What does this FOIA calculator do?

It estimates a federal FOIA 20-working-day determination target from a clock-start date, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and standard U.S. federal holidays, then creates memo, CSV, and calendar outputs.

What is the federal FOIA response deadline?

DOJ guidance says agencies are generally required to respond within twenty business days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. This tool applies that planning baseline.

Does it handle unusual circumstances extensions?

Yes. You can include the common 10-working-day unusual-circumstances extension as a separate planning target.

Does this upload FOIA request text?

No. The calculator runs entirely in the browser and has no signup, cookies, analytics, beacons, external scripts, uploads, or browser storage.

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FOIA 20 Working Day Deadline Calculator

Estimate the federal FOIA 20-working-day response target from a request clock-start date, add tolling or unusual-circumstances time when relevant, and export a memo, CSV row, or calendar hold for your request tracker.

20 working days, weekends and holidays excluded

Request label Agency or component Clock-start date Clock-start basis

Tolling / pause days Unusual-circumstances extension Agency response date, optional Tracker status

Extra federal closure dates Request note Next follow-up step

This worksheet estimates federal FOIA timing only. It does not decide whether a request is perfected, tolled, expedited, remanded, appealed on time, or governed by a state public-records deadline.

Sources and adjacent tools DOJ FOIA Reference Guide DOJ text of 5 U.S.C. 552 FOIA.gov request guide OPM federal holidays Tiny Tool Town listing No-Login Tools pending-review listing No-Login Tools pending-verification badge CISA KEV deadline planner Section 16 deadline calculator

What It Covers

Planning step	Worksheet output
20 working days	Estimated determination target excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and standard federal holidays
Tolling / pause days	Optional additional working days for requester clarification, fee clarification, or verified agency clock pauses
Unusual circumstances	Optional 10-working-day extended target for a separate follow-up date
Federal holidays	Observed-date holiday handling for the entered year, with custom closure dates when needed
Exports	Source-linked memo copy, CSV row, and local all-day ICS calendar hold

No Tracking

This standalone tool has no signup, cookies, analytics, beacons, external scripts, uploads, or browser storage. Calculations happen in the browser tab.