Alice Provensen, FBI file
| Tracking # |
1407001-000, RD 57655 1407001-000 |
| Submitted | May 4, 2018 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Parker Higgins, FOIA The Dead
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of all documents or FBI files pertaining to Alice Provensen, an obituary of whom was published in The New York Times on May 3, 2018 under the headline "Alice Provensen, a Star in the Children’s-Book World, Dies at 99". Please see attached PDF copy of that obituary, which may also be found at https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/03/obituaries/alice-provensen-a-star-in-the-childrens-book-world-dies-at-99.html.
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,
Parker Higgins, FOIA The Dead
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
A no responsive documents response.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
There are eFOIA files available for you to download.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hello, Parker Higgins--
I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information Act request of June
19, 2018, for records in the custody of the National Archives and Records
Administration. Your request was received in this office on July 5, 2018,
and assigned FOIA case number *RD 57655*.
You requested access to case file numbers *100-HQ-393000 and 100-NY-109667*,
identified by the FBI as potentially responsive to your request for records
relating to *Alice Provensen*. My initial assessment confirms that Alice
Rose Twitchell Provensen is in fact the subject of both files.
Case file 100-HQ-393000 contains 67 pages, compiled as part of an internal
security investigation conducted between July 1952 and November 1962.
Case file 100-NY-109667 contains 33 pages, compiled as part of an internal
security investigation conducted between April 1952 and October 1958.
This file requires screening for categories of information exempted from
disclosure under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, prior to
public release. In particular, there are documents that may be redacted to
protect the identities of confidential sources, including FBI informant
codes and informant file numbers. In my evaluation of this file, I also
identified 37 pages marked as classified national security information. In
order to review these documents for declassification, this office will need
to consult with other agencies that have original classification authority.
We will coordinate this review so that final determinations from the
reviewing agencies should be received by the time we are ready to process
your request.
Requests for FBI case files that do not exceed 500 pages are assigned to
our first-tier processing queue. Taking into consideration our existing
backlog, the estimated time required to complete the processing of your
request is approximately 24 months from the date of this letter.
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Dr. Amanda Weimer
Special Access and FOIA (RD-F)
National Archives at College Park
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College Park, MD 20740-6001
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https://www.archives.gov/research/foia
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From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
January 31, 2019
Parker Higgins
Dear Mr. Higgins,
I am writing in response to your request for an updated status on the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request received by this office in July
2018 for records in the custody of the National Archives and Records
Administration. The request was assigned FOIA case tracking number RD
57655 and placed in Tier 1 for review.
To give you an indication of our existing backlog for cases in Tier 1, we
are currently processing requests received in January 2017. Please feel
free to contact us in six months for another status check.
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the status of your request, please telephone 301-837-3190 or e-mail
specialaccess_foia@nara.gov. If you have specific questions regarding the
subject of your request, please contact Amanda Weimer directly at
Amanda.Weimer@nara.gov or 301.837.0604. All communications concerning this
request should reference your case tracking number RD 57655.
Sincerely,
--
Jessie Hartman
Government Information Specialist
Special Access and FOIA Branch
National Archives at College Park
301.837.1905
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From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
August 7, 2019
Parker Higgins
Dear Mr. Higgins,
I am writing in response to your request for an updated status on the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request received by this office in July
2018 for records in the custody of the National Archives and Records
Administration. The request was assigned FOIA case tracking number RD
57655 and placed in Tier 1 for review.
To give you an indication of our existing backlog for cases in Tier 1, we
are currently processing requests received in May 2017. Please feel free
to contact us in six months for another status check.
To notify this office of a change in your contact information or to track
the status of your request, please telephone 301-837-3190 or e-mail
specialaccess_foia@nara.gov. If you have specific questions regarding the
subject of your request, please contact Amanda Weimer directly at
Amanda.Weimer@nara.gov or 301.837.0604. All communications concerning this
request should reference your case tracking number RD 57655.
Sincerely,
--
Jessie Hartman
Government Information Specialist
Special Access and FOIA Branch
National Archives at College Park
301.837.1905
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From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dear Mr. Higgins,
I am writing in response to your request for an updated status on the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request received by this office on
07/05/2018 for records in the custody of the National Archives and Records
Administration. The request was assigned FOIA case tracking number *RD
57655* and placed in Tier 1 for review.
To give you an indication of our existing backlog for cases in Tier 1, FOR
TIER 1 we are currently processing requests received in 09/2017.
To notify this office of a change in your contact information or to track
the status of your request, please telephone 301-837-3190 or e-mail
specialaccess_foia@nara.gov. All communications concerning this request
should reference your case tracking number *RD 57655*.
Best,
--
Abiola Neptune
Archives Specialist
Special Access and FOIA
Acting Government Information Specialist
National Archives at College Park
Phone: 301-837-1905
Email: abiola.neptune@nara.gov
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From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dear Parker Higgins,
I am writing in response to your request for an updated status on the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request received by this office for
records in the custody of the National Archives and Records
Administration. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are not able to provide
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Sincerely,
Brigitte Flynn
Special Access & FOIA Staff
National Archives at College Park
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Thank you.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dear Mr. Higgins,
I no longer work for special access and FOIA please send all requests to
specialaccess_foia@nara.gov. I have already forwarded this request to them
but for future reference please email them directly for further assistance.
Thank you,
Abiola Neptune
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Abiola Neptune
Archives Specialist
Electronic Records (RREP)
National Archives at College Park
Phone: 301-837-2057
Email: abiola.neptune@nara.gov
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dear Parker Higgins,
I am writing in response to your request for an updated status on the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request received by this office for
records in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are not able to provide status updates for
FOIA requests. We still have your initial status request from 6/17/2020
logged and in our queue for a response. Once normal operating procedures
resume, we will provide you with a response to your status update request.
We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and
patience. For additional details about NARA's operating status during the
pandemic, please visit our website at: https://www.archives.gov/coronavirus
Sincerely,
Brigitte Flynn
Special Access & FOIA Staff
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 19, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1407001-000, RD 57655.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 19, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1407001-000, RD 57655.
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Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dear Parker Higgins:
I completed processing the records you requested from the National Archives
and Records Administration under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) tracking
number RD 57655.
You requested access to FBI file numbers 100-HQ-393000 and 100-NY-109667 on
Alice Provensen.
I completed a line-by-line review of the records you requested. Please be
advised, I have considered the foreseeable harm standard when reviewing
records and applying FOIA exemptions for this request. Information was
released to the greatest extent possible. Below is a summary of my review:
Records Requested
Total Pages
Pages Released in Full
Pages Released in Part
Pages Withheld in Full
100-HQ-393000
67
63
4
0
100-NY-109667
33
29
4
0
Total
100
92
8
0
I withheld information protected under section (b) of the FOIA (5 U.S.C.
552). The specific reasons for the denials are:
TYPE OF INFORMATION WITHHELD
FOIA EXEMPTION or STATUTE
identities of confidential sources
(b)(7)(D)
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contact our FOIA Public Liaison for assistance:
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FOIA Requester Service Center: 301-837-3190
FOIA Public Liaison: Rebecca Calcagno
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College Park, MD 20740-6001
301-837-3190
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Phone: 202-741-5770 or 1-877-684-6448
This concludes the processing of your request. If you have questions
concerning my review, please contact me directly.
Sincerely,
Daniel Dancis, Archivist
Special Access and FOIA Program (RF)
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500
College Park, MD 20740
(301) 837-0588
daniel.dancis@nara.gov
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