FBI quietly decides all FOIA requests over 50 pages are “complex”

By Michael Best, MuckRock, Jan. 11, 2017

Just six months ago, I reported that the FBI had quietly changed their FOIA processing queues without alerting anyone or updating their website. And now, once again, the Bureau has changed their standards for FOIA processing - before a request had to be 2,500 pages or more to be classified as large or complex. Now, without any announcement or update to the Bureau’s website, the number’s down to 51 pages.

According to the FBI’s website as of publication, a request still has to be 951 pages or more to qualify as large or complex.

However, according to correspondence the FBI sent on December 8th, the medium track for FOIA requests has been eliminated entirely.

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