(a) Authority/General Counsel/Panel/IG. Any person who desires to inspect or copy any records, documents or other information of the Authority, the General Counsel, the Panel or the IG, covered by this part, other than those specified in paragraphs (a)(1) and (c) of Sec. 2411.4, shall submit a written, facsimiled, or e-mail request (see office and e-mail addresses listed at http://www.flra.gov/foia/contacts.html) to that effect as follows:
(1) If the request is for records, documents or other information in a regional office of the Authority, it should be made to the appropriate Regional Director;
(2) If the request is for records, documents or other information in the Office of the General Counsel and located in Washington, DC, it should be made to the Freedom of Information Officer, Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC;
(3) If the request is for records, documents or other information in the offices of the Authority in Washington, DC, it should be made to the Solicitor of the Authority, Washington, DC;
(4) If the request is for records, documents or other information in the offices of the Panel in Washington, DC, it should be made to the Executive Director, Federal Service Impasses Panel, Washington, DC; and
(5) If the request is for records, documents or other information in the offices of the IG in Washington, DC, it should be made to the Inspector General, Washington, DC.
(b) Each request under this part should be clearly and prominently identified as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act and, if submitted by mail or otherwise submitted in an envelope or other cover, should be clearly identified as such on the envelope or other cover. A request shall be considered an agreement by the requester to pay all applicable fees charged under Sec. 2411.13, up to $25.00, unless the requester seeks a waiver of fees. The component responsible for responding to the request ordinarily will confirm this agreement in an acknowledgment letter. When making a request, the requester may specify a willingness to pay a greater or lesser amount. Fee charges will be assessed for the full allowable direct costs of document search, review, and duplicating, as appropriate, in accordance with Sec. 2411.13. If a request does not comply with the provisions of this paragraph, it shall not be deemed received by the appropriate Regional Director, the Freedom of Information Officer of the General Counsel, the Solicitor of the Authority, the Executive Director of the Panel, or the IG, as appropriate. A list of the office and e-mail addresses is in Appendix A to 5 CFR Chapter XIV and on the Federal Labor Relations Authority's World Wide Web site at http://www.flra.gov/foia/contacts.html.