Alternative compliance emails

Dear Joseph Durso,
Your request has been received and is being processed.  Your request was received in this office on September 25, 2019 and given the reference number R000566-092519 for tracking purposes. Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

All emails sent/received by the MBTA since September 1st 2018 containing any of the following complete phrases/keywords, without the quotes:

"alternative compliance"
"alternative compliant"
"alternate compliance"
"alternate compliant"
"tier 1 alternate"
"tier 1 alternative"
"new fra standards"
"new fra standard"
"new fra rules"
"new fra rule"
"new fra regulation"
"new fra regulations"
"new fra reg"
"new fra regs"

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

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 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,
Joseph Durso
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January 13, 2020 Joseph Durso Re: Public Records Request for “Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

All emails sent/received by the MBTA since September 1st 2018 containing any of the following complete phrases/keywords, without the quotes:

"alternative compliance"
"alternative compliant"
"alternate compliance"
"alternate compliant"
"tier 1 alternate"
"tier 1 alternative"
"new fra standards"
"new fra standard"
"new fra rules"
"new fra rule"
"new fra regulation"
"new fra regulations"
"new fra reg"
"new fra regs"

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

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 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,
Joseph Durso” Our Case No.: R000566-092519 Dear Mr. Durso, The  Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”) is in receipt of your request for public records dated September 25, 2019 regarding the above-referenced matter; this request was received by our Records Access Officer on September 25, 2019. In response to your request, the MBTA conducted a thorough and exhaustive search of all possible sources of responsive records. As a result of this search, the attached records were located. Please be advised that attachments are available for 60 days, so please save any records you wish to keep beyond this period to your own hard drive or device within that time period. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Julie Ciollo
Assistant General Counsel/
Records Access Officer

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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
PRL Office
10 Park Plaza
Boston, MA 02116
January 13, 2020
This is a follow up to request number R000566-092519:
Thanks for your assistance with this request. Responsive records file is attached for my record keeping purposes.
All the best,
Joseph Durso
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On Jan. 13, 2020:
Subject: Public Records Request (MBTA) :: R000566-092519
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