How to File with EPA's Administrative Law Judges by Courier, Mail or Personal Delivery

Privacy Act Statement, Notice of Disclosure of Confidential and Personal Information, and Notice of Waiver of Confidentiality and Consent to Public Disclosure

If any person files or submits to the Office of Administrative Law Judges any un-redacted Confidential Business Information or Personally Identifiable Information pertaining to themselves or their client, that person thereby waives any claims to confidentiality and consents to public disclosure by EPA, including posting on the Internet, of all such information they submit.

To protect information against public disclosure, parties must follow the procedures specified in the Office's Privacy Act Statement and Notice of Disclosure of Confidential and Personal Information.

While electronic filing is strongly encouraged, a party may also file documents by U.S. mail or commercial delivery service, such as UPS or FedEx. A document submitted by those means is not considered “filed” until the Headquarters Hearing Clerk physically receives it, as reflected by the date stamp applied to the document by the Headquarters Hearing Clerk. The Headquarters Hearing Clerk’s ability to receive filings and correspondence by U.S. mail and commercial deliveries on a daily basis is limited. Thus, timely receipt and filing of a document submitted by U.S. mail or commercial delivery service is not assured.

If a party nevertheless opts to file by U.S. mail or commercial delivery service, the party shall notify the Headquarters Hearing Clerk every time it files a document in such a manner by calling the Headquarters Hearing Clerk at (202) 564-6281. To file a document using U.S. mail or commercial delivery service, the document shall be sent to the following address:

Office of Administrative Law Judges
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Attn: Mary Angeles, Headquarters Hearing Clerk
Mail Code 1900R, WJC East Mailroom 1309
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20460

The Headquarters Hearing Clerk is not able to accept filings or correspondence by personal delivery due to the physical office of the Office of Administrative Law Judges not being accessible to the public on a daily basis.

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Last updated on May 27, 2025