FOIA Resources

The National Labor Relations Board Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Branch handles records and information pertaining to the FOIA and the Privacy Act. This page serves as a reference point for the resources containing the rules, regulations, and guidance materials regarding the FOIA and the Privacy Act.

Freedom of Information Act Resources

Laws and Executive Orders

• The Freedom of Information Act, showing changes made by the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 (5 U.S.C. 552)

• Executive Order 13392, "Improving Agency Disclosure of Information"

• Executive Order 12600, "Predisclosure Notification Procedures for Confidential Commercial Information"

• DOJ-OIP Summary of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016

FOIA Fees

• Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines for FOIA Fees

NLRB FOIA Regulations

• NLRB Regulations Implementing the FOIA

NLRB FOIA Policies and Guidance

• NLRB FOIA Manual

Guidance

• Department of Justice Guide to the FOIA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) updates this document on a rolling basis.

• DOJ - FOIA.gov

• DOJ Infographic on FOIA

• DOJ Executive Briefing on FOIA

• Statutes DOJ Found to Qualify Under Exemption 3 of the FOIA

• DOJ FOIA Post

• Your Right to Federal Records (2006) This pamphlet is a joint publication of the Department of Justice and the General Services Administration concerning both the FOIA and the Privacy Act.

Privacy Act Resources

Laws and Guidance

• The Privacy Act

• DOJ Privacy Act Overview The “Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974,” discusses various provisions of the Privacy Act, as addressed by court decisions in cases involving the Act’s disclosure prohibition, its access and amendment provisions, and its agency recordkeeping requirements.

• OMB Privacy Act Resources

NLRB Privacy Act Regulations

• NLRB Privacy Act Regulations

NLRB Privacy Program

• NLRB Privacy Program Homepage

• Privacy Act Assessments

• Privacy Act System of Records Notices