Civic · official-source review · reviewed 2026-10-10
A twenty-working-day clock is not twenty calendar days on the wall.
Turn a receipt date and a working-day period into a due date, the calendar span, and the weekends skipped.
Requesters and records officers tracking a statutory working-day response period.
Use the source document or official route that applies to your situation. This guide does not contact another person or verify external information.
Write the date the office received the request. Use the logged date, not the date you wrote it.
Write the working days the response period allows. Keep any extension letter beside the number.
Move forward one day at a time. Count only days that are not Saturday or Sunday.
Write the calendar days between the receipt date and the due date. That is the real waiting time.
Check whether the office also skips holidays. If it does, the due date moves later than this App shows.
A request received on 2026-03-02 with 20 working days is due on 2026-03-30. That is a span of 28 calendar days with 8 weekend days skipped.
Use your own source and details. The example is not a record about a real person or organization.
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy · reviewed 2026-10-10
What this source supports: A FOIA request should describe the records clearly and state the requester's willingness to pay fees or request a waiver.
Source limit: Agency procedures and fee schedules differ. Confirm the current form and fees with the agency that holds the records.
These sources support the statements above. They do not show that every person needs this guide. They do not show a specific result.
This guide skips Saturdays and Sundays only. It does not apply holiday rules, tolling, or extensions.
Agency procedures and fee schedules differ. Confirm the current form and fees with the agency that holds the records.
Use current instructions from the responsible organization. This guide is a planning aid, not an official decision or a substitute for qualified advice.
Turn a receipt date and a working-day period into a due date, the calendar span, and the weekends skipped.
This App skips Saturdays and Sundays only. It does not apply holiday schedules, tolling, extensions, or any legal rule.
You enter every number yourself. The sources support the method and the limits. They do not produce a result for your specific case. Keep the original documents next to the sheet you build.
The App computes the worked example with your own numbers, in your browser.
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Turn a receipt date and a working-day period into a due date, the calendar span, and the weekends skipped.
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Open FOIA Working Day Deadline ClockThe App runs in this browser. It does not send or save entries. Copy, download, or print only when you choose.
This guide uses short, direct instructions as an ASD-STE100-style writing target. It is not a formal certification.
Companion App: FOIA Working Day Deadline Clock. It runs in this browser and does not upload your entries.
This guide is edited for clarity and checked against the sources it links. It is not a substitute for official instructions or qualified advice. A linked source does not show that every person needs this guide.