MMS FOIA - Freedom of Information Act

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Please contact:
MMSFOIA@mms.gov

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Bureau FOIA Officer:

    MMS FOIA Officer
    MS 2200
    381 Elden Street
    Herndon, VA 20170-4817
    703-787-1258
    Fax - 703-787-1207
    MMSFOIA@mms.gov

How to make electronic FOIA payments:

▪ MMS FOIA Bill for Collection

How to request FOIA information from MMS and FOIA Contacts:

     ▪ Request Mailbox: MMS FOIA
     ▪ FOIA Requester Service Center (303) 231-3430
     ▪ FOIA Public Liaison (703) 787-1689
     ▪ MMS Guide for FOIA information
     ▪ MMS FOIA Contacts
     ▪ DOI Guide to Requesting Information Under FOIA

What's New

Deepwater Horizon Library and Reading Room (June 9, 2010)

DOI Search and Review Fees Effective August 1, 2009

Attorney General's Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies Concerning the Freedom of Information Act (March 19, 2009)

Guidance Communication sent to Agency Chief FOIA Officers, Agency Principal FOIA Contacts, and DOJ FOIA Officers Concerning the Implementation of President Obama's Memorandum on the Freedom of Information Act (January 23, 2009)

President Obama's Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies Concerning the Freedom of Information Act (January 21, 2009)

MMS, in accordance with 43 CFR 2.26 and DOI guidance (http://www.doi.gov/foia/policy.html), uses the following multi-track processing of FOIA requests:

FOIA requests will be placed in one of three tracks based on the amount of time needed to process the request:

                1. Simple: 1-5 workdays
                2. Normal: 20 workdays
                3. Complex: over 20 workdays
Please Note: The time limits for all of the tracks above begin to run when a request, complying with the procedures in 43 CFR 2.8 and 2.10, is received by the FOIA contact at the Bureau office that has the requested records.

Additional FOIA Sites/Reading Rooms:

▪ MMS Library and Reading Room
▪ Frequently requested FOIA documents
▪ DOI Reading Room
▪ MMS MRM
▪ MMS Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
▪ MMS Alaska OCS Region
▪ MMS Pacific OCS Region

Other Resources:

▪ Directory of Key MMS Officials
▪ MMS Organization Chart

Last Updated: 04/15/2010 , 01:54 PM