Submit a FOIA Request

The Freedom of Information Act is a law that allows any person access to federal agency records. All agencies, including the EPA, have the duty to release records to the public.

To balance the public's right to know with efficient government operations, the FOIA allows EPA and all agencies to withhold nine categories of information from the public if disclosure of that information would harm government or private interests.

• Submit a Request  through EPA's FOIA Public Access Link (PAL) - The most efficient method for submitting a request or an appeal.
• EPA's FOIA Request Process - How to submit a request or an appeal to EPA, submission requirements, and request processing information. 
• Contact  Us  - Make inquiries about EPA's FOIA program and process, seek assistance with reducing delays and  increasing transparency, seek dispute resolution,  make consultation submissions from other agencies to EPA.