Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 36  /  Part 1250  /  Sec. 1250.22 Where do I send my FOIA request?

(a) NARA has several FOIA Customer Service Centers that process FOIA requests. You should send your FOIA request to the appropriate FOIA Customer Service Center that you believe would have the records you seek: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1) Archival records located in Chief, Special Access and FOIA Staff

the Washington, DC, area . .. (RD-F), Room 5500, National

Archives and Records

Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road,

College Park, MD 20740-6001 OR by e-

mail to Specialaccess--

foia@nara.gov.(2) Archival records maintained in . . . the director of the facility

other parts of the country . .. in which the records are located.

You can find locations and contact

information for NARA facilities at

http://www.archives.gov/locations/

or 36 CFR 1253.5.(3) Presidential records subject . . . the director of the

to FOIA . . .. Presidential library in which the

records are located. You can find

locations and contact information

for NARA's Presidential libraries

at http://www.archives.gov/

locations/ or 36 CFR 1253.3.(4) Operational records of any NARA FOIA Officer (NGC), Room 3110,

NARA unit except the Office of National Archives and Records

the Inspector General . .. Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road,

College Park, MD 20740-6001 OR by

email to FOIA@nara.gov OR online at

https://foiaonline.regulations.gov.(5) Operational records of the Office of the Inspector General

Office of the Inspector General . (OIG), FOIA Request, Room 1300,

.. National Archives and Records

Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road,

College Park, MD 20740-6001.(6) Any other records, or if you NARA FOIA Officer (NGC), Room 3110,

are unable to determine where to National Archives and Records

send your request or if you do Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road,

not have access to the internet College Park, MD 20740-6001 OR call

for a list of NARA's FOIA (7) (301) 837-FOIA (3642) ** Within 10

Public Liaisons and Customer working days of receiving a

Service Centers . .. request, this office will forward

your request to the office(s) that

is likely to have the records you

are seeking.------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) NARA officially receives your request when it reaches the proper office's FOIA staff, but no later than 10 working days after the request first arrives at one of the offices in the table above. Receipt by the appropriate office initiates the time period for responding to your request (see 36 CFR 1250.26).

(c) If you have questions concerning the processing of your FOIA request, you may contact the designated FOIA Customer Service Center for the facility processing your request. If that initial contact does not resolve your concerns, you may wish to contact the designated FOIA Public Liaison for the facility processing your request. You can find a list of NARA's FOIA Customer Service Centers and Public Liaisons at http://www.archives.gov/foia/contacts.html.