Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

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+## FOIA Requests and FOIA Appeals
+## Public Information Session: The Postal Service's FOIA Process
+We strongly encourage you to submit a FOIA request or FOIA appeal _via_ email or facsimile to prevent any delays in service. Please also include your email address with your FOIA request or FOIA appeal so that we may expeditiously provide you with any non-exempt responsive records.
+The Postal Service's Ethics & Legal Compliance team will be hosting a teleconference open to the public on navigating the FOIA process. The teleconference will cover how to submit a FOIA request, where to submit a FOIA request, and how to properly describe the records sought in a FOIA request. Please join us on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at 2 p.m. EDT for an informational session on the Postal Service's FOIA process.
+**FOIA Requests:**
+Email: [FOIA12@usps.gov](mailto:FOIA12@usps.gov)
+Online: [https://about.usps.com/who/legal/foia/make-request.htm](https://about.usps.com/who/legal/foia/make-request.htm)
+Facsimile: 202-268-5353
+To join the teleconference, please call 678-317-3330 and enter the Meeting ID 160 452 4996 and the Password 519484 when prompted.
+**FOIA Appeals:**
+Email: [FOIAAppeal@usps.gov](mailto:FOIAAppeal@usps.gov)
+Facsimile: 202-268-5353
+_FOIA requests and FOIA appeals received through the mail will still be accepted and processed. The Postal Service remains committed to its duty under the Freedom of Information Act and to its community of FOIA requesters._
 > I signed this measure with a deep sense of pride that the United States is an open society in which the people's right to know is cherished and guarded.
 The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal law that provides the public with a right to access government records. The purpose of the law is to ensure an informed citizenry by providing the public with access to information that sheds light on an agency's performance of its statutory duties. The FOIA provides that any person may ask any federal agency for records and that the agency must provide those records, unless an exemption applies or the records fall outside the coverage of the FOIA.