2018 FOIA logs - DOD (Defense Health Agency)

Dear Russ Kick,

This correspondence serves as the official acknowledgement for your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Please refer to the attached memo for your assigned Control Identification Number and additional guidance.

Respectfully,
DHA FOIA Service Center
Defense Health Agency
7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101
Falls Church, VA 22042-5101
PH: 703.275.6363
Email: DHA.FOIA@mail.mil

For more info, log on to: https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Privacy-and-Civil-Liberties/FOIA/Privacy-Act-Requests

"This electronic message transmission may be proprietary, confidential and/or privileged information covered under the Privacy Act, 5 USC 552(a), and/or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (PL 104-191) and its various implementing regulations and must be protected in accordance with those provisions. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to the address listed in the "From:" field and destroy any copies you have made along with the original."

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Requester,

The attached letter serves as an interim response to your FOIA request with control number #19-00145. Please refer to the response letter for additional guidance and/or instructions.

Respectfully,
DHA FOIA Service Center
Defense Health Agency
7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101
Falls Church, VA 22042-5101
PH: 703.275.6363
Email: DHA.FOIA@mail.mil

For more info, log on to: https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Privacy-and-Civil-Liberties/FOIA

"This electronic message transmission may be proprietary, confidential and/or privileged information covered under the Privacy Act, 5 USC 552(a), and/or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (PL 104-191) and its various implementing regulations and must be protected in accordance with those provisions. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to the address listed in the "From:" field and destroy any copies you have made along with the original."

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED

Russ Kick

MuckRock News

DEPT MR 69809

411A Highland Ave

Somerville, MA 02144-2516

DHA Initial Case No:19-00145

Dear Russ Kick:

Thank you for the opportunity to serve you regarding your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of February 25, 2019, received by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) on February 25, 2019.

Unfortunately, the DHA has not been able to respond to your request within the FOIA's 20-day statutory time period due to extremely unusual circumstances. The unusual circumstances may include: (a) the need to search for and collect records from a facility geographically separated from this office; (b) the potential volume of records responsive to your request; (c) the need for consultation with one or more agencies which have substantial interest in either the determination or the subject matter of the records; (d) an unusually high volume of FOIA requests and (e) staffing.

We sincerely regret there is a substantial delay in processing requests, and we solicit your patience and understanding as we diligently work to respond to your request as quickly and efficiently as possible.

If you have any questions about the processing of your request under the FOIA, please contact the DHA FOIA Service Center at (703) 275-6017, or email us at DHA.FOIA@mail.mil<mailto:DHA.FOIA@mail.mil>.

Sincerely,

Defense Health Agency

Enterprise Administration & Systems Integration Division

Administration and Management Directorate (J-1)

7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101

Falls Church, VA 22042-5101

Email: DHA.FOIA@mail.mil

Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. §552a, as amended

This electronic message transmission may be proprietary, confidential and/or privileged information covered under the Privacy Act, 5 USC 552(a), and/or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (PL 104-191) and its various implementing regulations and must be protected in accordance with those provisions. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to the address listed in the "From:" field and destroy any copies you have made along with the original.

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED

Rus Kick
Muck Rock News.
DEPT MR 69809
411 A Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

DHA Initial Case No: DHA Case No. 19-00145; Requester's Tracking No: Requester's Tracking No.

Dear Rose Santos:

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of February 25, 2019, received by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) on February 25, 2019. Your request has been assigned Control Number 19-000145. Please reference this number in any future correspondence on this matter.

A review of your request shows that you are seeking: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

"Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

your agency's FOIA request log covering 2018, 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.

Thank you for your assistance, Russ Kick".

The DHA has not been able to respond to your request within the FOIA's 20-day statutory time period due to unusual circumstances. The unusual circumstances may include: (a) the need to search for and collect records from a facility geographically separated from this office; (b) the potential volume of records responsive to your request; (c) the need for consultation with one or more agencies which have substantial interest in either the determination or the subject matter of the records; and (d) an unusually high volume of FOIA requests.

We sincerely regret there is a substantial delay in processing requests, and we solicit your patience and understanding as we diligently work to respond to your request as quickly and efficiently as possible.

We sincerely regret there is a substantial delay in processing requests, and we solicit your patience and understanding as we diligently work to respond to your request as quickly and efficiently as possible.

If you have any questions about the processing of your request under the FOIA, please contact the DHA FOIA Service Center at (703) 275-6017, or email us at DHA.FOIA@mail.mil<mailto:DHA.FOIA@mail.mil>.

Sincerely,

Defense Health Agency
Enterprise Administration & Systems Integration Division Administration and Management Directorate (J-1)
7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101 Falls Church, VA 22042-5101
Email: DHA.FOIA@mail.mil<mailto:DHA.FOIA@mail.mil>

Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. §552a, as amended