2017 FOIA logs: N-Z (National Archives and Records Administration)

Dear Mr. Kick,

As we previously advised you via FOIAonline, we received your Privacy
Act/FOIA request, dated November 13, 2017, received in our office November
30, 2017, and we have assigned your request internal tracking number
NGC18-116 and FOIAOnline tracking number NARA-NGC-2018-000214. Your
request stated:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request
the following records: your agency's FOIA request log covering 2017, which
includes a field showing the subject of each request and a field for the
final disposition. Further, I request that this document be sent in any
digital formats in which it exists (such as PDF and Excel). Under the terms
of the E-FOIA Amendments of 1996, Section 5, if a document exists in
electronic format, it must be released in that format upon request.

In addition, you contacted several Presidential Libraries and the
Presidential Materials Division and made similar requests for 2016 and
2017. Because these requests all involve the operational records of the
National Archives and Records Administration, they have been combined into
one request.

Your request falls within one of the “unusual circumstances” categories
contemplated by the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552 §§ (a)(6)(B)(iii)((I) and (III), and
we need additional time to respond to your request beyond the twenty
business days provided by the FOIA statute. The records you seek have
required us to search several offices within NARA. To enable us to respond
more quickly to you, you may wish to reformulate your request to reduce the
amount of time required to complete our consultation, or to arrange an
alternative time frame for the processing of this request.

We regret the necessity of this delay, but assure you that your request
will be processed as soon as possible. If you have any questions you may
contact me. You may also contact our FOIA Public Liaison, Gary M. Stern
for assistance at 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6002,
301-837-1750, Garym.Stern@nara.gov.

Sincerely,

Matthew Heichelbech
Government Information Specialist Detailee
National Archives and Records Administration
Office of the General Council, Archives II
301-837-1934
matthew.heichelbech@nara.gov

Your FOIAonline user account for requests@muckrock.com has been locked due to inactivity. Your account can be unlocked using the Forgot Password link at the top of any page within FOIAonline.

NARA-NGC-2018-000214 has been processed with the following final disposition: Partial grant/partial denial.
Records were released to the public as a result of this request. You may retrieve these records immediately using the following link: View Records.Over the next 2 hours, these records are also being added to FOIAonline's search pages, further enabling you to retrieve these documents associated with your FOIA request at any time. (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/view/request?objectId=090004d2817990e0)
February 21, 2018
VIA FOIAonline Mr. Russ Kick
MuckRock News, 411A Highland Ave
DEPT MR 47309
Somerville, MA 02144
Re: Freedom of Information Act Request: NGC18-116
Dear Mr. Kick:
This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated January 8, 2018 and received in our office the same day via FOIAonline. Your request has been assigned the above internal tracking number in addition to your FOIAonline tracking number NARA-NGC-2018-000214. In your request, you stated:
To Whom It May Concern: This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records: your agency's FOIA request log covering 2017, which includes a field showing the subject of each request and a field for the final disposition. Further, I request that this document be sent in any digital formats in which it exists (such as PDF and Excel). Under the terms of the E-FOIA Amendments of 1996, Section 5, if a document exists in electronic format, it must be released in that format upon request. 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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
In addition, you submitted similar requests to the George Bush Presidential Library, the George W. Bush Presidential Library, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, the Presidential Materials Division, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, the Office of the General Counsel, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, and the William J. Clinton Presidential Library. Since these requests involve the operational records of National Archives and Records Administration, they have all been combined into one request.
We have identified 5 PDFs consisting of 62 pages and 4 spreadsheets responsive to your request. We are releasing the FOIA logs in part, with some information being withheld pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6), (information about individuals in "personnel and medical files and similar files" when the disclosure of such information "would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy”).
This completes the processing of your FOIA request.
If you are not satisfied with our action on this request, you have the right to file an administrative appeal within ninety (90) calendar days from the date of this letter via regular U.S. mail or email. By filing an appeal, you preserve your rights under FOIA and give the agency a chance to review and reconsider your request and the agency’s decision. If you submit your appeal in writing, please address it to the Deputy Archivist of the United States (ND), National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland 20740. Both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.” If you submit your appeal by e-mail please send it to FOIA@nara.gov, also addressed to the Deputy Archivist of the United States. Please be sure to explain why you believe this response does not meet the requirements of the FOIA. All correspondence should reference your case tracking number NGC18-116 and your FOIAonline tracking number.
If you would like to discuss our response before filing an appeal to attempt to resolve your dispute without going through the appeals process, you may contact our FOIA Public Liaison Gary M. Stern for assistance at:
National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3110
College Park, MD 20740-6001
301-837-1750
garym.stern@nara.gov

If you are unable to resolve your FOIA dispute through our FOIA Public Liaison, the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), the Federal FOIA Ombudsman’s office, offers mediation services to help resolve disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies. The contact information for OGIS is:
Office of Government Information Services National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road–OGIS
College Park, MD 20740-6001
ogis@nara.gov
ogis.archives.gov
202-741-5770
1-877-684-6448

Thank you for contacting the National Archives and Records Administration.
Sincerely,
Matthew Heichelbech Government Information Specialist Detailee
National Archives and Records Administration
Office of General Counsel
301-837-3642
FOIA@nara.gov