New York Police Departments' 1033 Training Plan Proposals

Dear Mr. Welch:

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Law request for Training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles as described in the statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency. You also request with each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training.

Please be advised that your request is under active review and you may expect a formal response to your inquiry within twenty business days.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch:

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request to the Division of Criminal Justice Services (Division) for “[t]raining plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units…” to the Division.

Please be advised that the Division maintains records which are responsive to your request; however, such electronic files are too large for the Division’s email system to send to you electronically. As such, the Division requires a physical address in which to email you a CD-ROM containing your requested records as well as the Division’s FOIL response. The Division’s records and response will be of no cost to you.

Upon receipt of your address, the Division may complete processing of your FOIL request and you may receive the Division’s records and response within fifteen (15) business days.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch:

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Law request for training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Division of Criminal Justice Services.
Please be advised that your request is in process and we anticipate that a formal response to your request will be provided to you by November 16, 2015. This additional time to respond is required to compile the responsive records.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch:

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Law request for training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Division of Criminal Justice Services for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles.

Please be advised that your request is in process and we anticipate that a formal response to your request will be provided to you by December 16, 2015. This additional time to respond is required to complete compiling the responsive records.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander

Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch:

This is in partial response to your Freedom of Information Law request for Training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles as described in the statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency. You also request with each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training.
Attached above are a portion of the records maintained by the Division of Criminal Justice Services that are responsive to your request. Please be advised that the following has been redacted from the enclosed records: specific physical locations of MRAPs, names of non-commanding officers and DCJS employees have been redacted on safety grounds and privacy grounds pursuant to POL §§87(2)(b) and 87(2)(f).

Please be advised that we are in the process of completing the response to your request and we anticipate that the remainder of the responsive records will be provided to you by February 2, 2015. This additional time to respond is required to complete the compiling and review of the remainder of the responsive documents.

Pursuant to POL §89(4)(a), you may appeal this determination within 30 days to the Counsel, Division of Criminal Justice Services, 80 South Swan St., Albany, NY 12210 or by email at foil@dcjs.ny.gov<mailto:foil@dcjs.ny.gov> .

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

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On Nov. 16, 2015:
Dear Mr. Welch:

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Law request for training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Division of Criminal Justice Services for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles.

Please be advised that your request is in process and we anticipate that a formal response to your request will be provided to you by December 16, 2015. This additional time to respond is required to complete compiling the responsive records.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander

Records Access Officer

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On Oct. 13, 2015:
Dear Mr. Welch:

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Law request for training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Division of Criminal Justice Services.
Please be advised that your request is in process and we anticipate that a formal response to your request will be provided to you by November 16, 2015. This additional time to respond is required to compile the responsive records.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

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On Oct. 13, 2015:
To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 7, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

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On Sept. 28, 2015:
To Whom It May Concern:

The appropriate address to which you may send responsive materials for this request is:

MuckRock News
DEPT MR 20521
P.O. Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205

Thank you.

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On Sept. 25, 2015:
Dear Mr. Welch:

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request to the Division of Criminal Justice Services (Division) for “[t]raining plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units…” to the Division.

Please be advised that the Division maintains records which are responsive to your request; however, such electronic files are too large for the Division’s email system to send to you electronically. As such, the Division requires a physical address in which to email you a CD-ROM containing your requested records as well as the Division’s FOIL response. The Division’s records and response will be of no cost to you.

Upon receipt of your address, the Division may complete processing of your FOIL request and you may receive the Division’s records and response within fifteen (15) business days.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

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On Sept. 25, 2015:
To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 7, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

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On Sept. 10, 2015:
Dear Mr. Welch:

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Law request for Training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles as described in the statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency. You also request with each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training.

Please be advised that your request is under active review and you may expect a formal response to your inquiry within twenty business days.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

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On Sept. 7, 2015:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

Training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles - as described in the below statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency:

"It has always been the responsibility of each state’s designated coordinator to ensure that each and every Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) is trained on the equipment they received from the 1033 program. LEAs are required to certify to DoD through the state coordinator they have a training plan for an asset that requires specialized training, to include armored vehicles and aircraft, before the equipment is issued. LESO receives a copy of the plan only – the approval process is at the state coordinator level."

If any supplementary training material was included with the proposal (e.g. a powerpoint such as this: https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2162544/responsive-documents.pdf), please consider this within the parameters of the request. With each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit, please also provide any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training.

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 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. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Daniel Welch

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock
DEPT MR 20521
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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Dear Mr. Welch:

Please be advised that we are in the process of completing the response to the remainder of your Freedom of Information Law request for Training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles as described in the statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency. You also request with each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training. It is anticipated that a formal response to the remainder of your request will be provided to you by February 29, 2016. This additional time to respond is required to compile and review the remainder of the responsive records.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander

Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch:

Please be advised that we are in the process of completing the response to the remainder of your Freedom of Information Law request for Training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles as described in the statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency. You also request with each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training. It is anticipated that a formal response to the remainder of your inquiry will be provided to you by March 29, 2016. This additional time to respond is required to compile and review the remainder of the responsive records.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander

Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch:

Please be advised that we are in the process of completing the response to the remainder of your Freedom of Information Law request for training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles as described in the statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency. You also request with each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training. It is anticipated that a formal response to the remainder of your inquiry will be provided to you by May 9, 2016. This additional time to respond to the remainder of your request is required to complete the review and compilation of the remainder of the responsive records.
Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch,

In response to your inquiry below, please be advised that May 9, 2016 is the new estimated completion date for the remainder of the response to your Freedom of Information Law request. As indicated in the Division’s email correspondence to you dated March 29, 2016 which you have copied below, additional time until May 9, 2016 to respond is necessary to complete the review and compilation of the remainder of the responsive records.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch:

Please be advised that we are in the process of completing the response to the remainder of your Freedom of Information Law request for training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles as described in the statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency. You also request with each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training. It is anticipated that a formal response to the remainder of your inquiry will be provided to you by June 21, 2016. This additional time to respond to the remainder of your request is required to complete the review and compilation of the remainder of the responsive records.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch:

Please be advised that we are in the process of completing the response to the remainder of your Freedom of Information Law request for training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles as described in the statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency. You also request with each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training. A formal response to the remainder of your inquiry will be provided to you by August 8, 2016. This additional time to respond to the remainder of your request is required to complete the review and compilation of the remainder of the responsive records.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch:

Please be advised that we are in the process of completing the response to the remainder of your Freedom of Information Law request for training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles as described in the statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency. You also request with each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training. It is anticipated that a formal response to the remainder of your inquiry will be provided to you by September 19, 2016. This additional time to respond to the remainder of your request is required to complete the review and compilation of the remainder of the responsive records.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch:

Please be advised that we are in the process of completing the response to the remainder of your Freedom of Information Law request for training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles as described in the statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency. You also request with each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training. It is anticipated that a formal response to the remainder of your inquiry will be provided to you by October 18, 2016. This additional time to respond to the remainder of your request is required to complete the review and compilation of the remainder of the responsive records.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch:

Please be advised that we are completing the response to the remainder of your Freedom of Information Law request for training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles as described in the statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency. You also request with each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training. It is anticipated that a formal response to the remainder of your inquiry will be provided to you by November 9, 2016. This additional time to respond to the remainder of your request is required to complete the review and compilation of the remainder of the responsive records.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch:

Please be advised that we are completing the response to the remainder of your Freedom of Information Law request for training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles as described in the statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency. You also request with each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training.

Your request is in process and a formal response to your inquiry will be provided to you by December 12, 2016. This additional time to respond to the remainder of your request is required to complete the review and compilation of the remainder of the responsive records.

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch:

This is in response to the remainder of your Freedom of Information Law request for training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles as described in the statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency. You also request with each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training.
Attached above are two of the three remaining records maintained by the Division of Criminal Justice Services that are responsive to your request. Due to the size of the file, the third document will be transmitted to you in a separate email to follow. Please be advised that the following has been redacted from the attached records: information regarding MRAPs where disclosure could endanger safety pursuant to Public Officers Law (POL) §87(2)(f), and names of non-commanding officers have been redacted on safety grounds and privacy grounds pursuant to POL §§87(2)(b) and 87(2)(f).

Pursuant to POL §89(4)(a), you may appeal this determination within 30 days to the Counsel, Division of Criminal Justice Services, 80 South Swan St., Albany, NY 12210 or by email at foil@dcjs.ny.gov<mailto:foil@dcjs.ny.gov> .

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

On Sept. 7, 2015:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

Training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles - as described in the below statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency:

"It has always been the responsibility of each state’s designated coordinator to ensure that each and every Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) is trained on the equipment they received from the 1033 program. LEAs are required to certify to DoD through the state coordinator they have a training plan for an asset that requires specialized training, to include armored vehicles and aircraft, before the equipment is issued. LESO receives a copy of the plan only – the approval process is at the state coordinator level."

If any supplementary training material was included with the proposal (e.g. a powerpoint such as this: https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2162544/responsive-documents.pdf), please consider this within the parameters of the request. With each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit, please also provide any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training.

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 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. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Daniel Welch

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock
DEPT MR 20521
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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Dear Mr. Welch:

This is in response to the remainder of your Freedom of Information Law request for training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles as described in the statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency. You also request with each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training.
Attached above are two of the three remaining records maintained by the Division of Criminal Justice Services that are responsive to your request. Due to the size of the files, the third remaining responsive document will be transmitted to you in a separate email to follow. Please be advised that information regarding MRAPs where disclosure could endanger safety has been redacted from the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office document pursuant to Public Officers Law (POL) §87(2)(f).

Pursuant to POL §89(4)(a), you may appeal this determination within 30 days to the Counsel, Division of Criminal Justice Services, 80 South Swan St., Albany, NY 12210 or by email at foil@dcjs.ny.gov<mailto:foil@dcjs.ny.gov> .

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

On Sept. 7, 2015:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

Training plans submitted by New York Police Departments and Emergency Services Units to the Department of Defense's NY state coordinator, Mr. Todd Murray, for the use of 1033 equipment and vehicles - as described in the below statement from Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Defense Logistics Agency:

"It has always been the responsibility of each state’s designated coordinator to ensure that each and every Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) is trained on the equipment they received from the 1033 program. LEAs are required to certify to DoD through the state coordinator they have a training plan for an asset that requires specialized training, to include armored vehicles and aircraft, before the equipment is issued. LESO receives a copy of the plan only – the approval process is at the state coordinator level."

If any supplementary training material was included with the proposal (e.g. a powerpoint such as this: https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2162544/responsive-documents.pdf), please consider this within the parameters of the request. With each training plan submitted by an Emergency Services Unit, please also provide any documents that list the participating police agencies and/or which departments house the vehicles and equipment that require training.

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 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. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Daniel Welch

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock
DEPT MR 20521
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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Dear Mr. Welch:

Attached above is the last remaining document maintained by the Division of Criminal Justice Services which is responsive to your Freedom of Information Law request below. As noted in the email below, due to size we are transmitting this record to you in a separate email. Please be advised that the following has been redacted from the attached record: information regarding MRAPs where disclosure could endanger safety pursuant to Public Officers Law (POL) §87(2)(f), and names of non-commanding officers have been redacted on safety grounds and privacy grounds pursuant to POL §§87(2)(b) and 87(2)(f).

Pursuant to POL §89(4)(a), you may appeal this determination within 30 days to the Counsel, Division of Criminal Justice Services, 80 South Swan St., Albany, NY 12210 or by email at foil@dcjs.ny.gov<mailto:foil@dcjs.ny.gov> .

Very truly yours,

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Welch:

Can you please confirm that you received the second of two emails that I sent you yesterday on December 13, 2016, copied below, in response to your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request and that you were able to open the attachment. The attachment that was sent in the second email is a powerpoint entitled Rochester Police Dept. ETF Driver Training. It appears that due to size of the attachment, the email may not have been delivered to you. Please advise if you did not receive the second email and we will resend the attachment in a smaller file.

Thank you.

Valerie Friedlander
Records Access Officer