U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Freedom of Information Act
Public Access Portal
The Freedom of Information Act is a law that allows any person access to federal agency records. All agencies, including the EPA, have the duty to release records to the public.
To balance the public's right to know with efficient government operations, the FOIA allows EPA and all agencies to withhold nine categories of information from the public if disclosure of that information would harm government or private interests.
First-Time Requesters: Submit a FOIA Request
- If you are submitting a request for the first time, you must create an account by registering before submitting your request.
- Trouble creating an account? Contact managed.services@opexustech.com
Returning Requesters Submitting a New Request: Sign In
Submit an Appeal: Sign In
Check Your Request Status
- Quickly see your request’s status
User Alert
Use Login.gov to access your EPA Public Access Link (PAL) Account
You will no longer sign-in to your EPA PAL account using a username and password. To submit a request, an appeal, or review the status of an existing request, please use a Login.gov account.
This change simplifies your sign-in experience, aligns with federal authentication standards, and provides safe and secure access to our online services.
Locate Proactively Released Records
Records you are requesting may already be available.
- Chemical Data Reporting - the most comprehensive source of basic screening-level, exposure-related information on chemicals available to EPA
- ChemView - a public portal housing toxic chemical reviews, including Data Evaluation Records (DER). DERs document EPA's review of studies and may include product chemistry, toxicology, ecological effects, human exposure, spray drift, environmental fate, and residue chemistry.
- Data.gov - EPA’s public catalog of available data assets
- Envirofacts - search environmental information by location
- ECHO - facilities, enforcement, and compliance history
- EPA Data - a landing page to explore data EPA data resources
Locate Real Estate Information
Find property records without submitting a FOIA request by searching the following sites. Your search results are identical to results you would receive by filing a FOIA request.
- MyProperty Portal - allows real estate agents, mortgage banks, engineering and environmental consulting firms, and the public to determine if EPA's holds records on a specific property without filing a FOIA request. The results of this search will be identical to the information you would receive by filing a FOIA request with EPA for these records.
- Envirofacts - search environmental information by location
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