{
  "slug": "fmc",
  "register": {
    "slug": "fmc",
    "name": "Federal Maritime Commission",
    "local_name": null,
    "abbr": "FMC",
    "jurisdiction": "federal",
    "state": "DC",
    "state_name": "District of Columbia",
    "country": null,
    "country_code": null,
    "category": "regulatory",
    "agency_type": "cabinet_department",
    "parent": null,
    "parent_name": null,
    "url": "https://aletheca.com/agencies/fmc",
    "website": "https://www.fmc.gov",
    "reading_room": "https://www.fmc.gov/foia/reading-room",
    "subject_to_foia": true,
    "law": {
      "id": "federal-foia",
      "citation": "5 U.S.C. § 552",
      "statutory_days": 20,
      "business_days": true,
      "appeal_deadline_days": 90
    },
    "intake": [
      {
        "channel": "portal",
        "detail": "https://www.foia.gov/agency-search.html",
        "label": "National FOIA Portal",
        "verified": true,
        "verification": "verified",
        "verification_source": "National FOIA Portal, HTTP 200 check 2026-09-03",
        "last_checked": "2026-09-03",
        "automatable": false,
        "preferred": false,
        "reliability": "high",
        "instructions": "File via the National FOIA Portal agency search (verified live); select this agency to route."
      },
      {
        "channel": "email",
        "detail": "FOIA@fmc.gov",
        "label": "Email — agency guidance",
        "verified": true,
        "verification": "verified",
        "verification_source": "https://www.fmc.gov/about/freedom-of-information-act-requests-reports/",
        "last_checked": "2026-09-09",
        "automatable": false,
        "preferred": true,
        "reliability": null,
        "instructions": "Review the request-specific requirements before approval; source verification is not a delivery test."
      },
      {
        "channel": "fax",
        "detail": "+12022173170",
        "label": "Fax — agency guidance",
        "verified": true,
        "verification": "verified",
        "verification_source": "https://www.fmc.gov/about/freedom-of-information-act-requests-reports/",
        "last_checked": "2026-09-09",
        "automatable": false,
        "preferred": false,
        "reliability": null,
        "instructions": "Current intake page differs from the older reference guide's 202-523-0014; use the current intake page."
      },
      {
        "channel": "mail",
        "detail": "Secretary (FOIA), Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20573",
        "label": "Postal mail — agency guidance",
        "verified": true,
        "verification": "verified",
        "verification_source": "https://www.fmc.gov/about/freedom-of-information-act-requests-reports/",
        "last_checked": "2026-09-09",
        "automatable": false,
        "preferred": false,
        "reliability": null,
        "instructions": "Review the request-specific requirements before approval; source verification is not a delivery test."
      }
    ],
    "submission_readiness": {
      "status": "unverified",
      "verified_channels": [
        "portal",
        "email",
        "fax",
        "mail"
      ],
      "domain_verified_channels": [],
      "automatable_channels": [],
      "recommended_channel": "email",
      "checked_at": "2026-09-09",
      "notes": "Agency guidance reviewed; not exhaustive or end-to-end verified. Recheck after 2026-10-09. Personal-record and expedited-processing requirements; Portal and attachment constraints"
    },
    "holdings": [
      "correspondence",
      "contracts",
      "reports",
      "emails",
      "memoranda",
      "data",
      "policies"
    ],
    "tips": [
      "Be specific on date range and custodians",
      "Cite public-interest fee waiver and news-media status if applicable",
      "Request Vaughn index for withholdings",
      "Ask for rolling release",
      "Direct the request to the Secretary, label it FOIA Request, describe records and provide contact information plus a specific maximum authorized fee. Do not reuse the older guide's fax number. Source: https://www.fmc.gov/about/freedom-of-information-act-requests-reports/"
    ],
    "tracking": "Agency tracking number via acknowledgement letter; check PAL or agency portal.",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source": "Imported from AlethecaData. Institutions are real; contact routes are inferred unless marked verified. See /coverage."
  },
  "scorecard": null,
  "components": [],
  "requests": []
}