Filing a Request with BLM

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Freedom of Information Act

Filing a FOIA Request with BLM

Requests for public information do not require a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. You may wish to contact the Records Administrator/FOIA Coordinator regarding the information in which you are interested from the state of your interest.

Privacy Act requests are not accepted electronically. Regulations require a signature for such requests. Please mail your request to the Privacy Act Coordinator at the listed address.

FOIA Information

Filing Steps

If a FOIA request must be submitted to receive releasable portions of information identified as "non-public" please follow these procedures. (Procedures are based on the FOIA and Departmental Regulations at 43 CFR Part 2.)

The time for processing requests may be delayed if the following information is not provided with the original FOIA request:

You may make your request via email or in writing. Either email or address the request to the BLM office responsible for the information. If the same information is requested from more than one Idaho BLM office, email or send your request to the Idaho State Office FOIA Coordinator, at the following address: Idaho State Office FOIA Coordinator, Bureau of Land Management, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho 83709-1657.

Specific information is required in your request. See the sample letter with additional information on what to include.

Note: Agencies may not be able to protect the privacy interests of individuals as much as they would like when processing FOIAs via EMail. Electronic communication systems are harder to secure from unauthorized access, and it may not be wise for FOIA requesters to send some requests such as those for personal information to an email mailbox. We recommend that requests for information that are personal in nature be sent in writing to the respective FOIA Coordinator.