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Please review the FAQs before contacting the OIG. </p> <p> If you do not find an answer to your question regarding content and information contained in the LEIE, contact the Exclusions Staff at: </p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="500"> <tr> <td width="40%" valign="top"><p><strong> E-mail Address:</strong><br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140705072954/mailto:sanction@oig.hhs.gov"> sanction@oig.hhs.gov</a></p> <p><strong> Telephone:</strong><br> (202) 691-2311 </p> <p><strong> Fax:</strong><br> (202) 691-2298 </p> <p><strong> Email:</strong><br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140705072954/mailto:sanction@oig.hhs.gov"> sanction@oig.hhs.gov</a> </p></td> <td width="60%" valign="top"><p><strong> Mailing Address:</strong><br> HHS, OIG, OI<br/> Attn: Exclusions<br/> P.O. 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