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. 

Returning Requesters Submitting a New Request: Sign In

• Trouble submitting a FOIA Request?  Contact managed.services@opexustech.com

Check Your Request Status

• Quickly see your request’s status

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 - Chemical information EPA receives and develops concerning health and safety standards regulated by the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

• Data.gov - EPA’s public catalog of available data assets

• Envirofacts - search environmental information by location

• ECHO - facilities, enforcement, and compliance history

• Environmental Topics Guide - find EPA articles and news releases related to popular topics

• EPA Data - a landing page to explore data EPA data resources

• FOIA Libraries and Repositories - Regional records and policy documents 

• Frequently Requested Records - FOIA Logs, Building Visitor Logs, Administrative Law Decisions

• Pesticide-Related Incident Data System - public reports of pesticide-related incidents

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 - search EPA's Facility Registry System (FRS) records on specific property, search results are identical to records received by filing a FOIA request

• Envirofacts - search environmental information by location

About the FOIA    at EPA at

• Review EPA’s FOIA request process
• Read the FOIA Statute and EPA’s FOIA Regulations