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Office of Inspector General

Report: Congressionally Requested Inquiry Into EPA’s Handling of Freedom of Information Act Requests

Report #11-P-0063, January 10, 2011

What We Found

We concluded that EPA does not have a process to filter FOIA requests by political appointees.

Report Materials

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Report At A Glance (PDF)(1 pg, 35 K)
Full Report (PDF)(12 pp, 79 K)