How to Submit a FOIA Request | National Nuclear Security Administration

FOIA requests to the NNSA/Office of the General Counsel may be submitted in writing, by fax, or e-mail. You may contact the Office of the General Counsel regarding the FOIA program at the following address:

    FOIA/PA Officer
    NNSA/Office of the General Counsel
    P. O. Box 5400
    Albuquerque, NM 87185-5400

You may also fax your FOIA request to (505) 284-7512 or e-mail to FOIOfficer@nnsa.doe.gov

You can contact NNSA/Office of the General Counsel Staff toll free at 866-747-5994. To file a FOIA request, please include the following information:

Describe Record(s) Requested: *

Requesting the following documents of the following documents.

Requesting documents containing the following information.

Requesting documents in reference to the following topic.

Type in documents details: *

Type in Information Details: *

Type in topic details: *

Requester’s name: *

Organization:

Requester’s Phone Number: *

Use format xxx-xxx-xxxx

Requester’s Address: *

Requester’s Fax:

Use format xxx-xxx-xxxx

Requester’s E-mail Address:

Fees and Waivers
Your request must include a statement that (1) you agree to pay any fees that may be incurred to process the request; (2) stipulates an amount you are willing to pay; or (3) requests a specific waiver or reduction of fees.

Please select the statement that applies: *

I agree to pay all applicable fees.

I agree to pay up to a specified amount for fees.

I request a waiver or reduction of fees.

Waiver Factors
If you request a waiver or reduction of fees, we will consider the following six factors to make a determination. Please provide information that addresses these factors.

Maximum fee amount: *

The subject of the request :

Whether the disclosure is likely to contribute "significantly" to public understanding of government operations or activities.

The informative value of the information to be disclosed:

Whether the disclosure is "likely to contribute" to an understanding of government operations or activities.

Contribution to an understanding by the general public:

The contribution to an understanding by the general public of the subject likely to result from disclosure, taking into account your ability and intent to disseminate the information to the public in a form that can further understanding of the subject matter.

The significance of the contribution to public understanding:

Whether the disclosure is likely to contribute "significantly" to public understanding of government operations or activities.

The existence and magnitude of a commercial interest :

Whether the requester has a commercial interest that would be furthered by the requested disclosure, and, if so

The primary interest in disclosure:

Whether the magnitude of the identified commercial interest of the requester is sufficiently large, in comparison with the public interest in disclosure, that disclosure is "primarily in the commercial interest of the requester."

The NNSA/Office of the General Counsel is also responsible for processing all FOIA requests for the facilities listed below.

SITE OFFICE	PLANT OR LABORATORY
National Nuclear Security Administration	Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Kansas City Sit Office	Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri
Livermore Site Office	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California
Los Alamos Site Office	Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Pantex Site Office	Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas
Sandia Site Office	Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sandia Site Office	Sandia National Laboratories/California Livermore, California
Savannah River Site Office	Savannah River, South Carolina
Service Center	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Y-12 Site Office	Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee