Energy Dept Pings Old FOIA Filers: Still Interested in Your Docs?
Published Date: 8/14/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Energy wants to clear up old FOIA requests made before October 1, 2024, and check if people still want their info. This helps speed things up and cut down the backlog for DOE Headquarters (but not other DOE parts). If you asked for info before FY 2025, keep an eye out and respond so your request doesn’t get dropped!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
DOE HQ 'Still Interested' FOIA Review
If you filed a FOIA request with DOE Headquarters before October 1, 2024 (prior to Fiscal Year 2025), DOE Headquarters is applying a “still interested” inquiry to those requests to identify requesters who remain interested in having their requests processed. The effort is intended to increase efficiency and reduce DOE HQ’s FOIA backlog.
Scope Excludes NNSA, FERC, Field Sites
This notice applies only to FOIA requests submitted to DOE Headquarters before October 1, 2024 and does not apply to requests made to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), or any DOE field site.
No Change to DOE FOIA Regulations
The notice states that it does not alter any of the Department of Energy’s existing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations.
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