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Submitting a Request

Where to Make a FOIA Request

Send your FOIA request directly to the OPM FOIA Requester Service Center at the following address:

U.S. Office of Personnel Management
FOIA Requester Service Center
1900 E Street, N.W.
Room 5415
Washington, D.C. 20415-7900

You may also submit your request to the OPM FOIA Requester Service Center by fax or email. The fax number is (202) 418-3251 and the email address is foia@opm.gov.

If you send your FOIA request by mail, please remember to write "Attention: FOIA Request" on the front of your request envelope.

How to make a FOIA Request

You may make a FOIA request for any agency records; however, the records may be protected by one of the FOIA exemptions or exclusions. You must submit your FOIA request in writing and prominently note "Freedom of Information Act Request" on the first page. Your FOIA request should describe the records sought in sufficient detail to enable the OPM office to locate the records with a reasonable amount of effort. Whenever possible, you should include specific information about each record sought, such as the date, number, title or name, author, recipient, and subject matter of the record.

Please be aware that the FOIA does not require OPM to do research for you, to analyze data, to answer written questions, or to create records in response to a request.