Drone Documents (New York State Police )

Dear Mr. Musgrave,

Reference is made to your request for records, received at this office on October 16, 2013, pursuant to the requirements of Article 6 of the Public Officers Law (Freedom of Information).

Please be advised that your request is presently under review. A written response will be sent to you in approximately 20 business days from the date of this correspondence.


Sincerely,

Lieutenant Glenn R. Miner
Records Access Officer
New York State Police
Central Records Bureau

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sensitive and confidential information.

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Mr. Musgrave,

Please be advised that there is currently a high volume of requests
which are addressed in the order in which they are received. Your
request was received on October 16, 2013, and has a tentative due date
of November 21, 2013. We apologize for any delay that may occur and
will be answering your request as soon as possible. We understand your
need for expediency and appreciate your patience.

Sincerely,
FOIL Unit

>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 11/7/2013 5:00 AM >>>

November 7, 2013
New York State Police
New York State Police
1220 Washington Avenue
Building 22
Albany, NY 12226-2252

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 15, 2013. Please let me
know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further
clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

---

On Oct. 23, 2013:

Dear Mr. Musgrave,

Reference is made to your request for records, received at this office
on October 16, 2013, pursuant to the requirements of Article 6 of the
Public Officers Law (Freedom of Information).

Please be advised that your request is presently under review. A
written response will be sent to you in approximately 20 business days
from the date of this correspondence.

Sincerely,

Lieutenant Glenn R. Miner
Records Access Officer
New York State Police
Central Records Bureau

This e-mail, including any attachments, may contain highly
sensitive and confidential information.

It is intended only for the individual(s) named.

If you received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not
authorized to send it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise
use this e-mail or its attachments. Please notify the sender
immediately by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail from your
system.

---

On Oct. 15, 2013:

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:

All documents created from January 2005 to the date this request is
processed related to the agency's use of aerial drones, remotely piloted
vehicles (RPVs), remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), unmanned aerials
(UAs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and/or unmanned aerial systems
(UASs)(hereinafter “drones”).

Please search specifically for the below document categories, and
respond to each of the categories and items:

1) Acquisition documents:

i) requests for proposals (RFPs), proposals/quotes submitted by
vendors, contracts, leases, budget requests, project/equipment budgets,
cost allocations or reimbursements for the purchase of drone equipment;

ii) Grant applications and award letters for drone equipment
purchases;

iii) Insurance contracts for all drone equipment;

iv) Communications (including electronic communications) between the
agency head or agency quartermaster (or individual responsible for
equipment purchases and maintenance) and drone vendors, manufacturers or
retailers;

v) Communications (including electronic communications) between the
agency head and agency quartermaster (or individual responsible for
equipment purchases and maintenance) regarding acquisition, lease or use
of drone equipment;

vi) Communications (including electronic communications) between the
agency head and the governor, mayor and city/town manager regarding the
acquisition of drones;

vii) Applications (including all components and support documentation)
for Certificates of Waiver/Authorization (COA) from the Federal Aviation
Administration, as well as COA grant notifications and final agreement;

viii) Contracts for services related to drones, such as data storage,
data analysis, image storage, image analysis, video storage, video
analysis, operation, maintenance;

2) Equipment logs:

i) Inventories/logs/lists/databases of all
drones owned, leased or
operated by or for the agency;

ii) Maintenance logs for all drones owned, leased or otherwise operated
by or for the agency;

3) Policy documents:

i) Policies, guidelines, protocols, manuals and/or instructions on the
use/operation of drones and usage of data, images and video obtained
from drone flights;

ii) Communications from the agency head, quartermaster (or individual
responsible for overseeing equipment purchases and maintenance) on
approved uses for drones;

iii) Memorandums of understanding (MOUs), memorandums of agreement
(MOAs) or any other agreements or contracts with other government
agencies, private corporations, organizations or individuals to share
drone equipment, data, images or video or to operate drones on behalf of
the agency;

4) Training documents:

i) Curriculum used to train drone operators and observers;

ii) Training log for all drone operators and observers;

iii) Certifications of training completion for all drone operators and
observers;

iv) Contracts, purchase orders, budget requests or reimbursement orders
for training sessions for all drone operators and observers;

5) Usage documents:

i) Flight logs for all drone flights, including training flights;

ii) Flight logs transmitted to the Federal Aviation Administration
pursuant to Certificate of Waiver/Authorization (COA) requirements;

iii) Reprimands relating to drones, including misuse of equipment and
failure to properly maintain equipment.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this
request is in the public interest. 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.

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,

Shawn Musgrave

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

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 7974
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

PLEASE NOTE the new address as well as the fact that improperly
addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than MuckRock News)
requests might be returned by the USPS as undeliverable.

Please see the attached correspondence pertaining to your request for copies of records from the New York State Police.

This e-mail, including any attachments, may contain highly
sensitive and confidential information.

It is intended only for the individual(s) named.

If you received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not
authorized to send it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise
use this e-mail or its attachments. Please notify the sender
immediately by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail from your
system.

Mr. Musgrave,

Attached as requested.

Sincerely,
FOIL Unit

>>> Shawn Musgrave <requests@muckrock.com> 12/4/2013 4:59
PM >>>

December 4, 2013
New York State Police
New York State Police
1220 Washington Avenue
Building 22
Albany, NY 12226-2252

This is a follow up to a previous request:

Hello,

I am unable to open the attachment. Can you please resend, preferably
as digital PDF?

Thank you!

Best,
Shawn

---

On Dec. 4, 2013:

Please see the attached correspondence pertaining to your request for
copies of records from the New York State Police.

This e-mail, including any attachments, may contain highly
sensitive and confidential information.

It is intended only for the individual(s) named.

If you received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not
authorized to send it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise
use this e-mail or its attachments. Please notify the sender
immediately by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail from your
system.

---

On Nov. 22, 2013:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 15, 2013. Please let me
know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further
clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

---

On Nov. 7, 2013:

Mr. Musgrave,

Please be advised that there is currently a high volume of requests
which are addressed in the order in which they are received. Your
request was received on October 16, 2013, and has a tentative due date
of November 21, 2013. We apologize for any delay that may occur and
will be answering your request as soon as possible. We understand
your
need for expediency and appreciate your patience.

Sincerely,
FOIL Unit

>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 11/7/2013 5:00 AM >>>

November 7, 2013
New York State Police
New York State Police
1220 Washington Avenue
Building 22
Albany, NY 12226-2252

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 15, 2013. Please let me
know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further
clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

---

On Oct. 23, 2013:

Dear Mr. Musgrave,

Reference is made to your request for records, received at this office
on October 16, 2013, pursuant to the requirements of Article 6 of the
Public Officers Law (Freedom of Information).

Please be advised that your request is presently under review. A
written response will be sent to you in approximately 20 business days
from the date of this correspondence.

Sincerely,

Lieutenant Glenn R. Miner
Records Access Officer
New York State Police
Central Records Bureau

This e-mail, including any attachments, may contain highly
sensitive and confidential information.

It is intended only for the individual(s) named.

If you received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not
authorized to send it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise
use this e-mail or its attachments. Please notify the sender
immediately by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail from your
system.

---

On Oct. 15, 2013:

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:

All documents created from January 2005 to the date this request is
processed related to the agency's use of aerial drones, remotely
piloted
vehicles (RPVs), remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), unmanned aerials
(UAs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and/or unmanned aerial systems
(UASs)(hereinafter “drones”).

Please search specifically for the below document categories, and
respond to each of the categories and items:

1) Acquisition documents:

i) requests for proposals (RFPs), proposals/quotes su
bmitted by
vendors, contracts, leases, budget requests, project/equipment
budgets,
cost allocations or reimbursements for the purchase of drone
equipment;

ii) Grant applications and award letters for drone equipment
purchases;

iii) Insurance contracts for all drone equipment;

iv) Communications (including electronic communications) between the
agency head or agency quartermaster (or individual responsible for
equipment purchases and maintenance) and drone vendors, manufacturers
or
retailers;

v) Communications (including electronic communications) between the
agency head and agency quartermaster (or individual responsible for
equipment purchases and maintenance) regarding acquisition, lease or
use
of drone equipment;

vi) Communications (including electronic communications) between the
agency head and the governor, mayor and city/town manager regarding
the
acquisition of drones;

vii) Applications (including all components and support documentation)
for Certificates of Waiver/Authorization (COA) from the Federal
Aviation
Administration, as well as COA grant notifications and final
agreement;

viii) Contracts for services related to drones, such as data storage,
data analysis, image storage, image analysis, video storage, video
analysis, operation, maintenance;

2) Equipment logs:

i) Inventories/logs/lists/databases of all
drones owned, leased or
operated by or for the agency;

ii) Maintenance logs for all drones owned, leased or otherwise
operated
by or for the agency;

3) Policy documents:

i) Policies, guidelines, protocols, manuals and/or instructions on the
use/operation of drones and usage of data, images and video obtained
from drone flights;

ii) Communications from the agency head, quartermaster (or individual
responsible for overseeing equipment purchases and maintenance) on
approved uses for drones;

iii) Memorandums of understanding (MOUs), memorandums of agreement
(MOAs) or any other agreements or contracts with other government
agencies, private corporations, organizations or individuals to share
drone equipment, data, images or video or to operate drones on behalf
of
the agency;

4) Training documents:

i) Curriculum used to train drone operators and observers;

ii) Training log for all drone operators and observers;

iii) Certifications of training completion for all drone operators and
observers;

iv) Contracts, purchase orders, budget requests or reimbursement
orders
for training sessions for all drone operators and observers;

5) Usage documents:

i) Flight logs for all drone flights, including training flights;

ii) Flight logs transmitted to the Federal Aviation Administration
pursuant to Certificate of Waiver/Authorization (COA) requirements;

iii) Reprimands relating to drones, including misuse of equipment and
failure to properly maintain equipment.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this
request is in the public interest. 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.

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,

Shawn Musgrave

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

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 7974
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

PLEASE NOTE the new address as well as the fact that improperly
addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rathe
r than MuckRock News)
requests might be returned by the USPS as undeliverable.

---

On Nov. 7, 2013:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 15, 2013. Please let me
know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further
clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

---

On Oct. 23, 2013:

Dear Mr. Musgrave,

Reference is made to your request for records, received at this office
on October 16, 2013, pursuant to the requirements of Article 6 of the
Public Officers Law (Freedom of Information).

Please be advised that your request is presently under review. A
written response will be sent to you in approximately 20 business days
from the date of this correspondence.

Sincerely,

Lieutenant Glenn R. Miner
Records Access Officer
New York State Police
Central Records Bureau

This e-mail, including any attachments, may contain highly
sensitive and confidential information.

It is intended only for the individual(s) named.

If you received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not
authorized to send it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise
use this e-mail or its attachments. Please notify the sender
immediately by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail from your
system.

---

On Oct. 15, 2013:

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:

All documents created from January 2005 to the date this request is
processed related to the agency's use of aerial drones, remotely piloted
vehicles (RPVs), remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), unmanned aerials
(UAs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and/or unmanned aerial systems
(UASs)(hereinafter “drones”).

Please search specifically for the below document categories, and
respond to each of the categories and items:

1) Acquisition documents:

i) requests for proposals (RFPs), proposals/quotes submitted by
vendors, contracts, leases, budget requests, project/equipment budgets,
cost allocations or reimbursements for the purchase of drone equipment;

ii) Grant applications and award letters for drone equipment
purchases;

iii) Insurance contracts for all drone equipment;

iv) Communications (including electronic communications) between the
agency head or agency quartermaster (or individual responsible for
equipment purchases and maintenance) and drone vendors, manufacturers or
retailers;

v) Communications (including electronic communications) between the
agency head and agency quartermaster (or individual responsible for
equipment purchases and maintenance) regarding acquisition, lease or use
of drone equipment;

vi) Communications (including electronic communications) between the
agency head and the governor, mayor and city/town manager regarding the
acquisition of drones;

vii) Applications (including all components and support documentation)
for Certificates of Waiver/Authorization (COA) from the Federal Aviation
Administration, as well as COA grant notifications and final agreement;

viii) Contracts for services related to drones, such as data storage,
data analysis, image storage, image analysis, video storage, video
analysis, operation, maintenance;

2) Equipment logs:

i) Inventories/logs/lists/databases of all drones owned, leased or
operated by or for the agency;

ii) Maintenance logs for all drones owned, leased or otherwise operated
by or for the agency;

3) Policy documents:

i) Policies, guidelines, protocols, manuals and/or instructions on the
use/operation of drones and usage of data, images and video obtained
from drone flights;

ii) Communications from the agency head, quartermaster (or individual
responsible for overseeing equipment purchases and maintenance) on
approved uses for drones;

iii) Memorandums of understanding (MOUs), memorandums of agreement
(MOAs) or any other agreements or c
ontracts with other government
agencies, private corporations, organizations or individuals to share
drone equipment, data, images or video or to operate drones on behalf of
the agency;

4) Training documents:

i) Curriculum used to train drone operators and observers;

ii) Training log for all drone operators and observers;

iii) Certifications of training completion for all drone operators and
observers;

iv) Contracts, purchase orders, budget requests or reimbursement orders
for training sessions for all drone operators and observers;

5) Usage documents:

i) Flight logs for all drone flights, including training flights;

ii) Flight logs transmitted to the Federal Aviation Administration
pursuant to Certificate of Waiver/Authorization (COA) requirements;

iii) Reprimands relating to drones, including misuse of equipment and
failure to properly maintain equipment.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this
request is in the public interest. 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.

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,

Shawn Musgrave

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

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 7974
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

PLEASE NOTE the new address as well as the fact that improperly
addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than MuckRock News)
requests might be returned by the USPS as undeliverable.