AEC Seal and Historical Plaques

To Whom It May Concern:

1) This is a FOIA Request
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request copies of the following records:

Photographs each of the Atomic Energy Commission Seal and related or collocated historical markers and plaques in the lobby/entrance of the Department of Energy headquarters located at 19901 Germantown Rd, Germantown MD 20874.

As the FOIA requires, please release all reasonably segregable nonexempt portions of records.

2) Fees and Fee Status
I am a PhD student at the University of New Mexico and the information requested is for academic and public education purposes, including my PhD dissertation project, and not primarily for commercial use. Furthermore, I will make responsive records available to the public via my academic publications and presentations as well as on social media and my blog. Please note that you can access my UNM student profile page at the following url: https://anthropology.unm.edu/people/grad-students/profile/martin-pfeiffer.html.
Therefore, as per Sack v. DOD (2016) I qualify for educational institution fee status and ask that you process my request accordingly. In your response please confirm that you will be processing my request under the educational institution fee status. I agree to pay fees up to $30 without additional notice. In the event that there are fees exceeding $30 then please inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request.

3) Record Delivery and Communications
I hereby request that all records generated by this request be delivered in electronic format via email or, if that is not possible, on CD-ROM if available. If you have any questions or information regarding this request then please do not hesitate to contact me. Please provide an email address through which I can contact you to discuss this request. You may, and I request that you do so, engage in rolling release of responsive documents.

I look forward to receiving your response within the twenty day statutory period. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation and time in this matter.

Regards,
Martin Pfeiffer

To Whom It May Concern,

Just touching base as this FOIA request has not yet been acknowledged and we are halfway through the 20 day statutory response period. I look forward to your acknowledgment and processing of this request.

Regards,
-marty-
Martin Pfeiffer

Hi Mr. Morris,

Thank you for your response and taking care of this. I look forward to receiving the acknowledgment letter and FOIA control number.

Have a great week!

Regards,
-marty-
Martin Pfeiffer

Hi Ms. Blevins,

Thank you for your message and the attached acknowledgment letter. I look forward to your update concerning its assignment for record search.

Thank you for your consideration and effort on this matter.

Regards,
-marty-
Martin Pfeiffer

Hi Ms. Blevins,

If you would be so kind as to provide a number that I can reach you then I would be glad to give you a call regarding this request. May I ask ahead of time that if we agree to any changes to this request verbally that they not be enacted until we have confirmed our mutual understanding of them via email?

Thank you.

Regards,
-marty-
Martin Pfeiffer

Hi Ms. Blevins,

I have attempted to call you and have so far been unable to reach you. Can we please cover your questions over email as I will be traveling over the next few days?

Regards,
-marty-
Martin Pfeiffer

Hi Ms. Blevins,

I hope you are well.

Despite calling your office, and having left a number at which you can reach me, we have not talked about this request. What is the current status of this request and would you please explicate in your response email what narrowing or other issues you wished to discuss on the phone.

Thank you and I look forward to your response.

Regards,
-marty-
Martin Pfeiffer

Hi Ms. Blevins,

If I may ask for clarification as to what the materials you describe are?

I would like to proceed without surrendering my right to appeal. I would ask how/if we can also adjust the search to produce additional/all responsive docoments needeed to fulfill this request.

Thank you for following up and your assistance. I apologize for my delayed response.

Have a great day and weekend.

Regards,
-marty-

Ms. Blevins,

Thank you for your response. I will attempt to call you again on Monday at 2pm (my local time in Albuquerque) when I am out of class.

My apologies for any contribution to confusion.

Regards,
-marty-
Martin Pfeiffer

Hi Ms. Blevins,

Since we continue to have difficulty connecting here is how I would like to move forward with this request.

A) I would ask that any publicly available records located as part of the search be included in the final response as a courtesy and as they are responsive records located in response to my request.
B) I would ask that a reasonable search be conducted, as required for the FOIA, to identify responsive records necessary for completing the criteria of my request.
C) I would like to maintain my right of appeal.

Please let me know if you require additional information.

Regards,
-marty-
Martin Pfeiffer

Hi Ms. Blevins,

Thank you for your patience and effort on this matter. I appreciate your consideration and look forward to the final response.

Please let me know if I can be of additional assistance.

Have a great weekend,
-marty-
Martin Pfeiffer

Hi Ms. Blevins,

Thank you for your assistance with this request and I hope that you have a great weekend.

Regards,
-marty-
Martin Pfeiffer