How to Make a FOIA Request

"Please submit all requests through our online portal (link below) or FOIA.gov rather than mail or courier, to ensure timely logging of your request. Requests sent through private couriers that require a signature will be delayed in receipt and acknowledgement. We are not accepting faxed requests or requests by email."

Please do not submit your request more than one time; if you submit online, do not also submit by mail.

All FOIA requests must be in writing and must include the following information:

A. Requestor's name, mailing address, telephone number and email address.

B. A description of the records being sought. The records should be identified as specifically as possible. A request for specific records that are releasable to the public can be processed much more quickly than a request for "all information" on a particular subject. Also fees for a more specific and limited request will generally be less.

C. A statement concerning willingness to pay fees, including any limitations.

Questions relating to FOI requests may be addressed to the Division of Headquarters Freedom of Information Offices at (301) 796-3900.

All FOIA requests must be in writing or submitted through the online portal. Requests should be mailed to the following address:

Food and Drug Administration

Division of Headquarters Freedom of Information

Office of Disclosure, Information, Governance and Accessibility, ODIGA 

5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1035

Rockville, MD 20857

Requesters can submit a FOIA request online:

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/foi/FOIRequest/index.cfm 

*Please note that requests for 510K, PMA, and De novo records are complex requests and take approximately 18-24 months to process.