2013 Sebelius emails on Murnaghan (HHS)

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

All emails to or from Sebelius which contain the name "Murnaghan" where the email was sent in the year 2013. Please include attachments to these emails in the responsive records.

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 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jason Smathers

Request Number : 14-0067

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Hello,

Thank you for clarifying. This is the appropriate email inbox for request 2014-0067.

Thank you for your help and attention.

Elizabeth Wilkinson,

Thank you for informing me of the challenges in this request. I am happy to help in reducing the scope while ensuring I receive the intended information.

You may limit this request by:
1) excluding all private emails FROM private citizens and
2) In emails responded to with a form letter, you may include only one of each unique form letter used instead of having to provide duplicates.

Please let me know if this is sufficient. To be clear, this modification still includes responses from HHS to individuals where that response contains the name Murnaghan if that response is not a form letter (providing only one of each form letter).

Blessings,
Jason

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 19, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #14-0067.

Thank you for your help.