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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), enacted in 1966, generally provides that any person has the right to request access to federal agency records. As part of Open Government, CMS is making more information readily available to the public, including voluminous amounts of data available on the internet. Many links to these resources are available on the "Publicly Available Information" link below. Before making a FOIA request, you may want to research the wide variety of information and data sets on publicly accessible web sites that are very useful to the general public and that describe the agency's various programs and activities. If you would like to make a FOIA request, simply write a letter to the CMS FOIA Office or the appropriate CMS Regional Office. For the quickest possible handling, mark both your letter and the envelope "Freedom of Information Act Request." You should identify the records that you seek as specifically as possible in order to increase the likelihood that the CMS will be able to locate them. Any facts that you can furnish about the time, place, authors, events, subjects, and other details of the records will be helpful to us in deciding where to search for the records that you seek. We have provided several sample FOIA request letters that you may want to use as a guide based on the type of information you are requesting from CMS. We have also provided a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the FOIA process at CMS.
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