INSPECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS ACT (IPRA)

Every person has a right to inspect the public records of the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE), except those records falling within the exceptions listed in the Inspection of Public Records Act (“IPRA”), found at NMSA Sections 14-2-1 through 14-2-12. 

How to Request Records from OBAE

​How to Request Records from OBAE

Please submit IPRA Record Requests for OBAE via the below form.

The request must include:

• The specific records being requested;
• The date range for the records being requested; and
• The name and contact information of the person making the request.

 
If you have questions regarding an IPRA request or IPRA process, you can reach out to the Records Custodian via email at [email protected], or by phone at 505-699-5260.

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IPRA Records Request Procedure

IPRA Records Request Procedure
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The Records Custodian shall provide records as soon as practicable, but no later than 15 days after receiving a written request.
 
If the release is not possible within 3 business days, OBAE shall explain, in writing, when OBAE will respond to the request.
 
A request that is emailed during normal business hours will be considered received that day. Requests that are emailed after business hours, on holidays, or on weekends, will be considered received the first business day after the email is sent.
 
OBAE provides responsive IPRA records, via email, in electronic form.

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Records Request Pricing

Records Request Pricing
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Requesters may specify in their original IPRA request that they would like physical copies of responsive records. OBAE requires advance payment for physical copies of records. Requesters will be charged as follows for physical copies of records:

• $1.00 per printed page for documents less than 11x17 inches in size;
• $2.00 per printed page for documents more than 11x17 inches in size;
• Actual costs for downloading copies of public records to a storage device, including the actual cost of the disk or storage device; and

Actual costs of transmitting physical copies of documents by mail, courier, or other means.

Confidentiality request

Confidentiality Request
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If any entity or individual working with OBAE contends that information requested by OBAE is confidential, and not subject to production in response to a public records (IPRA) request, they must submit a “Request for Confidential Status/OBAE Determination.”  The request form must include sufficient legal and factual information to support a request for confidentiality under New Mexico law. OBAE counsel will approve or deny a request based on the information provided.
 
OBAE’s confidentiality determination will be issued on the same form as the request, and returned to the individual who made the request. It is important that all requests are submitted on the form without any encryption or permissions restrictions that would prevent OBAE counsel from working within the confidentiality form.
 
OBAE’s determination will be issued to the requester within two (2) weeks of receipt of the request.
 

• If confidentiality is APPROVED – the entity or individual may submit unredacted versions of the documents, along with a copy of the determination. The information identified in the determination will not be released pursuant to an IPRA request.

 

• If confidentiality is DENIED – the entity or individual should contact the assigned project manager to determine how to proceed with the application, challenge, reporting, or other process that generated the need for the information.

 
If any entity or individual declines to request confidentiality though this process, OBAE counsel will make an independent determination regarding access to information OBAE’s possession in response to an IPRA request.
 

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How to Submit a Confidentiality Request
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• Download and Complete the ​

          Request for Confidential Status/ OBAE Determination Form .
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• Submit the completed form via email to: 

​​         [email protected] .

CONTACT

Contact:

Records Custodian
email: [email protected]
phone: 505-699-5260

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