Electronic Reading Room
You may request information from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
The Electronic Reading Room page, has instructions on how to make a request and contact information.
You will also find links to items people ask for most often.
We will continue to provide you with more current program information as it becomes available.
Guide to Information Resources (HHS)
This guide provides instructions on how to obtain information.
It also includes a list of HHS FOIA officers, HHS components, and clearinghouses. (ACF uses the HHS FOIA process.)
If you have any questions regarding fees, fee waivers, FOIA-exempted materials and on how to write an appeal for a denied request,
please contact the FOIA liaisons on the links listed below.
ACF FOIA Liaisons
At this time, ACF cannot accept on-line FOIA requests.
Below are links to important contact information.
Privacy Act and System of Records
The Privacy Act of 1974 requires that agencies create and maintain, as necessary, a System of Records Notices (SORN) as defined in the Privacy Act provisions. A system is subject to the Privacy Act if it contains a system of records; any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that identifies the individual, and where those records are retrieved by the name of the individual or by some type of identifier unique to the individual.
Other Related Federal Sites
The Department of Health and Human Services FOIA
page contains a list FOIA and Publication offices, HHS Press Office address, annual reports, and an index of other major iInformation systems.
The Department of Justice FOIA site includes a directory of principle FOIA contacts at other
federal agencies, the text of FOIA, Privacy Act, and FOIA Update.
Links to Agency Records on the World Wide Web
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