U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

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The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is one of the six armed forces of the United States and the only military organization within the Department of Homeland Security. The Coast Guard protects the maritime economy and the environment, defends our maritime borders, and saves those in peril.

Governed by Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552)

Submission portal: Visit portal (MuckRock)
Records email Recommended: [email protected]; Direct to the records office; no portal on file.
Mailing address: 2100 2nd St., S.W., Attn: FOIA Coordinator, Washington, D.C. 20593
FOIA contact: FOIA Public Liaison
Phone: 202-475-3522

How to submit a request

Requests must be in writing and the records you are seeking must be reasonably described. DHS FOIA regulations require that you describe the records you are seeking with as much information as possible to ensure that our search can locate them with a reasonable amount of effort (6 C.F.R. Part 5, Sec. 5.3(b)). Please make sure your request includes: Name, Contact information (street address or email address), Brief description of records sought. If you are seeking records that contain personal information about yourself, provide a perjury statement and signature or notary. If you are seeking records that include personal information of a third party, you may receive greater access by providing a third-party release statement. If the subject of your request is deceased, affirmation of his/her death, such as a copy of a death certificate or an obituary column, is required.

Evidence & source status

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Data source: Third-party archival capture (securerelease.us) — licensing status under review
Governing statute: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552); Source: State law registry
Contact source: Bulk import — pending review
Last reviewed: 2026-04-29
Evidence level: Contact on file

Primary legal sources

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Governing statute: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552)
Jurisdiction requester guidance: Official guidance

Filing this request

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Governing law: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552)
Response window: 20 working days under 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(A)(i). Source: 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(A)(i)
Phrase to include: “Freedom of Information Act request pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552”

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