A Sample FOIA Request

I hereby request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, as amended, the following documents: [list documents]. As provided in the Freedom of Information Act, I expect to receive a reply within twenty working days.

If you determine that some portions of the requested material are exempt, please provide me with the remaining non-exempt portions and state the reasons for withholding the documents and a description of the documents withheld. I reserve the right to appeal any decision to withhold information and expect that you will provide me with the address and office where such an appeal can be sent.

Please provide exact copies of the requested documents. I will pay reasonable reproduction and search costs. If the amount of the reproduction and search costs, exceeds $ or if you have any questions concerning this request, please contact me.