Submit a FOIA Request

Please submit your request electronically via our webform or via email to foiofficer@nnsa.doe.gov.  If you cannot submit your request electronically, there are two other options for filing an NNSA FOIA Request. 

1. Mail your request to:
        NNSA-OGC FOIA Office
        PO Box 5400
        Albuquerque, NM 87185
2. Send your request by facsimile to (505) 284-7512

Please note:  As mentioned above, we ask that you send your FOIA request via our webform or via e-mail which will ensure a faster response time. 

If you are submitting a FOIA request via US mail, email or facsimile, please include the following information to ensure your request can be processed:

• Your full name.
• Your organization, if applicable.
• Your contact information, (phone number, email address and mailing address).
• Type of Requestor Category
  • An individual seeking information for personal use and not for commercial use.
  • Affiliated with an education or noncommercial scientific institution, and this request is made for scholarly or scientific purposes and not for commercial use. 
  • Affiliated with a private corporation and seeking information for the use in the company's business. 
  • A representative of the news media and the request is made as part of news gathering and not for commercial use. 
• A concise description of the records sought, (including specific information regarding dates, titles, file designations, which NNSA component/location you believe would maintain the records, and any other information which may help identify specific records). 
• Your willingness to pay fees, or your valid request for a fee waiver.

Information on FOIA fees can be located at the following link. FOIA Fees

Contact the NNSA FOIA Office at (866) 747-5994 or e-mail us at foiofficer@nnsa.doe.gov if you need answers to the following or have additional questions:

• You would like to know the date this office received your request.
• You would like to know the estimated completion date of your request.
• You want to submit any additional information related to your request.

If you need to file an appeal, please see below. 

You may appeal our determination pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 1004.8(a) (2016).  Such an appeal must be made in writing within 90 calendar days after receipt of our letter, addressed to the Director, Office of Hearings & Appeals, HG-1, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, L’Enfant building, Washington, DC 20585.  Your appeal must contain a concise statement of the grounds for the appeal, and a description of the relief sought.  Please submit a copy of our letter with the appeal and clearly mark both the envelope and the letter “Freedom of Information Appeal.”  Thereafter, judicial review will be available to you in the District of Columbia or in the district where (1) you reside, (2) you have your principal place of business, or (3) the Department’s records are situated.

Did you submit your FOIA request to a different DOE site or was your request transferred to a different DOE site?  If yes, contact the appropriate FOIA Office for assistance.