Communications of Dr. Don Weiss

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Request Title: Communications of Dr. Don Weiss

Request Description: To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any communications Dr. Don Weiss (formerly Bureau of Communicable Disease) had with other employees of the city, and elected officials containing the phrases:
Monkeypox
Poxvirus
Smallpox
COVID
Close contact
Direct contact
Transmission route
Droplet
Airborne
Aerosol
Viral disease
Rash
Immunocompromised
Asymptomatic
6 feet

I request records responsive to the above since February 1, 2022

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,

ALEXANDER RICCIO

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FOIL Control #: 2022FR01874

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Law request. It has been assigned the above-noted control number and has been processing. You should receive a response within twenty(20) business days. Please note that as of January 1, 2019, the Department charges the statutorily allowable fee of 25¢ per page for FOIL responses of records maintained in hard copy format only. All inquiries about the status of your request should be made with the control number noted above.

Thank you,

FOIL Administration(sb)

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

347-396-6116 (ph.)

347-396-6087 (f)

recordsaccess@health.nyc.gov<mailto:recordsaccess@health.nyc.gov>

Dear Mr. Riccio:

Based on a backlog of Freedom of Information Law requests this agency is working through, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene needs additional time to respond to your request with the above-referenced control number. I anticipate that you will receive a response to this request by November 30, 2022.

I apologize for the delay.

Sincerely,
Bernadette O'Donnell

Mr. Riccio:

I have conducted a search for potentially responsive records based on the key terms and timeframe you provided and the domains @health.nyc.gov, @cityhall.nyc.gov, and @council.nyc.gov. The search resulted in over 22,000 items and close to 10 GB of data, which could result in 1 million pages of records. Could you please narrow this search?
Thanks,
Bernadette

Hi Mr. Riccio:

Thank you for your email. I have amended the search for the timeframe you indicated and it still results in 16,000 items and nearly 6 GB worth of data, which could result in up to 600,000 emails. The search terms you have provided are very broad. Please let me know if you would be willing further narrow your search.

Are you only looking for emails that Don Weiss sent rather than received?

Thanks,

Bernadette O'Donnell
Records Access Officer / Agency Attorney
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
42-09 28th St., CN 14-29
Long Island City, NY 11101

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