FOIA Records
The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S. Code Section 552, as amended by the OPEN Government Act of 2007, Publication L, No. 110-175, 121 Stat. 2524, gives the public the right to access any Department of Navy (DoN) records unless the information in those records is protected by one or more of nine exemptions that qualify an agency's need to withhold records from a requester, and there is a sound legal basis to withhold them.
The DoN adheres to the policy and disclosure regulations set forth in 32 CFR Chapter VI, Part 701, to implement the FOIA uniformly and to provide maximum allowable disclosure of agency records upon request by an individual.
NARA'S General Records Schedule 4.2 governs information access records. While it mandates that official FOIA case files be kept for at least 6 years after final agency action, the publicly posted copies in a "virtual library" are excluded from that strict retention - agencies are permitted to destroy or remove those published reference copies when they are no longer needed for business use.
Individuals with disabilities may request a remediated or alternating version of a file listed in this reading room by contacting USFF FOIA coordinator at 757-836-3630.