• FOIA Reading Room

FOIA Reading Room

Welcome to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Electronic Freedom of Information Act (eFOIA) Reading Room.

The eFOIA Reading Room contains frequently requested documents and other records routinely available to the public under FOIA. These include final opinions made in adjudication of cases, policy statements, staff manuals and instructions, and a log of records requested under FOIA.

APHIS maintains an electronic reading room only. If you need assistance using the eFOIA Reading Room, you may contact the FOIA Office at 301-851-4102 or foia.officer@aphis.usda.gov.

Frequently Requested Records

Documents in this category include records that have been released, in full or with redactions, in response to three or more FOIA requests. It also includes other FOIA-processed documents which are likely to be of interest to the public.

• Frequently Requested Records

FOIA Guidance and Resources 

• USDA Electronic FOIA Reading Room (includes USDA Annual FOIA Reports and Chief FOIA Officer Reports)
  
• USDA FOIA Regulations
  
• USDA FOIA Reference Guide
• DOJ Guide to FOIA
• Open Government Act
• FOIA Improvement Act of 2016
  
• Your Right to Federal Records 
• APHIS FOIA Logs
• FOIA Exemptions and Exclusions
  

APHIS Policies, Manuals, Forms and Publications

• APHIS On-Line Handbooks, Manuals, and Guides
• APHIS Directives
• APHIS Records Management Handbook
• User Fees
• APHIS Electronic Forms
• APHIS Publications
• APHIS News and Announcements
• Regulatory Agenda (you must search by Agency to find APHIS items)

Congressional Testimony

• Domestic Safeguarding (March 2016)
  
• Domestic Safeguarding (April 2016)
• Select Agents (September 2016)
• Select Agents (2017)
• Animal Health (2019)

Enforcement Records

• Enforcement Summaries
• USDA Office of Hearings and Appeals

Animal Health 

• Animal Diseases
• Animal Health Surveillance
• Imports and Exports
• District Veterinarians by State
• Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health
• Animal Disease Traceability
• Center for Veterinary Biologics

Animal Welfare

• Search Active Licensees, Registered Facilities, Annual Reports, and Inspection Reports
• Animal Welfare and Horse Protection Enforcement Actions
• Horse Protection Act Information
• Annual Reports - Research Facilities
• Regulated Businesses (Licensing and Registration)
• Animal Care Publications, Forms, and Guidance Documents 

Biotechnology

• Permits, Notifications, and Petitions
• Guidance Documents
• “Am I Regulated Under 7 CFR part 340?” Process and Letters

Plant Health

• Plant Protection and Quarantine Federal Import Orders
• Plant Diseases (Click on “Plant Disease”)
• Plant Protection and Quarantine Contact Information
• Import and Exports
• Wood Packaging Materials
• Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Manuals on Domestic, Port, and Emergency Programs

Wildlife Damage

• National Rabies Management Program
• Program Data Reports and Other Publications
• Airport Wildlife Hazards Program
• Wildlife Services Directives
• Environmental Documents
• National Wildlife Disease Program
• Feral Swine Management Program

Other Useful Resources

• Federal Register
• Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
• United States Code