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Contact Us  >>  FOIA Requests

Please take a moment to understand the FOIA process before submitting a request... click here to avoid some common mistakes!

FOIA Requests

Before you file a request...

The U.S. Army Environmental Command may only process FOIA requests for records in the possession and control of the command.  If you are seeking records pertaining to a specific installation or garrison, please contact them directly.

 

For records 25 years or older, please direct your request to the National Archives and Records Administration.

Requirements
  • The request must be in writing.  The request can be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to the command.
  • The request must describe, in as much detail as possible, the record(s) sought, and identify the format the requester would like to receive the documents in (email, CD/DVD, hard copy, etc.).  Note that the FOIA does not require agencies to do research for you, analyze data, answer written questions, or create records in response to your request.
  • The request must identify the requester's willingness to pay fees regardless of the fee category and include the maximum dollar amount the requester is willing to pay.
  • The request must include the requester's complete mail address, phone number and/or e-mail address.

For more information, please review the "additional resources" links below. The DoD FOIA Handbook is a good starting place for general information and understanding the FOIA process.

 

What is a FOIA request?

The Freedom of Information Act generally provides that any person has a right, to obtain access to federal agency records, except to the extent that such records (or portions of them) are protected from disclosure by one of nine exemptions or by one of three special law enforcement record exclusions.

Enacted in 1966, the FOIA established an effective statutory right of access to government information. The principles of government openness and accountability underlying the FOIA are inherent in the democratic ideal: "The basic purpose of [the] FOIA is to ensure an informed citizenry, vital to the functioning of a democratic society, needed to check against corruption and to hold the governors accountable to the governed."

 

The Supreme Court has emphasized that "official information that sheds light on an agency's performance of its statutory duties” falls squarely within that statutory purpose.

 

(See the Department of Defense FOIA Handbook for more details).

Contact Information

Each Federal agency is responsible for meeting FOIA requirements for its own records. Persons or organizations who wish to request records from the U.S. Army Environmental Command should contact:

Mailing address:

     Commander
     U.S. Army Environmental Command
     ATTN:  FOIA Officer
     2450 Connell Road
     JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX  78234

FAX: (210) 466-2121

E-mail:
USArmy.JBSA.IMCOM-AEC.mbx.foia1@mail.mil