Anarchism (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)
| Tracking # |
218929 2017-0627, 201 7- 103 |
| Submitted | Jan. 22, 2017 |
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From: Melissa Hill
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
I seek all records, created or collected that were prepared, received, transmitted, collected and/or maintained by the United States Capitol Police collected on the subject of Anarchism, Anarchist Extremism and/or Anarchist Extremists from 2015 to the present. This includes and is not limited to communication preserved in any form, including: correspondence, documents, data, e-mails (including all attachments), social media posts, intelligence reports, text messages, web searches (including search histories), audio/visual tapes, faxes, files, guidance, analyses, notes, procedures, rules, manuals, and technical information.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Melissa Hill
From: Melissa Hill
Please see the AMENDED request below and ignore the first one:
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
I seek all records, created or collected that were prepared, received, transmitted, collected and/or maintained by your agency on the subject of Anarchism, Anarchist Extremism and/or Anarchist Extremists from 2015 to the present. This includes and is not limited to communication preserved in any form, including: correspondence, documents, data, e-mails (including all attachments), social media posts, intelligence reports, text messages, web searches (including search histories), audio/visual tapes, faxes, files, guidance, analyses, notes, procedures, rules, manuals, and technical information.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Melissa Hill
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From:
Ms. Melisa Hill,
Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act request. This is to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Act request dated January 22, 2016.
Thank you,
Charlet Allen
Contractor, Paralegal II
Disclosure Division
Bureau of ATF
99 New York Avenue, NE, 4E-301
Washington, DC 20226
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-0627.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-0627.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-0627.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-0627.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-0627.
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From: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Good afternoon,
Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act request.
**Please do not respond and/or send any documents to this email address. Any and all correspondences pertaining to your request MUST be sent to the secure server email address of foiamail@atf.gov in order to receive any updates and/or acknowledgements**
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-0627, 201 7- 103.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-0627, 201 7- 103.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-0627, 201 7- 103.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-0627, 201 7- 103.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-0627, 201 7- 103.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-0627, 201 7- 103.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-0627, 201 7- 103.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Good morning Ms. Hill,
2017-0627. I am having the Intake Team follow up with the Field Office for this one.
2017-1037- A final response letter was sent to you back in August 2018.
Thank you.
With kind regards,
Maria
Maria A. VanAlmen, J.D.
Law Clerk
Contractor, Forfeiture Support Associates
Information and Privacy Goverance Division
Office of Public & Governmental Affairs
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
U.S. Department of Justice
99 New York Avenue NE | Washington, DC 20226
202-648-8121 (Office)
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From: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
05/03/2024 REFER TO: 218929/2017-0627
Ms. Melissa Hill
Email: requests@muckrock.com
Dear Ms. Hill:
This responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act request dated 4/19/2017, and received by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on the same date, in which you requested records concerning Anarchism, Anarchist Extremism and/or Anarchist Extremists from 2015 to present. Your request was assigned ATF tracking number 218929. Please refer to this number in any future correspondence.
In response to your request, we processed a total of 26 pages of responsive material. Eight pages were found to be non-responsive and eight-teen pages are withheld in full. Individual redactions identify the exemption pursuant to which the redacted material has been withheld. Please be advised that we considered the foreseeable harm standard when reviewing records and applying FOIA exemptions.
We are withholding third party information, under FOIA Exemption (b)(6). To disclose personal information about a living individual to a member of the public, we need the written consent from the persons whose information you requested. Without written consent, proof of death, or an overriding public interest, personal information is exempt from disclosure under the FOIA. The FOIA does not require agencies to disclose information that would be a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6).
We are withholding third party information, including the names of ATF employees, under Exemption (b)(7)(C). Exemption (b)(7)(C) permits the withholding of information compiled for law enforcement purposes that “could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” The public interest in disclosure is limited to the FOIA’s core purpose of shedding light on an agency’s performance of its statutory duties. The public interest under Exemption (b)(7)(C) must be both significant and compelling in order to overcome the legitimate personal privacy interests of a third party. In this matter, the disclosure would not serve the core purpose of the FOIA, but rather, would serve as an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(C).
We are withholding specific law enforcement codes, techniques, and procedures used in our investigation pursuant to Exemption (b)(7)(E) of the FOIA. Exemption (b)(7)(E) exempts from mandatory disclosure records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes when production of such records or information “would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law.” 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(E). The information withheld reveals various law enforcement file numbers and codes which are primarily used to store and retrieve law enforcement information. The information withheld also reveals specific law enforcement procedures and techniques used in this investigation. Disclosure of this information could enable individuals outside of the agency to circumvent agency functions and gain access to sensitive investigative information. Please be advised that we considered the foreseeable harm standard when reviewing records and applying FOIA exemptions.For your information, Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIA. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(c). This response is limited to those records that are subject to the requirements of the FOIA. This is a standard notification that is given to all our requesters and should not be taken as an indication that excluded records do, or do not, exist.
You may contact our FOIA Public Liaisons, Lynette Carter and Jasmine Bryant, at 202-648-7390 for any further assistance and to discuss any aspect of your request. Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, Room 2510, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769.
If you are not satisfied with my response to this request, you may administratively appeal by writing to the Director, Office of Information Policy (OIP), United States Department of Justice, 441 G Street, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20530, or you may submit an appeal through OIP's FOIA STAR portal by creating an account following the instructions on OIP’s website: https://doj-foia.entellitrak.com/etk-doj-foia-prod/login.request.do. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within 90 days of the date of my response to your request. If you submit your appeal by mail, both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.”
Sincerely,
Elizabeth A. Wood
Acting Chief
Information and Privacy Governance Division
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