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  **Submitting FOIA Requests and Appeals Electronically**
You may send a FOIA request electronically. The message should include all the information specified in the FOIA Reference Guide as well as a valid return email address and physical mail address. **Submit the request here.**
You may submit an appeal of an initial determination via email. Your appeal may be submitted here. Your appeal must meet the Department’s requirements for submitting an appeal which is located in the Department’s FOIA Reference Guide and found in the link above.
**Where to Send Your Request by Mail or Fax**
**FOIA requests to NHTSA should be addressed to:**
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**FOIA Contacts**
Please direct all questions to:
FOIA Requester Service Center: (202) 366-2870
FOIA Public Liaison: NHTSAFOIAPublicLiaison@dot.gov
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