Appeal Instructions

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.