FOIL Request (Access to Canal Corporation Records)
For more information on the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
contact the Committee on Open Government at:
www.dos.state.ny.us/coog/coogwww.html.
The Records Access Office hours of operation are: Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For questions
regarding access to Authority records please call 518-471-5995.
All written requests for documents should be sent directly to
the Records Access Officer at Authority/Corporation Headquarters. Document reviews can be arranged through
the Authority/Corporation's Records Access Office located at Administrative
Headquarters in Albany, NY during the hours of operation posted
above. If deemed appropriate, documents may also be available
for review at one of the
Thruway
Authority/Canal Corporation locations. (This link redirects
to the NYS Thruway Authority's website).
Please be advised that you do not need to submit a FOIL
request to obtain records of Thruway Authority Board meetings
and minutes. These records can be accessed on the Authority's
website under the News and Meetings section.
(This link redirects to the NYS Thruway Authority's website).
View the
Authority's Rules and Regulations. (This link redirects to
the NYS Thruway Authority's website).
A current list, by subject matter, of all records maintained
by the Authority/Corporation is available. View the current
subject matter list. (This link redirects to the NYS Thruway Authority's website). Note: This list contains all records,
whether of not available, under the New York State Freedom of
Information Law (FOIL).
To Request Records from the Canal Corporation contact:
New York State Canal Corporation
Records Access Officer
200 Southern Boulevard
Albany, NY 12209
518-471-5995
Fax: 518-433-4962
To request records via email you may use the template below and click
here:
canalsfoilrequests@canals.state.ny.us
REQUEST FOR RECORDS BY EMAIL
This template was developed by the Committee on Open Government
to facilitate the submission of FOIL requests. Use of the
template is completely optional. If you choose to use the
template, please cut and paste the entire form into a new email,
read all provisions, delete those that do not apply and fill in
as much identifying detail as possible.
[The subject line of your request should be "FOIL Request".]
Dear Records Access Officer:
(1) Please email the following records if possible [include
as much detail about the record as possible, such as relevant
dates, names, descriptions, etc.]:
(2) Please advise me of the appropriate time during normal
business hours for inspecting the following records prior to
obtaining copies (include as much detail about the records as
possible, including relevant dates, names, descriptions, etc.):
(3) Please inform me of the cost of providing paper copies of
the following records [include as much detail about the records
as possible, including relevant dates, names, descriptions,
etc.].
(4) If all the requested records cannot be emailed to me,
please inform me by email of the portions that can be emailed
and advise me of the cost for reproducing the remainder of the
records requested ($0.25 per page or actual cost of
reproduction).
(5) If the requested records cannot be emailed to me due to
the volume of records identified in response to my request,
please advise me of the actual cost of copying all records onto
a CD or floppy disk.
(6) If my request is too broad or does not reasonably
describe the records, please contact me via email so that I may
clarify my request, and when appropriate, indicate the manner in
which records are filed, retrieved or generated.
If it is necessary to modify my request, I would prefer to be
contacted at the following telephone number: _____________.
If for any reason any portion of my request is denied, please
inform me of the reasons for the denial in writing and provide
the name, address and email address of the person or body to
whom an appeal should be directed.
Name:
Address [if records are to be mailed]. |
