Past Meetings

June 9, 2022

• Agenda
• Presentation Slides
• Minutes (certified)
• Transcript
• 2020-2022 Term FOIA Advisory Committee Final Report and Recommendations
• Revised Final Draft 6-8-2022 (Revised 6-8-2022)
• FOIA Advisory Committee Report and Recommendations Final Draft 6-2-2022 
• Legislation Subcommittee Report for 2020-2022 Term
• Federal Register Notice
• Registration
• YouTube Livestream Link

May 5, 2022

• Agenda
• Minutes (certified)
• Transcript
• Federal Register Notice
• Presentation Slides
• FOIA Tech Subcommittee Recommendations TS2 and TS3 04/06/2022
• Revised FOIA Tech Subcommittee Recommendation TS3 Part 2 05/02/2022
• Classification Subcommittee Recommendations Re: Classification Harmonization 05/03/2022
• First-Party FOIA Draft Recommendations 04/01/2022
• Public Records Requester Survey - A.Jay Wagner and David Cuillier January 11, 2022 (Updated) 05/04/2022
• Reimagining OGIS Draft Recommendations 05/04/2022
• YouTube Livestream Link

April 7, 2022

• Agenda
• Transcript
• Meeting Minutes (certified)
• Federal Register Notice
• FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
• FOIA Tech Subcommittee Recommendations TS2 and TS3 04/04/2022
• First-Party FOIA Draft Recommendations 04/01/22
• Reimagining OGIS Draft Recommendations 03/30/2022 Draft 
• Recommendations Regarding Classification Harmonization Draft
• YouTube Livestream Link

March 10, 2022

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes (certified)
• Transcript
• Federal Register Notice
• Presentation Slides
• Draft Classification Subcommittee Glomar Recommendations and White Paper (March 3, 2022)
• Draft Technology Subcommittee Recommendations (March 4, 2022)
• Public Records Requester Survey - A.Jay Wgner and David Cuillier
• YouTube Livestream Link

December 9, 2021

• Agenda
• Classification Subcommittee White Paper and Recommendations Regarding Glomar Responses - Draft (Dec 8, 2021)
• Federal Register Notice
• FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
• FOIA Advisory Committee September 9, 2021 Meeting Minutes (Certified)
• Public Comments Submitted to the FOIA Advisory Committee
• Report of the First-Person FOIA Working Group to the FOIA Advisory Committee - Final Discussion Draft (Dec 8. 2021)
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Livestream
• YouTube Video - Recording

September 9, 2021

• Agenda
• Federal Register Notice
• June 10, 2021 - Meeting Minutes (Certified)
• Presentation Slides
  • Access and the Private Sector by Rick Peltz-Steele, Chancellor Professor, UMass Law
  • FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
• Public Comments Submittted to the FOIA Advisory Committee
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Livestream
• YouTube Video - Recording

June 10, 2021

• Agenda
• Federal Register Notice
• FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
• Legislation Subcommittee Recommendation - Increasing Access to Information in the United States Congress (DRAFT of 5/27/2021)
• FOIA Advisory Committee Recommendation No. 2021-01 - Increasing Access to Information in the Legislative Branch- The Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) delivered this recommendation to Archivist of the United States after the Committee’s vote at its June 10, 2021, meeting.
• Meeting Minutes (Certified)
• Public Comments Submitted to the FOIA Advisory Committee
• Transcript 
• YouTube Video - Livestream
• YouTube Video - Recording

March 3, 2021

• Agenda
• Federal Register Notice
• Mission Statements of the FOIA Advisory Subcommittees
  • Classification Subcommittee
  • Legislation Subcommittee
  • Process Subcommittee
  • Technology Subcommittee
• FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
• Meeting Minutes (Certified)
• Public Comments Submitted to the FOIA Advisory Committee
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Livestream
• YouTube Video - Recording
• Welcome Remarks by Archivist of the United States, David S. Ferriero

December 10, 2020

• Agenda
• Federal Register Notice
• Handout - The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) & Classified Records at a Glance
• Meeting Minutes (Certified)
• Presentation Slides
  • An Overview of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)by John Powers, Associate Director of Classification Management, ISOO, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
  • Briefing on FOIA & Classified Records National Declassification Center (NDC) High-Level Process Chartby William P. Fischer, Director, NDC, NARA
  • FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
• Public Submitted to the FOIA Advisory Committee
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Livestream
• YouTube Video - Recording
• ​Welcome Remarks by Archivist of the United States, David S. Ferriero

Reference Materials

• 32 CFR Part 2001, “Classified National Security Information" (June 28, 2010)
• 32 CFR Part 2003, “The Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) Bylaws, Rules, and Appeal Procedures" (July 9, 2012)
• Executive Order 13526, “Classified National Security Information” (December 29, 2009)
• FOIA Advisory Committee Recommendations Dashboard
• Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)
• National Declassification Center (NDC)
• Public Interest Declassification Board, "A Vision for the Digital Age: Modernization of the U.S. National Security Classification and Declassification System" (May 2020)
• Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, "(U) Assessment of IC Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Programs", Report INS-2018-001 (September 28, 2018)
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy, "Guidance for Agency FOIA Administration in Light of COVID-19 Impacts" (May 28, 2020)

September 10, 2020

• Agenda
• Federal Register Notice
• Handout - Introduction to the Committee By-Laws and Responsibilities
• Presentation Slides - Chief FOIA Officers Council, Technology Committee Update for the FOIA Advisory Committee
• Meeting Minutes (Certified)
• Reference Materials
  • Final Report and Recommendations of the 2018-2020 Term of the FOIA Advisory Committee(Jul 9, 2020)
  • Chief FOIA Officers (CFO) Council, Technology Committee Report: Best Practices and Recommendations(Feb 14, 2020) 
  • Final Report and Recommendations of the 2016-2018 Term of the FOIA Advisory Committee(Apr 17, 2018)
  • Final Report and Recommendations of the 2014-2016 Term of the FOIA Advisory Committee(Apr 19, 2016)
• Spreadsheet - FOIA Advisory Committee Priorities(Excel File)
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Livestream
• YouTube Video - Recording

June 4, 2020

Materials Posted Before the Meeting

• Agenda
• Federal Register Notice
• Document - FOIA Advisory Committee, 2018-2020 Term, Final Report and Recommendations(Draft Revised May 19, 2020)
• Document - Final Report and Recommendations of the Records Management Subcommittee(May 28, 2020)
• Document - Final Report and Recommendations of the Vision Subcommittee(May 29, 2020)
• Document - Final Report and Recommendations of the Time/Volume Subcommittee(May 31, 2020)
• Presentation Slides - FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting, June 4, 2020
• Public Comments
  • Julie (Jill) Winstead(May 28, 2020)
  • Paul Maas Risenhoover(May 31, 2020)
  • Linda Frye (June 2, 2020)

Materials Posted After the Meeting

• Document - FOIA Advisory Committee, 2018-2020 Term, Final Report and Recommendation *with appendices*(Draft Revised May 19, 2020)
• Meeting Minutes (Certified)
• Public Comment
  • Alexander B. Howard(June 4, 2020)
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Recording

May 1, 2020

Materials Posted Before the Meeting

• Agenda
• Federal Register Notice
• Handout - Vision Subcommittee Recommendations to the FOIA Advisory Committee(Draft Revised Apr 29, 2020)
• Handout - Time/Volume Recommendations to the FOIA Advisory Committee(Draft Revised Apr 29, 2020)
• Handout - FOIA Advisory Committee Final Report and Recommendations - Outline(Draft Revised Apr 30, 2020)
• Presentation Slides - FOIA Advisory Committee May 1, 2020 Meeting

Materials Posted After the Meeting

• Meeting Minutes (Certified)
• Recommendations- Passed by the FOIA Advisory Committee on March 5, 2020 and May 1, 2020
• Recommendations of the Vision Subcommittee- Passed by the FOIA Advisory Committee on May 1, 2020
• Recommendations of the Time/Volume Subcommittee- Passed by the FOIA Advisory Committee on May 1, 2020
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Recording

March 5, 2020

Documents Posted Before the Meeting

• Agenda
• Federal Register Notice
• Handout - Time/Volume Subcommittee Recommendations to the FOIA Advisory Committee
• Handout - Records Management Subcommittee Report & Recommendations to the FOIA Advisory Committee
• Handout - Vision Subcommittee Recommendations to the FOIA Advisory Committee(Draft Revised Feb 28, 2020)
• Handout - Vision Subcommittee Recommendations to the FOIA Advisory Committee - Revised Recommendation C(Draft Revised Mar 5, 2020)
• Meeting Minutes (Certified)
• Presentation Slides - Assessing Freedom of Information Act Compliance through the 2018 Records Management Self-Assessmentby Kirsten B. Mitchell
• Reference Document - Assessing FOIA Compliance through the 2018 National Archives and Records Administration’s Records Management Self-Assessment(Feb 11, 2020)
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Livestream

Document Posted After the Meeting

• Records Management Subcommittee Recommendations- Passed by the FOIA Advisory Committee on March 5, 2020

December 6, 2019

• Agenda
• Federal Register Notice
• Handout - Time/Volume Subcommittee Proposed Recommendations to the 2018-2020 FOIA Advisory Committee
• Handout - Records Management Subcommittee Proposed Recommendations # 8 and 9 to the 2018-2020 FOIA Advisory Committee
• Handout - Vision Subcommittee Proposed Recommendations to the 2018-2020 FOIA Advisory Committee
• Handout - FOIA Officer Survey Results DRAFT - December 4, 2019
• Handout - FOIA Requester Survey Results DRAFT - December 4, 2019
• Presentation Slides - Past FOIA Advisory Committee Recommendations Updateby Martha W. Murphy
• Meeting Minutes (Certified)
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Livestream

September 5, 2019

• Agenda
• Federal Register Notice
• Handout - Outline of Proposed Records Management Subcommittee Report & Recommendations to the 2018-2020 FOIA Advisory Committee 
• Presentation Slides - Reports by the Subcommittees and Past FOIA Advisory Committee Recommendations Updateby Martha W. Murphy, Office of Government Information Services
• Presentation Slides - Chief FOIA Officers Council Technology Subcommittee Reportby Eric Stein, U.S. Department of State, and Michael Sarich, Veterans Health Administration
• Meeting Minutes (Certified)
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Livestream

June 6, 2019

• Agenda 
• Federal Register Notice 
• Handouts
  • Responses to FOIA Training Question in Selected 2019 Chief FOIA Officer Reports  

  • Responses to FOIA Technology Question in 2019 Chief FOIA Officer Reports 

• Presentation Slides -  First-Person FOIA by Margaret B. Kwoka
• Presentation Slides -  Past FOIA Advisory Committee Recommendations Updateby Martha W. Murphy
• Meeting Minutes (Certified)
• Referenced Documents
  • Kwoka, Margaret B.(2018). First-Person FOIA: Yale Law Journal, Volume 127, No. 8, 2204-2585.
  • Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy. Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year 2018: Highlights of Key Government-wide FOIA Data
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Livestream

November 29, 2018

• Agenda
• Federal Register Notice
• Meeting Minutes (Certified)
• Transcript
• Presentation Slides
• Referenced Documents      
  • Inspector General Audits, Assessments & Inspection Reports About Records Management & FOIA
  • U.S. Department of Education, Office of the Inspector General Response to Request for Information from Chairman Johnson, Homeland Security, and Governmental Affairs Committee, U.S. Senate - October 16, 2015
• YouTube Video - Livestream

September 6, 2018

• Agenda
• Federal Register Notice
• Meeting Minutes (Certified)
• Transcript
• Presentation Slides- Introduction to the FOIA Advisory Committee By-Laws and Responsibilities by Kirsten B. Mitchell, Designated Federal Officer
• YouTube Video - Livestream

April 17, 2018

• Agenda
• Federal Register Notice
• Draft Final Report and Recommendations 
• YouTube Video - Livestream 
• Finalized Meeting Minutes
• Final Report and Recommendations of the 2016-2018 FOIA Advisory Committee
• Meeting Transcript

January 16, 2018

• Federal Register Notice
• Agenda
• YouTube Video - Livestream
• Transcript
• Finalized Meeting Minutes
• Subcommittee Materials for discussion
  • Proactive Disclosure Subcommittee
    • Recommendation on categories of records
    • Recommendation on criteria to consider
    • Recommendation on publication of FOIA logs
    • Recommendation on document accessibility
  • Search Subcommittee Recommendations
  • Efficiencies and Resources Subcommittee Recommendations
• Recommendations as passed by the FOIA Advisory Committee
  • Proactive Disclosure Subcommittee
    • Passed recommendation on categories of records
    • Passed recommendation on criteria to consider
    • Passed recommendation on publication of FOIA logs
    • Passed recommendation on document accessibility
• Passed recommendations from the Search Subcommittee
• Passed recommendations from the Efficiencies and Resources Subcommittee 

October 19, 2017

• Federal Register Notice
• Agenda
• Finalized Meeting Minutes
• YouTube Video - Livestream
• Meeting Presentations
  • Jason R. Baron, The Impact of NARA's Capstone Policy & Other Recent Initiatives on FOIA Access
  • Max Galka, FOIA Mapper Presentation (Full article: Who Uses FOIA?)
• Subcommittee Materials
  • Search Subcommittee Draft Recommendations
  • Efficiencies and Resources Draft Recommendations
  • Proactive Disclosure Draft Recommendations
    • FOIA Logs Proposal
    • Criteria for Proactive Disclosure
    • Categories of Records for Proactive Disclosure

July 20, 2017

• Federal Register Notice
• Agenda
• Final Meeting Minutes
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Livestream 
• Presentation: Laurence Brewer, Update on Records Management and Open Government

April 20, 2017

• Federal Register Notice
• Draft Agenda
• YouTube Video -Livestream
• Transcript
• Final Meeting Minutes

January 26, 2017

• Federal Register Notice
• Agenda
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Livestream
• Overview of Data.gov Presentation
• Finalized Meeting Minutes

 October 25, 2016

• Federal Register Notice
• Agenda
• Section 508 and FOIA Presentation
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Recording - Part 1 of 2
• YouTube Video - Recording - Part 2 of 2
• Finalized Meeting Minutes  

July 21, 2016

• Federal Register Notice
• Agenda
• Transcript
• YouTube Video - Livestream
• Finalized Meeting Minutes
• Presentation
• AOTUS Letter to OMB Director Regarding Advisory Committee Recommendation on Fees

April 19, 2016

• Federal Register Notice  
• General Information  
• Meeting Minutes
  • January 19, 2016  - Meeting Minutes - Draft v. 1 -  circulated to Committee before April 19, 2016 meeting
  • January 19, 2016  - Meeting Minutes - Draft v. 1 with Department of Justice Office of Information Policy proposed edits - circulated to Committee before April 19, 2016 meeting  
• Guest speaker University of Denver Sturm College Of Law Assistant Professor Margaret B. Kwoka presented on her academic study of the commercial use of FOIA at six Federal agencies, and proactive disclosures as a public benefit and potential saving measure for agencies
  • Professor Margaret B. Kwoka's FOIA, Inc. Presentation Slides (Black and White) - April 19, 2016
  • Kwoka, Margaret B., FOIA, Inc. (November 2, 2015). Duke Law Journal, Forthcoming; U Denver Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-57. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2685402  
• Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee White Paper - FOIA Program Review - April 2016  
• Recommendation Memorandum - Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Fees (Draft) - March 10, 2016  
• Fees Subcommittee's Recommendation on Updated Office of Management and Budget Fee Guidance (Draft) - March 10, 2016  
• Fees Subcommittee's Proposed Recommendations for the FOIA Advisory Committee's Consideration Handout - April 19, 2016
• Final Report of the 2014-2016 FOIA Advisory Committee - April 19, 2016
• FOIA Advisory Committee's Signed Final Recommendation to the Archivist of the United States - April 19, 2016
• Transcript

January 19, 2016

• Agenda  
• Federal Register Notice  
• Online Meeting Registration  
• General Information  
• Draft October 20, 2015 - Meeting Minutes Circulated to Committee before Meeting v. 3 - Clean (Previous drafts are available here)
• Fees Subcommittee Draft FOIA Fees Memorandum
• Oversight and Accountability Meeting Minutes - January 12, 2016
• Request for Public Comments on the Role of FOIA Public Liaisons - DRAFT - January 15, 2016
• Margaret B. Kwoka article cited by Committee Chair James Holzer in his remarks.
  Kwoka, Margaret B., FOIA, Inc. (November 2, 2015). Duke Law Journal, Forthcoming; U Denver Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-57. Available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN): http://ssrn.com/abstract=2685402
• Request for Public Comments on the Role of FOIA Public Liaisons - Posted February 2, 2016
• Meeting Video  
• Transcript

October 20, 2015

• Federal Register Notice
• General Information
• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes - 7/21/2015
• Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee
  • FOIA Public Liaisons Survey Results (Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Spreadsheet)  
  • Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee Meeting Minutes - 10/8/2015  
  • Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee FOIA Public Liaisons Survey Results White Paper - 10/2015
• Fees Subcommittee  
  • Fees Poll Survey Results (Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Spreadsheet)  
  • Fees Subcommittee Fees Poll Analysis Report - 10/20/2015

• Transcript 

July 21, 2015

• Federal Register Notice 
• General Information and Agenda
• Committee voted to adopt:
  • David Pritzker's revisions to January 27, 2015 meeting minutes and
  • April 21, 2015 - Meeting Minutes
• Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee Status Report
• FOIA Public Liaisons Survey
• Fees Survey
• FOIA Fees Subcommittee Status Report
• Meeting Video
• Transcript

April 21, 2015

• Federal Register Notice
• Agenda
• Eventbrite Registration Page
• General Information
• January 27, 2015 meeting minutes - draft circulated to Committee before meeting
  • David Pritzker's revisions to January 27, 2015 meeting minutes draft
• Oversight and Accountability Meeting Minutes - March 6, 2015
• FOIA Fees Subcommittee Status Report
• Oversight and Accountability and Fees Subcommittees' FOIA Public Liaisons Poll
• Transcript
• Meeting Video - Part 1
• Meeting Video - Part 2 

January 27, 2015

• Federal Register Notice
• Agenda
• Committee Bylaws approved during the meeting
• Proactive Disclosure Subcommittee Status Report

• FOIA Fees Subcommittee Status Report- Original
• FOIA Fees Subcommittee Status Report- Revised
• Memos prepared by Ms. Ginger McCall's interns on October 23, 2014, and cited in Ms. McCall's comments.
  • D.C. Circuit Case Law on Educational Institutions
  • Representative of News Media
  • Definition of "noncommercial scientific institution

• Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee Meeting Minutes - December 10, 2014
• Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee Meeting with Department of Justice Office of Information Policy Minutes - January 13, 2015
• Transcript
• Meeting Video - Part 1
• Meeting Video - Part 2 

October 21, 2014

• Federal Register Notice
• Federal Register Notice; Correction
• Agenda
• General Information
• Proactive Disclosure Subcommittee Status Report
• Reinvent Albany, Listening to FOIL: Using FOIL Logs to Guide the Publication of Open Data An Analysis of the 2013 FOIL Logs of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - July 23, 2014 study cited by Mr. David S. Reed during the Proactive Disclosure Subcommittee's Report
• FOIA Fees Subcommittee Status Report
• Meeting Video - Part 1
• Meeting Video - Part 2
• Transcript Meeting Video

June 24, 2014

• Federal Register Notice
• Agenda
• Full Agenda
• Binder Provided to Committee Members

• Final Reducing FOIA Litigation Through Targeted ADR Strategies Report by Mark H. Grunewald - Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) document entered into the record by David Pritzker during the Public Comment portion of the meeting.

• ACUS Recommendation 2014-1, Resolving FOIA Disputes Through Targeted ADR Strategies - ACUS reported cited by Mr. Pritzker is his comments. 
• Meeting Minutes
• Photographs
• Transcript
• Meeting Video - Part 1
• Meeting Video - Part 2