Public Records Request Log - Kansas Department of Commerce

Erik Peterson filed this request with the Department of Commerce of Kansas.

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From: Erik Peterson

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Kansas Open Records Act (K.S.A. 45-215), I hereby request the following records:

A log of public records requests submitted to the Department of Commerce that lists the date of request, the requester's name, the requester's organizational affiliation, a description of the request and the date the request was filled. Ideally I would like this information for the period from 2004 to the present.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, and is made in the process of academic research and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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.

Sincerely,

Erik Peterson
PhD Candidate
Department of Political Science
Stanford University

From: Dan Lara

Mr. Peterson,

Thank you for your inquiry to the Kansas Department of Commerce. Per KORA statutes, the Department will need more time to respond to your request.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

Warmest Regards,

Dan

Dan Lara
Deputy Secretary for Public Affairs
Kansas Department of Commerce
1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612

Direct: (785) 296-3760
Cell: (785) 640-3264
E-Mail: dlara@kansascommerce.com<mailto:dlara@kansascommerce.com>
www.KansasCommerce.com<http://www.kansascommerce.com/>
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From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 8, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: Dan Lara

Mr. Petersen,

Thank you for your follow up message. I have consulted with the Department of Commerce’s attorneys. The Department does not keep records of how many people and what individuals file open records requests, and KORA does not require the Department to create records where none previously existed. So, the Department will be unable to fulfill your request.

Even if those records did exist, it is my understanding that they would be exempt from KORA.

Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

Warmest Regards,

Dan

Dan Lara
Deputy Secretary for Public Affairs
Kansas Department of Commerce
1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612

Direct: (785) 296-3760
Cell: (785) 640-3264
E-Mail: dlara@kansascommerce.com<mailto:dlara@kansascommerce.com>
www.KansasCommerce.com<http://www.kansascommerce.com/>
www.facebook.com/KansasCommerce<http://www.facebook.com/KansasCommerce>
@KansasCommerce<https://twitter.com/KansasCommerce>

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