inactivity. These records reflect health care for former members during their retirement years but do NOT include former active duty medical records. The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) stores records of inpatient, outpatient, dental and mental health treatment of military retirees. Military Retirees, Medical Treatment Record Holdings:
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