Mark Zuckerberg trip to Glacier (DOI)
| Tracking # |
OS -2017- 00932 |
| Submitted | July 27, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Alexander Rony
To Whom It May Concern:
I. Requested Records
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act for the following records:
1. Emails to or from Press Secretary Heather Swift regarding Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's July 2017 trip to Glacier National Park. If it helps with your search, you may limit to Ms. Swift's emails that mention any of the following the keywords: Zuckerberg, Glacier, Mow, Fagre, superintendent, climate, or warming. Please search through June and July 2017.
2. Ms. Swift's digital calendar entries for July.
3. Emails between Ms. Swift and Mr. Zuckerberg's advance team. Please search through June and July 2017.
II. Record Delivery
I would prefer the request be filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. In the event that there are fees, please inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request.
Please produce the records on a rolling basis; at no point should the search for – or deliberation concerning – certain records delay the production of others that the agency has already retrieved and elected to produce.
Should you decide to invoke a FOIA exemption with regard to any of the requested records, please include in your response letter sufficient information for an appeal, including:
1. Basic factual material about each withheld item, including the originator, date, length, general subject matter, and location of each item.
2. Explanations and justifications for denial, including the identification of the category within the governing statutory provision under which the document (or portion thereof) was withheld and a full explanation of how each exemption fits the withheld material.
If you determine that portions of a requested record are exempt from disclosure, please redact the exempt portions and provide the remainder of the record.
III. Request for a Fee Waiver
I respectfully request that you waive all fees in connection with this request as provided by 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(A)(iii). The Sierra Club is a national environmental nonprofit with no commercial interest in obtaining the requested information. Our organization intends to analyze and disseminate the requested information free of charge so that the public can be better informed about climate change and the stewardship of our national parks.
The subject matter of the requested records is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations and activities of the government by disclosing the extent to which agency resources were used to keep discussions of climate change away from Mr. Zuckerberg during his noteworthy trip. This has been an issue of debate in the press (see http://wapo.st/2tjXdFp for an example of one highly-read article).
The Sierra Club and its supporters have demonstrated interest and expertise in the subject area, as the organization has well-established programs to reduce climate change and protect wild lands, including our national parks. Our staff and volunteers regularly interact with the department regarding these issues.
IV. Media Requester Status
In addition to the public interest fee waiver, I ask to be properly categorized as a representative of the news media. The bulk of my professional duties at the Sierra Club entails planning and writing content about public policy, including composing mass communications to our followers, analyzing FOIA responses, and coordinating press outreach. Here are some examples that resulted from my work:
https://sierraclub.org/planet/2017/04/hiring-freeze-prevented-epa-filling-hundreds-jobs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/05/19/nearly-700-vacancies-at-cdc-because-of-trump-administration-hiring-freeze/
http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/4480/over-700000-people-tell-government-to-block-seed-mergers
The Sierra Club has the ability and intention to disseminate the information it receives through this request. The information may be shared through emails to an audience reaching into the millions, Facebook and Twitter posts reaching tens of thousands of followers, articles on our frequently-visited website, and analysis provided to the media.
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,
Alexander Rony
Sierra Club
From: OS, OS FOIA
Dear Ms. Townsend:
Please find attached an acknowledgment letter for FOIA request
OS-2017-00932.
v/r,
Kashieka
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Thanks,
Cindy
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Washington, D.C. 20240
os_foia@ios.doi.gov
(202) 513-0765 - phone
(202) 219-2374 - fax
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Dear Mr. Rony,
RE: OS-2017-00932
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Thank you for contacting our office
Karmen
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Washington, D.C. 20240
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Dear Mr. Rony,
Thank you for your inquiry. At this time we are still waiting on a program
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Thanks,
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 27, 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 #OS -2017- 00932.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of the Interior
Dear Mr. Rony,
Thank you for your inquiry. At this time we are still waiting on a program
office to send us any potentially responsive records as we do
not retain records in the OS FOIA office. Once we have those records, we
can begin processing them. While we cannot provide you a timeline at this
point, please be assured we are working to complete your request as
promptly as we can.
Thanks,
Cindy Sweeney
--
Department of the Interior
Office of the Secretary, FOIA Office
1849 C Street, NW, MS-7328
Washington, D.C. 20240
os_foia@ios.doi.gov
(202) 513-0765 - phone
(202) 219-2374 - fax
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From: Department of the Interior
Dear Mr. Rony,
We are reaching out to you today to discuss your pre-October 1, 2019 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the Department of the Interior's Office of the Secretary's FOIA Unit. Below is a chart listing your requests, including each request's original and current tracking number.
Tracking Number
Legacy Tracking Number
Requester Name
Requester Organization
Submitted Date
Original Description
Did you subsequently narrow the request?
DOI-OS-2017-000114
OS-2017-00524
Alexander Rony
Sierra Club
From: Department of the Interior
Dear Mr. Rony,
We are following up on our email from October 26, 2022, regarding your open FOIA requests. Please see the email below.
Thank you and we look forward to speaking with you.
Sincerely,
Jacob
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Jacob Booher
FOIA Support Team - Departmental FOIA Office
Office of the Solicitor | U.S. Department of the Interior
From: Department of the Interior
Dear Mr. Rony,
Please find attached a letter concerning your Freedom of Information Act request numbered OS-2017-00932.
Thank you,
Jacob
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Jacob Booher
FOIA Support Team - Departmental FOIA Office
Office of the Solicitor | U.S. Department of the Interior
From: Department of the Interior
DOI-OS-2017-000276 has been processed with the following final disposition: Other.
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