FOIA Electronic Reading Room

The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 established the requirement for electronic reading room availability of any records processed and disclosed in response to a FOIA request that "the agency determines have become or are likely to become the subject of subsequent requests for substantially the same records." This mandate created an opportunity for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) to provide efficient affirmative access to a broad collection of enforcement and compliance records that otherwise would have to be sought through a formal petitioning of the Agency under FOIA.

Resources available in the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance FOIA Electronic Reading Room

Frequently requested records:

Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO). Use ECHO to determine whether:

Compliance inspections have been conducted by EPA or State/local governments
Violations were detected
Enforcement actions were taken and penalties were assessed in response to environmental law violations.

The Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center (ECDIC) provides public access to regulatory, case settlement, and other policy related information supporting the Agency's enforcement and compliance activities.

Final Opinions
Administrative Staff Manuals and Instructions
Statements of Policy and Interpretation

The public may also access the conventional OECA FOIA Reading Room located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW in Washington, DC. Please contact the OECA FOIA Coordinator, Maya Lee, (lee.maya@epa.gov) at 202-564-2483, to arrange an appointment.

If the information you seek is not currently available from the resources above, please submit a FOIA request

FOIA Electronic Reading Room

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