FOIA: ALPR Permits
| Submitted | Dec. 16, 2023 |
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From: e
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
All permitting documents submitted to the Department of Transportation between 1/1/2023 and 12/15/20223 for installation of automated license plate readers.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
e
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department Of Transportation
Please be advised that the Illinois Department of Transportation is unable to respond to your request within the five (5) working days and is extending the response time by an additional five (5) business days pursuant to the Illinois FOIA at 5/140 Section 3(e). The reason for the delay is as follows:
(vi) the request for records cannot be complied with by the public body within the time limits prescribed by paragraph (c) of this Section without unduly burdening or interfering with the operations of the public body
Barb Smith
Illinois Department of Transportation
FOIA Officer, Room 313
2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62764
Office: 217-782-5633
Barbara.j.smith2@illinois.gov<mailto:Barbara.j.smith2@illinois.gov>
Dot.foiaofficer@illinois.gov<mailto:Dot.foiaofficer@illinois.gov>
State of Illinois - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged or attorney work product, may constitute inside information or internal deliberative staff communication, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. Receipt by an unintended recipient does not waive attorney-client privilege, attorney work product privilege, or any other exemption from disclosure.
From: Department Of Transportation
I am writing in regard to your FOIA request received by the Illinois Department of Transportation. As written, responding to your request would create an undue burden on the operation and resources of the Department. The Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/1, states, in part the "Act is not intended ... to disrupt the duly-undertaken work of any public body..." and that requests "calling for all records falling within a category shall be complied with unless compliance with the request would be unduly burdensome for the complying public body and there is no way to narrow the request and the burden on the public body outweighs the public interest in the information. Before invoking this exemption, the public body shall extend to the person making the request an opportunity to confer with it in an attempt to reduce the request to manageable proportions." 5 ILCS 140/3(g).
Accordingly, I am inviting you to limit the scope of your request to manageable proportions. Specifically, there are nearly 1500 pages of permitting records for the year 2023. Previewing and redacting this many files creates a burden on the FOIA Office. Please limit the scope of your request to a specific location or a shorter timeframe to search.
Once we receive your response, we will conduct a new search and respond with any relevant requested information.
Barb Smith
Illinois Department of Transportation
FOIA Officer, Room 313
2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62764
Office: 217-782-5633
Barbara.j.smith2@illinois.gov<mailto:Barbara.j.smith2@illinois.gov>
Dot.foiaofficer@illinois.gov<mailto:Dot.foiaofficer@illinois.gov>
State of Illinois - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged or attorney work product, may constitute inside information or internal deliberative staff communication, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. Receipt by an unintended recipient does not waive attorney-client privilege, attorney work product privilege, or any other exemption from disclosure.
From: e
Thank you.
May I amend my request to the following?
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
All permitting documents submitted to the Department of Transportation between 1/1/2023 and 2/28/2023 for installation of automated license plate readers.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
From: Department Of Transportation
This letter is in response to your Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request received by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The Department conducted a search and found document(s) responsive to your request. The responsive document(s) are attached. Please be advised that certain information has been redacted pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(b), which exempts private information. The information redacted contains signatures and Tax ID numbers, both of which are unique identifiers and therefore private.
If you consider anything in this response to be an unwarranted denial of your FOIA request, you have the right to submit a request for review by the Public Access Counselor (PAC) at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General to:
Public Access Counselor
Office of the Attorney General
500 South 2nd Street
Springfield, IL 62706
Fax: 217-782-1396
E-mail: publicaccess@atg.state.il.us<mailto:publicaccess@atg.state.il.us>
If you choose to submit a request for review, you must do so within 60 days after the date of this response letter. The request for review must be in writing, signed by you, and include a copy of your FOIA request and this office's response. 5 ILCS 140/9.5(a). In addition, you have the right to seek judicial review of this response. 5 ILCS 140/11(a),(b).
Barb Smith
Illinois Department of Transportation
FOIA Officer, Room 313
2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62764
Office: 217-782-5633
Barbara.j.smith2@illinois.gov<mailto:Barbara.j.smith2@illinois.gov>
Dot.foiaofficer@illinois.gov<mailto:Dot.foiaofficer@illinois.gov>
State of Illinois - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged or attorney work product, may constitute inside information or internal deliberative staff communication, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. Receipt by an unintended recipient does not waive attorney-client privilege, attorney work product privilege, or any other exemption from disclosure.
From: Department Of Transportation
This letter is in response to your Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request received by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The Department conducted a search and found document(s) responsive to your request. The responsive document(s) are attached. Please be advised that certain information has been redacted pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(b), which exempts private information. The information redacted contains signatures, which are a unique identifier and therefore private.
If you consider anything in this response to be an unwarranted denial of your FOIA request, you have the right to submit a request for review by the Public Access Counselor (PAC) at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General to:
Public Access Counselor
Office of the Attorney General
500 South 2nd Street
Springfield, IL 62706
Fax: 217-782-1396
E-mail: publicaccess@atg.state.il.us<mailto:publicaccess@atg.state.il.us>
If you choose to submit a request for review, you must do so within 60 days after the date of this response letter. The request for review must be in writing, signed by you, and include a copy of your FOIA request and this office's response. 5 ILCS 140/9.5(a). In addition, you have the right to seek judicial review of this response. 5 ILCS 140/11(a),(b).
Barb Smith
Illinois Department of Transportation
FOIA Officer, Room 313
2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62764
Office: 217-782-5633
Barbara.j.smith2@illinois.gov<mailto:Barbara.j.smith2@illinois.gov>
Dot.foiaofficer@illinois.gov<mailto:Dot.foiaofficer@illinois.gov>
State of Illinois - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged or attorney work product, may constitute inside information or internal deliberative staff communication, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. Receipt by an unintended recipient does not waive attorney-client privilege, attorney work product privilege, or any other exemption from disclosure.
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