UT emails re: Chancellor McRaven
| Tracking # |
OGC-166475 |
| Submitted | Oct. 9, 2015 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
• All email communications, text messages, calendar entries (including, but not limited to any personal journals/books containing notes/dates or other material) maintained, created or maintained for Chancellor William McRaven and/or his personal assistant for the period beginning Feb. 3, 2015 to the present.
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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Lopez, Annela M
ATTN: Mr. Beryl Lipton
MuckRock
DEPT MR 21754
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
Dear Mr. Lipton:
I am writing on behalf of The University of Texas at Austin regarding your recent Open Records Request. Please be advised that UT Austin does not maintain the records that you are requesting.
You may wish to redirect your Open Records Request to The University of Texas System. The Custodian of Records, Mr. Daniel H. Sharphorn, can be reached at the following address: Vice Chancellor and General Counsel, The University of Texas System, 201 West 7th Street, Austin, Texas 78701-2982. The Public Information Coordinator for UT System, Ms. Ana Vieira, can be reached directly at (512) 499-4563 or fax at (512) 499-4523. Or, you may redirect your request via e-mail directly to publicinformation@utsystem.edu<mailto:publicinformation@utsystem.edu>. The subject line of your e-mail should read: TPIA.
____________________________________
Annela M. Lopez
Open Records Coordinator
Office of the VP & Chief Financial Officer
The University of Texas at Austin
(512) 471-8300 (phone)
(512) 471-7742 (fax)
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
This request is meant to encompass the University of Texas system. If it should be directed to another office, provision of the appropriate contact information would be appreciated.
Thank you.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 9, 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.
From: Lopez, Annela M
Dear Mr. Lipton:
The University of Texas at Austin advised you on October 9, 2015 to redirect your Open Records Request to the state agency that maintains the documents you are requesting. You responded and indicted that your request was “meant to encompass the University of Texas system. If it should be directed to another office, provision of the appropriate contact information would be appreciated.”
UT Austin is only responsible for responding to requests for records that we maintain in our custody and control. The University of Texas System is a state agency separate and apart from UT Austin. Chancellor McRaven is an employee at UT System. Once again, please redirect your request as per our earlier instructions (below) dated October 9, 2015.
http://www.utsystem.edu/open-records
Please feel free to contact me directly at (512) 471-8300 if you require any further assistance.
____________________________________
Annela M. Lopez
Open Records Coordinator
Office of the VP & Chief Financial Officer
The University of Texas at Austin
(512) 471-8300 (phone)
(512) 471-7742 (fax)
Hook 'Em Horns
From: MuckRock
To Whom It May Concern:
The public records request copied below is being redirected to your office for processing. Confirmation of receipt and an estimated date of completion would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
_____________________
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
• All email communications, text messages, calendar entries (including, but not limited to any personal journals/books containing notes/dates or other material) maintained, created or maintained for Chancellor William McRaven and/or his personal assistant for the period beginning Feb. 3, 2015 to the present.
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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: publicinformation
The University of Texas System has received your request for information and will respond in a timely manner as required by Section 552.221 of the Texas Government Code. System’s hours of normal operation are from 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday. If your request was submitted after business hours (after 5 pm but before midnight) it is considered received the next business day.
From: Tynan, Cynthia
Dear Ms. Lipton,
Please see the attached correspondence regarding your below December 7, 2015, TPIA request to the University of Texas System Administration.
Regards,
Cynthia
Cynthia G. Tynan
Attorney & Public Information Coordinator
The University of Texas System
Office of the General Counsel
201 West Seventh Street
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 499-4505
ctynan@utsystem.edu<mailto:ctynan@utsystem.edu>
From: MuckRock
To Whom It May Concern:
Thank you for your letter requesting clarification.
In an effort to possibly reduce the scope of the email portion of the request, we are willing to review the display ‘headers’ of the emails of both individuals. We will then identify the specific emails to be produced (or to be considered by you for redaction, etc.).
In the meantime, please let us know your timetable on producing the non-electronic portions of our request (books/journals, etc.). Please confirm your receipt of this email.
Thank you.
From: Tynan, Cynthia
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Office of General Counsel
201 WEST SEVENTH STREET
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701-2902
TELEPHONE (512) 499-4462
FAX (512) 499-4523
January 5, 2016
Beryl Lipton
Via e-mail
Re: Public Information Request to The University of Texas System Administration - OGC ID No. 166475
Dear Ms. Lipton,
This correspondence is in response to your below email responding to System's December 18, 2015 request for clarification of your December 7, 2015 request.
Although you offer "to review the display 'headers' of the emails of both individuals" in order to "identify the specific emails to be produced (or to be considered . . . for redaction . . . )," because we are still required, by law, to review information for confidentiality prior to its release, this approach will not reduce the amount of correspondence System will be required to review prior to providing such a list to you. Moreover, this method would require System to create a document with the email headers or to redact the other information from the emails at issue, which itself would require additional time subject to allowable charges. Additionally, some of the email headers may be contained within communications subject to attorney-client privilege or communications that may be confidential in their entirety under the law, and therefore could not be provided to you for review.
As your proposal would not narrow the scope of your original request, our original request for clarification, attached for reference, still stands. Please let us know whether you continue to seek the entirety of the email correspondence and calendar entries requested or if you would like to narrow your request. To the extent you wish to proceed with your request for all listed email correspondence and calendars, we will provide a cost estimate for your request in accordance with the allowable charges.
Please let me know if you have any questions or give me a call if you would like to discuss the request via phone.
Regards,
Cynthia
Cynthia G. Tynan
Attorney & Public Information Coordinator
The University of Texas System
Office of the General Counsel
201 West Seventh Street
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 499-4505
ctynan@utsystem.edu<mailto:ctynan@utsystem.edu>
From: MuckRock
Hello Ms. Tynan,
Thank you so much for your message. I understand the disruption that such a request might cause, and I'm wondering whether it would be possible for your office to provide two separate estimates: one for the entirety of the request and one for the collection and review of only those emails sent to Chancellor McRaven.
Thanks again for your help and patience with this request.
Best wishes,
Beryl
From: University of Texas System
A letter stating the requester must agree to or prepay assessed or estimated fees in order for the agency to continue processing the request.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 9, 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.
From: Tynan, Cynthia
Ms. Lipton,
Attached, please find the requested cost estimate, which includes both an estimate for the entirety of the requested information and an estimate for information pertaining only to the Chancellor.
Regards,
Cynthia
Cynthia G. Tynan
Attorney & Public Information Coordinator
The University of Texas System
Office of the General Counsel
201 West Seventh Street
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 499-4505
ctynan@utsystem.edu<mailto:ctynan@utsystem.edu>
From: Beryl Lipton
Hello Ms. Tynan,
Due to the cost associated with this request, we won't being proceeding. Please let us know if reconsideration or an alternative personnel pricing configuration would be possible.
Thank you,
Beryl
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