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Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Contacts

Department of Commerce Agency Chief FOIA Officer Designated Under EO 13392

Assistant Secretary for Administration
Department of Commerce

Department of Commerce Contact

Brenda Dolan
Departmental Freedom of Information Officer
Office of Management and Organization
14th and Constitution Avenue N.W.
Mail Stop H5327
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202-482-3707
Fax: 202-219-8979
EFoia@doc.gov

Bureau Contacts

Office of the Secretary
Bobbie Parsons
Immediate Office of the Secretary
Office of Management and Organization
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th and Constitution Avenue N.W.
Mail Stop H5327
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202-482-3707
Fax: 202-219-8979
BParsons@doc.gov

Bureau of Industry and Security
Julissa Hurtado
Bureau of Industry and Security
Office of Administration
H6622
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: (202) 482-8093
Fax: (202) 482-0326
JHurtado@bis.doc.gov

BIS FOIA Web Page

Census Bureau
Mary C. Potter
U.S. Census Bureau
Policy Office – 8H027
4600 Silver Hill Road
Washington, D.C. 20233-3700
Phone:  (301) 763-4207
Fax:  (310) 763-6239
Mary.Catherine.Potter@census.gov    

Census FOIA Web Page

Economics and Statistics Administration
Pamela Moulder
Bureau of Economic Analysis/Economic Statistics Administration
Office of the Undersecretary for Economic Affairs
Mail Stop H4836
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: (202) 482-5997
Fax: (202) 482-2889
p.moulder@doc.gov

ESA FOIA Web Page

Economic Development Administration
O. Barry Bird
Office of the Chief Counsel
Mail Stop H7001
Washington, D.C. 20230
(202) 482-4687
FAX (202) 482-5671
BBird@eda.doc.gov

EDA FOIA Web Page

International Trade Administration
Lois Mockabee
Office of Organizational and Management Support
Mail Stop H4001
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: (202) 481-6111
Fax: (202) 482-1584
Lois.Mockabee@trade.gov

ITA FOIA Web Page

Minority Business Development Agency
Jedd Vertman
Number H5087B
Washington, D.C.  20230
Phone:  202-481-5045
Fax: 202-482-2798
jvertman@mbda.gov

National Institute of Standards and Technology
Catherine Fletcher
National Institutes of Standards and Technology
Freedom of Information Act Office
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1710
Gaithersburg, MD  20899-1710
Phone: (301)975-4074
Fax: (301)926-8091
catherine.fletcher@nist.gov

NIST FOIA Web Page

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jean Carter-Johnson
NOAA Central FOIA Facility
1315 East-West Highway
Mail Stop 10730
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Phone: (301) 713-3540
Fax: (301) 713-1169
Jean.Carter.Johnson@noaa.gov

NOAA FOIA Web Page

National Technical Information Service
Steve Needle
National Technical Information Service
Sills Building
Number 305
5301 Shawnee Road
Alexandria, VA 22312
Phone: (703) 605-6404
Fax: (703) 605-6700
sneedle@ntis.gov

NTIS FOIA Web Page

National Telecommunications & Information Administration
Sharee Anderson
Office of the Chief Counsel
Mail Stop H4713
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone:  (202) 482-1816
Fax:  (202) 501-8013
sanderson@ntia.doc.gov

Office of the Inspector General
Wade Green, Jr.
Office of Inspector General
Acting Counsel to the Inspector General
Mail Stop H7892
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: (202) 482-5992
Fax:  (202) 501-7335
FOIA@oig.doc.gov

OIG FOIA Web Page

Patent and Trademark Office
Robert Fawcett
USPTO FOIA Officer
United States Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Phone: (571) 272-3000
Fax: (571) 273-0099
efoia@uspto.gov

PTO FOIA Web Page