Welcome to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Electronic Reading Room for the Department of Energy at Headquarters.
The FOIA requires certain kinds of documents to be made available to the public for inspection and copying. This is a requirement for agencies of the executive branch of the federal government.
The documents that are required to be made available by the FOIA are:
Final Opinions
[5 USC 552 (a)(2)](A) final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication of cases.
Office of Hearings and Appeal - FOIA Appeals
Initial agency determinations in response to FOIA and Privacy Act requests may be appealed to the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA). Decisions of the OHA constitute the agency's final determinations on requests made under either statute. OHA decisions issued after January 1, 1995, are available from this page.
Statements of Policy and Interpretation
[5 USC 552 (a)(2)](B) those statements of policy and interpretation which have been adopted by the agency and are not published in the Federal Register.
DOE Directives Website
DOE Directives include Policies, Orders, Notices, Manuals, and Guides which are intended to direct, guide, inform, and instruct employees in the performance of their jobs, and enable them to work effectively within the Department and with agencies, contractors, and the public.
Administrative Staff Manuals and Instructions
[5 USC 552 (a)(2)](C) administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public.
DOE Directives Website
DOE Directives include Policies, Orders, Notices, Manuals, and Guides which are intended to direct, guide, inform, and instruct employees in the performance of their jobs, and enable them to work effectively within the Department and with agencies, contractors, and the public.
Other Records of Interest
[5 USC 552 (a)(2)](D) copies of all records, regardless of form or format, which have been released to any person . . . and which, because of the nature of their subject matter, the agency determines have become or are likely to become the subject of subsequent requests for substantially the same record.
The Headquarters Electronic Reading Room has these documents, special interest collections, and other documents that have been released in response to written requests for information under the FOIA. Records are maintained in accordance with schedules set by the National Archives and Records Administration and DOE directives. Generally, records are kept for a minimum of 2 years.
DOE REPORTS
- DOE Corporate Overview - 2012
- 10 CFR Part 63, YMRP, and Yucca Mountain Repository License Application Cross Reference Matrix. (pdf) Note: Primary Reference Documents Disk 1 and Disk 2 files can be received by contacting the DOE FOIA Office.
- Phase 1 Decommissioning Plan for the West Valley Demonstration Project Appendix C – Details of DCGL Development and the Integrated Dose Assessment – Attachment 1. December 5, 2008. (pdf)
- Phase 1 Decommissioning Plan for the West Valley Demonstration Project (including Appendix C, Attachment 1) December 5, 2008. Note: Files can be received by contacting the DOE FOIA Office.
- Phase 1 Decommissioning Plan for the West Valley Demonstration Project, Rev.1, Attachment 2 of Appendix C –Additional References Revision 1 page changes March 17, 2009. (pdf)
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
TRANSCRIPTS
- Retention of the National Coal Council Transcripts February 2009 (pdf)
- National Coal Council Meeting held on November 14, 2007 at the Hilton Washington Embassy Row, Washington, DC (pdf)
- National Coal Council Meeting May 1, 2008 (pdf)
- National Coal Council Meeting, May 22, 2008 (pdf)
- National Coal Council Meeting July 12, 2007 (pdf)
FOIA Office Locations
Our FOIA Officers are located at various sites throughout the DOE complex, each with responsibility for records located at or under the jurisdiction of the site. We recommend that you send your request directly to that specific site. This will shorten the processing time. However, if you do not know which location has responsive records, you may either call the Headquarters FOIA office at (202) 586-5955 to determine the appropriate office, or mail the request to the Headquarters FOIA office.
Other records are publicly available in the facilities listed below:
Headquarters
U.S. Department of Energy
FOIA Office
1000 Indepnedence Avenue, SW
Washington D.C. 20585
Phone: 202-586-5955
Fax: 202-586-0575
Reading Room available
Contact: Llewellyn Smith
Phone: 202-586-6039
Fax: 202-586-0575
Email: llewellyn.smith@hq.doe.gov
Public Reading Facilities:
Albuquerque Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy
FOIA Reading Room and DOE Reading Rooms, Government Information Department
Zimmerman Library
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001
Contact: Dan Barkley
Phone: 505-277-7180
Email: barkley@unm.edu
Bonneville Power Administration
U.S. Department of Energy
PO Box 3621
905 NE 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
FOIA/PA Officer: Christopher M. Frost
Phone: 503-230-5602
FOIA/PA Specialist: Kim S. Winn
Phone: 503-230-5273
Fax: 503-230-4619
Email: FOIA@bpa.gov
Carlsbad Field Office
U.S. Department of Energy
WIPP Information Center
4021 National Parks Highway
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220
Email: infocntr@wipp.ws
Phone: 1-800-336-WIPP
Administrator: Bobby St. John
Phone: 505-234-7348
Fax: 505-234-7002
Email: bobby.stjohn@wipp.ws
Chicago Office
U.S. Department of Energy
Public Reading Room
Argonne Information Center
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Ave.
Argonne, IL 60439
Contact: Miriam Bartos
Phone: 630-252-2041
Email: miriam.bartos@ch.doe.gov
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
U.S. Department of Energy
Ann C. Dunlap (FOIA/PA Officer)
P.O. Box 10940
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Email: ann.dunlap@netl.doe.gov
Phone: (412) 386-6167
Fax: (412) 386-5949
Library: Jo Ann Yuill
Email: JoAnn.Yuill@pr.netl.doe.gov
Phone: (304) 285-4184
Fax: (304) 285-4403
Golden Field Office
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE Public Reading Room
617 Cole Blvd, MS 1501
Golden, Colorado 80401
Phone: 303-275-4770, Fax: 303-275-4790
Reading Room Contact: Michele Harrington Altieri
Phone: 303-275-4770
Fax: 303-275-4790
Email: michele.altieri@ee.doe.gov
Idaho Operations Office
U.S. Department of Energy
Public Reading Room
Tingey Administration Building
University Place
1776 Science Center Drive
Idaho Falls, ID 83401
Program Administrator: Clayton Ogilvie
Phone: 208-526-5190, Fax: 208-526-8789
Email: Ogilvic@id.doe.gov
Contact: Gail Willmore
Phone: 208-526-9162
Email: gsl@inel.gov
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE LSO POC: John Belluardo
Phone: 925-422-2567
Fax: 925-423-4279
Email: john.belluardo@oak.doe.gov
Reading Room Contact
Attn: Scott Wilson
PO Box 808, L-797
Livermore, CA 94551
Nevada Operations Office
U.S. Department of Energy
Public Reading Room
PO Box 98521, M/S 400
Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-8521 (shipping address)
755 C East Flamingo Rd., Room 103
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
Contact: Jeff Gordon
Phone: 702-794-5121
Fax: 702-794-5198
Email: cic@nv.doe.gov
Oak Ridge Operations Office
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE Information Center
475 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
Administrator: Walter Perry, Assistant Director of Public Affairs
Phone: 865-576-0885 or 1800-382-6938, Option 1
Fax: 865-576-1665
Email: perrywn@oro.doe.gov
Contact: Eva P. Butler, Information International Associates
Phone: 865-241-4780
Fax: 865-574-3521
Email: ebutler_doeic@commcast.net
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
U.S. Department of Energy
Environmental Information Center (EIC)
115 Memorial Drive
Paducah, KY 42001
Public documents related to environmental cleanup at
the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Ohio
Phone (270) 554-6979
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
U.S. Department of Energy
Public Environmental Information Center (EIC)
Ohio State University Endeavor Center
1862 Shyville Road (Room 220)
Piketon, Ohio 45661
Public documents related to environmental cleanup at
the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Ohio.
Phone: (740) 289-8898
Richland Operations Office
U.S. Department of Energy
Public Reading Room
PO Box 999, MSIN H2-53
Richland, Washington 99352
Contact: Janice Parthree
Phone: 509-372-7443
Fax: 509-372-7444
Email: doe.reading.room@pnnl.gov
Savannah River Operations Office
U.S. Department of Energy
Public Reading Room
University of South Carolina
471 University Parkway
Aiken, South Carolina 29801
Contact: Paul Lewis
Phone: 803-641-3320
Fax: 803-641-3302
Email: paull@usca.edu
Southeastern Power Administration
U.S. Department of Energy
Public Reading Room
1166 Athens Tech Road
Elberton, GA 30635-6711
Contact: Joel Seymour
Phone: 706-213-3800
Fax: 706-213-3884
Email: joels@sepa.doe.gov
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Project Office
U.S. Department of Energy
Reading Room/Library
900 Commerce Road, East
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123
Contact: Deanna Harvey
Phone: 504-734-4316
Email: Deanna.harvey@spr.doe.gov
Western Area Power Administration
U.S. Department of Energy
Reading Room
12155 West Alameda Parkway, Suite 365
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
Contact: Patricia Land
Phone: 720-962-7014
Email: land@wapa.gov