Metropolitan Transit Authority, E-mail Correspondences Relating to Climate Change, Hurricanes, Extreme Flooding
| Tracking # |
02161631 |
| Submitted | July 12, 2022 |
| Due | July 22, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | Feb. 27, 2024 |
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From: Grey Moran
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
I would like all e-mails containing the words "climate change," "hurricanes," "extreme flooding," spanning from July 2021 to July 2022, sent from or received by an e-mail account associated with the Metropolitan Transit Authority. The email address contains "@mta.info."
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,
Greta Moran
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Subject
Metropolitan Transit Authority, E-mail Correspondences Relating to Climate Change, Hurricanes, Extreme Flooding
Incident Reference #
Date Created : 7/12/2022
Date Last Updated : 7/12/2022
Status : Received
From: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Headquarters
This email shall acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) request, directed to the MTA.
With respect to your FOIL request for "e-mails containing the words "climate change," "hurricanes," "extreme flooding," spanning from July 2021 to July 2022, sent from or received by an e-mail account... email address contains "@mta.info."" please be advised that it fails to meet the requirement that the request be reasonably described pursuant to N.Y. POL s 89(3)(a). 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. If you want a search to be conducted for communications, you will need to provide the following search parameters: (i) names of email accounts to be searched. If we do not hear back from you within five (5) business days, this request will be closed.
MTA FOIL Unit
From: Grey Moran
Hello,
Thank you for responding to my request.
Here are the names of the e-mail accounts I would like for you to search:
Steven Loehr
John Hinge
Richard Davey
John McCarthy
Janno Lieber
Thank you very much.
Warmly,
Greta Moran
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #02161631.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Headquarters
This email serves to acknowledge that we received clarification of your FOIL request on November 3, 2022. We will continue to process this request and anticipate responding within approximately sixty-five (65) business days.
Please be advised that the MTA FOIL Unit receives a high volume of FOIL requests ranging from simple to complex requests and all documents and records require review prior to disclosure. As a result, documents and records will not be immediately available. Under certain circumstances of the request, such as, the number of documents requested, their format, their availability, the time it takes to identify and locate the requested records and review and redact any information that cannot be disclosed pursuant to FOIL, the time it takes to assemble the documents, and other factors, processing and response times may be delayed. Since the time and effort required to complete a response can vary significantly, the MTA endeavors to complete each request in a time period that is reasonable under the circumstances of the request.
Should it become necessary to inquire further regarding this request, please send a reply which will update this request and refer to your FOIL reference number in your correspondence.
MTA FOIL Unit
FOIL Request:
To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records: I would like all e-mails containing the words "climate change," "hurricanes," "extreme flooding," spanning from July 2021 to July 2022, sent from or received by an e-mail account associated with the Metropolitan Transit Authority. The email address contains "@mta.info." 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, Greta Moran Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
From:
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #02161631.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Headquarters
Please be advised that your FOIL request is requiring us additional time to respond as we perform a review of documents that are potentially responsive for responsiveness, legal privileges, and applicable FOIL exemptions, pursuant to NYPOL §87. Please allow us an additional forty-five (45) business days to provide responsive records; which is anticipated on or before April 18, 2023.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
MTA FOIL Unit
From: Grey Moran
Thank you for the update and for facilitating this request. I look forward to receiving the final documents.
Warmly,
Grey Moran
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 18, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #02161631.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Headquarters
Dear Greta Moran:
Please be advised that your FOIL request is requiring us additional time to respond as we continue to perform a review of documents that are potentially responsive for responsiveness, legal privileges, and applicable FOIL exemptions, pursuant to NYPOL §87. Please allow us an additional sixty (60) business days to provide responsive records; which is anticipated on or before August 9, 2023.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
MTA FOIL Unit
FOIL Request:
To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records: I would like all e-mails containing the words "climate change," "hurricanes," "extreme flooding," spanning from July 2021 to July 2022, sent from or received by an e-mail account associated with the Metropolitan Transit Authority. The email address contains "@mta.info." 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, Greta Moran Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
From: Grey Moran
Thank you for the update and for facilitating this request. I look forward to receiving the final documents.
Warmly,
Grey Moran
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 2022. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Aug. 9, 2023. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate. You had assigned it reference number #02161631.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Aug. 9, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #02161631.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Headquarters
Dear Greta Moran:
Please be advised that your FOIL request is in progress and requiring additional time to receive a response as a search from multiple areas and agents of this agency for responsive records is continued. If responsive records exist and once retrieved, they will require an extensive review for responsiveness, legal privileges, and applicable FOIL exemptions, pursuant to NYPOL §87, and may be provided on a rolling basis (if necessary). As such, please allow us an additional sixty (60) business days to respond, which is anticipated on or before February 27, 2024.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
MTA FOIL Unit
FOIL Request:
To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records: I would like all e-mails containing the words "climate change," "hurricanes," "extreme flooding," spanning from July 2021 to July 2022, sent from or received by an e-mail account associated with the Metropolitan Transit Authority. The email address contains "@mta.info." 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, Greta Moran Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
From:
Hi there,
We wanted to let you know that we've updated our
https://click.info.mta.org/?qs=1177a7157b62b036516a383a7a9c57197b0bfaf258030af2ffd31aaf3b289ed7a36cdd3c86ea75d6aa5c71f8941c27e5497ddc9fba96b859872e91ece9fb404a
Privacy Policy , effective today. This includes changes to how we may collect and use your personal information, and your options for what we collect and how we use it.
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- We've changed how we use location data that you may opt in to sharing within the TrainTime app.
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- We've provided additional information about the location data that you may opt in to sharing within the new MTA app as part of the new optional "Smart Alerts" feature.
- We've provided information about when we may contact you by email, and how you can opt out of receiving messages from us.We encourage you to
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read the full privacy policy .
Thank you for riding with us.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
2 Broadway, New York, NY 10004
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 2022. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Feb. 27, 2024. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate. You had assigned it reference number #02161631.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Feb. 27, 2024. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #02161631.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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