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Visit <a href="https://www.foia.gov/faq.html">FOIA.gov</a> for more information. </p><h2>Contact Us</h2><p><strong>HRSA Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)</strong><br>5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13W18<br>Rockville, Maryland 20857<br>FOIA Officer: <a href="mailto:bmay@hrsa.gov">Brian May</a><br>Email: <a href="mailto:foia@hrsa.gov">foia@hrsa.gov</a><br>Phone: 301-443-2865</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-hrsa-row-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden"> <div class="field__items"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--hrsa-featured-content-boxes paragraph--type--featured-content-boxes has-bg-color paragraph--type--featured-content-boxes--blue has-title paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2 class="paragraph__title">Related Resources</h2> <div class="featured-content-box__grid-container"> <div class="grid-row grid-gap"> <div class="tablet:grid-col"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--featured-content-box 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class="paragraph__text-content"> <h3>FOIA Reading Rooms</h3> <ul> <li><strong>HRSA</strong><br> Public Reading Room - Rockville, MD:<br> Contact us for dates/times <a href="/foia/electronic-reading">Electronic Reading Room</a></li> <li><strong>HHS</strong><br> <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/foia/electronic-reading-room/index.html">HHS FOIA Library / Reading Room</a></li> </ul> <h3>Department of Justice Guidance</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.justice.gov/oip/freedom-information-act-5-usc-552">Full text of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.justice.gov/oip/doj-guide-freedom-information-act-0">DOJ Guide to the FOIA</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.justice.gov/oip/oip-guidance">DOJ Office of Information Policy Guidance</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-hrsa-date-last-reviewed field--type-datetime field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Date Last Reviewed:</div> 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