Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

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Welcome to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Freedom of Information Act page. We hope you find that it facilitates your efforts to obtain public information about AHRQ programs.

Nancy Comfort is AHRQ's Freedom of Information Act Officer.

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Information Resources

• Please check to see if the information you are looking for is already available on AHRQ's Web Site before submitting a FOIA request. Start with our Frequently Asked Questions page. You can also use our Search and Browse features or our Publications & Products page to help you find what you are looking for.
• For current program information and to facilitate your efforts to obtain public information about the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs, go to the HHS FOIA Home Page at: http://www.hhs.gov/foia/.
• For a general overview of the Freedom of Information Act, go to the U.S. Department of Justice's FOIA Home Page at: http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/index.html.

AHRQ Public Reading Room

If you wish to visit the AHRQ Public Reading Room in person, it is located at:

AHRQ Information Resources Center
540 Gaither Road, Suite 1000
Rockville, MD 20850
Telephone: (301) 427-1280

Hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

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Current as of September 2008

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Internet Citation:

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). September 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/foia.htm

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