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Correspondence

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To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:1) Any correspondence between members of the New York Department of State and Veronica Sullivan, NBCUniversal SVP, Head of Global Production External Affairs & State & Local Government.2) Any correspondence between members of the NY Department of State and lobbyist Emily Giske.This request covers the dates 1/1/2020 until the date this request is processed.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,Seth SimonsUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/

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Records Access Office
One Commerce Plaza
99 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12231

Re: FOIL Number DOS-22-03-078

Dear Seth Simons:
This letter responds to your request for records under the Freedom of Information Law received by Department of State on March 11, 2022 for:
Short Title:
Correspondence
Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

1) Any correspondence between members of the New York Department of State and Veronica Sullivan, NBCUniversal SVP, Head of Global Production External Affairs & State & Local Government.

2) Any correspondence between members of the NY Department of State and lobbyist Emily Giske.

This request covers the dates 1/1/2020 until the date this request is processed.
Department of State is unable to respond to your request as it fails to meet the requirement in Public Officers Law § 89(3)(a) that a requestor reasonably describe the records sought. In order for a request to be reasonably described the request should, to the extent practicable, include parameters, such as: the names or roles of custodians to be searched; specific subject matter and/or search terms; and a reasonable and specific time period.

Please note that whether a request is reasonably described may be dependent upon the nature of an agency's filing or record keeping system and agency employees are not required to engage in herculean or unreasonable efforts to locate records. See Konigsberg v. Coughlin, 68 N.Y.2d 245 (N.Y. 1986) and the NYS Committee on Open Government's FOIL Advisory Opinions 18949 and 18863. The Committee on Open Government has explained that "a request for 'all' records, without limitation, that include a certain name, for example, might not be found to reasonably describe the records." COOG AO-18949 (Aug. 20, 2012).

Pursuant to Public Officers Law §89(4)(a) you have 30 days to submit a written appeal of this determination to: Department of State FOIL Appeals Officer, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231.

Sincerely,

Cherise Watson
Assistant Records Access Officer
New York State, Department of State