Resources

Official handbook of the United States Postal Service containing the policies and procedures that implement the FOIA, the Privacy Act of 1974, and related laws and regulations.

Postal Service FOIA regulations published by the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO).

Postal Service Privacy Act regulations published by the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO).

A simplified overview of the procedures in Handbook AS-353 intended to assist requesters with submitting requests under the FOIA.

A simplified overview of the procedures in Handbook AS-353 intended to assist requesters with submitting requests for information about themselves under the Privacy Act of 1974.

Contains the internal policies and procedures of the Postal Service relating to the processing of information requests pursuant to the FOIA and the Privacy Act.

Contains the internal policies and procedures of the Postal Service relating to the protection of personal information.

Direct link to the section of Handbook AS-353 that contains all of the Postal Service's Privacy Act Systems of Records.

Direct link to the index to the Postal Service's Privacy Act Systems of Records in Handbook AS-353 which contains hyperlinks to each system of records.

A comprehensive legal treatise on the FOIA compiled by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy.

Reference to and legal analysis of court decisions interpreting the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 compiled by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties.

The government’s central website for FOIA that provides additional information to assist requesters in filing a FOIA request.

Website of the federal agency that provides assistance with FOIA requests and helps to resolving FOIA disputes between federal agencies and requesters.

A joint publication of the Department of Justice, Office of Management and Budget, and General Services Administration, Your Right to Federal Records is the federal government’s general public information brochure on access to federal agency information. The brochure provides guidance about using the FOIA and the Privacy Act in a clear and easy to understand format.