FBI FOI PA Addend um As r efer enc ed i n o ur let ter res po nd in g t o yo ur Freed om of Inf or mat io n/Pr iv acy A ct s (FOIPA) req ues t, t he FB I FOIPA Add end um includes information applicable to y our request. Pa rt 1 of the Addendum includes sta ndard responses tha t apply to all requests. Pa rt 2 includes a dditional standard re sponses tha t apply to all reque sts for records on individuals. Pa rt 3 include s general information about FBI record s. For questions regardin g P arts 1, 2, or 3, visit the

“Contact Us.” Previously mentioned ap peal and d ispute resoluti on services are also availabl e

at the web address. Part 1: The standard responses below apply to all requests:

(i)

5 U.S.C. § 552(c).

Congress excluded three categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FO IA [5 U.S.C. § 552(c) (2006 & Supp. IV (2010)]. FBI responses are limit ed to those records subject to the requirements of the FOIA . Additional informat ion about the FBI and the FOIPA can be found on the www.fbi.gov/foia website. (ii)

National Security/Intelligence Records

. The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of national security and foreign intelligence records pursuant to FOIA exemptions (b)(1), (b)(3), and PA exemption (j)(2) as applicable to requests for records about individuals [ 5 U.S.C. §§ 5 52/552a (b)(1), (b)(3), and (j)(2); 50 U.S .C § 3024(i)(1)]. The m ere acknowledgment of the existence or nonexistence of such records is itself a classified fact protected by FOIA exemption (b)(1) and/or would reveal intelligence sources, metho ds, or activities protected by exemption (b)(3) [50 USC § 3024(i)(1)]. This is a standard respon se and should not be read to indicate that national security or foreign intelligence records do or do not exist.

Pa rt 2: The standa rd responses below apply to all requests for records o n individu als:

(i)

Requests for Records about any Individual

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Watch Lists.

The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of

any individual’s name on a watch list pursuant to FOIA exemption (b)(7)(E) and PA exemption (j)(2) [5 U.S.C. §§

552/552a (b)(7)(E), (j)(2)]. This is a standard response and should not be rea d to indicate that w atch list records do or do not exist. (ii)

Requests for Records for Incarcerated Individuals.

The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of r ecords which could reasonably be expected to endanger the l ife or physical safety of any incarcerated individual pursuant to FOIA exemptions (b)(7)(E), (b)(7)(F), and PA exemption (j)(2) [5 U.S.C. §§ 552/552a (b)(7)(E), (b)(7)(F), and (j)(2)]. This is a standard response and should not be read to indicate that such records do or do not exist.

Part 3: G eneral Information :

(i)

Record Sea rches.

The Record/Information Disseminat ion Section (RIDS) searches for reason ably described records by searching those system s or locations where responsive records would reasonably be found. A reasonable search normally consists of a search for main files in the Central Records System (CRS), an extensive system of records consisting of applicant, investigative, intelligence, personnel, administrative, and general files compiled and maintained by the FBI in t he course of fulfillin g law enforcement, int elligence, and admin istrative functions. The CRS spans the ent ire FBI organization and encompasses the records of FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ), FBI Field Offices, and FBI Legal Attaché Offices (Legats) worldwide and includes Electr onic Surveillance (E LSUR) records. For additional information about our record searches visit www.fbi.gov/services/information-management/foipa/requesting-fbi-records . (ii)

FBI Records.

Founded in 1908, the FBI carries out a dual law enforcement and national security mission. As part of thi s dual mission, the FBI creates and maintains records on various subjects; however, the FBI does not maintain records on every person, subject, or entity.

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Requests for Criminal History Records or Rap Sheets.

The Crim inal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division provides Identity History Summary Checks

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often ref erred to as a criminal history record or rap sheet s. These criminal

history records are not the s ame as material in an invest igative “FBI file.” An Identity Hist ory Summary Check

is a listing of information taken from fingerprint cards and documents submitted to the FBI in connection with arrests, federal employment, natural ization, or military service. For a fee, in dividuals can request a copy of their Identity Hi story Summary Check. Forms and directions can be accessed at www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/identity-history-summary-checks . Additionally, requests can be submitted ele ctronically at www.edo.cjis.gov . For additional information, please contact CJIS directly at (304) 625-5590.

(iv)

The National Name Check Program (NNCP).