Ajit Pai [Trump]
| Tracking # |
2017-310 |
| Submitted | Jan. 24, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Patrick Mackie
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
Any records created (such as, but not limited to: briefing documents, outlines, slides, documents, emails, and notes ) as a result of any meetings Ajit Pai (or a representative of Ajit Pai) has had with Donald Trump (or anyone who is representative of Donald Trump or his office) from January 1st 2016 to the date this request is processed.
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.
Sincerely,
Patrick Mackie
From: foia@regulations.gov
This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/view/request?objectId=090004d281122264)
* Tracking Number: FCC-2017-000310
* Requester Name: Patrick Mackie
* Date Submitted: 01/26/2017
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: To Whom It May Concern: This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records: Any records created (such as, but not limited to: briefing documents, outlines, slides, documents, emails, and notes ) as a result of any meetings Ajit Pai (or a representative of Ajit Pai) has had with Donald Trump (or anyone who is representative of Donald Trump or his office) from January 1st 2016 to the date this request is processed. 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. Sincerely, Patrick Mackie ------ Filed via MuckRock.com E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com For mailed responses, please address (see note): MuckRock DEPT MR 32449 411A Highland Ave Somerville, MA 02144-2516
From: Joanne Wall
Mr. Mackie,
I am reviewing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that you submitted on January 26, 2017, in FOIA Control Number 2017-000310. So that we might address a question I have regarding your FOIA request, please email me with a few dates and times that it might be convenient for me to contact you by phone to discuss your FOIA request. Thank you very much.
Joanne
Joanne F. Wall
Attorney Advisor
Administrative Law Division
Office of General Counsel
Federal Communications Commission
From: Patrick Mackie
Please ask me any questions you have via email. As this request will be made public on muckrock.com and those questions may be helpful to other requesters in the future.
Also, phone calls are less likely to produce a record and I would like this requests communication to have a full record that easily can be accessed in case of appeals.
From: Joanne Wall
Mr. Mackie,
I completely understand your concerns and thank you for your explanation.
The reason for my contacting you is to discuss whether you might be amenable to clarifying your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to mean that you do not seek publicly-available or widely-circulated records, including news reports and news articles. It has been our experience that inclusion of such publicly-available or widely-circulated records can delay the processing of FOIA requests.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Joanne
Joanne F. Wall
Attorney Advisor
Administrative Law Division
Office of General Counsel
Federal Communications Commission
From: Patrick Mackie
Exclude emails/records that have just a link to an article, but please include emails with a substantive comment from Mr. Pai. Substantive = more than just one word comment.
From: Joanne Wall
Mr. Mackie,
We will do so. And thank you for clarifying your request.
Joanne
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From: Joanne Wall
Mr. Mackie,
Attached is a decision addressing your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in FOIA Control Number 2017-000310.
Joanne
Joanne F. Wall
Attorney Advisor
Administrative Law Division
Office of General Counsel
Federal Communications Commission
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