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| Tracking # |
24-00055-F |
| Submitted | Oct. 5, 2023 |
| Due | Nov. 9, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Remy Noìchlaf
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Transcript of all captioned media.
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,
Remy Noìchlaf
From: U.S. Department of Education
Dear Remy Noìchlaf, Request #24-00055-F has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request, please reference FOIA tracking number 24-00055-F. Please refer to the FOIA tracking number to check the status of your FOIA request at the link provided below: https://foiaxpress.pal.ed.gov/app/CheckStatus.aspx (https://foiaxpress.pal.ed.gov/app/CheckStatus.aspx) For any future correspondence, status updates or questions regarding your request, please contact the FOIA Public Liaison via email to EDFOIAManager@ed.gov Regards, Department of Education, Office of the Executive Secretariat
From: U.S. Department of Education
Dear Remy Noìchlaf,
The status of your FOIA request #24-00055-F has been updated to the following status 'On Hold - Need Info/Clarification'. To log into the DoEd FOIA Portal click on the Application URL below.
https://foiaxpress.pal.ed.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Education
From: U.S. Department of Education
October 6, 2023 RE: FOIA Request No. 24-00055-F:
Dear Remy Noìchlaf:
This letter is in response to your request for informationpursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, datedOctober 5, 2023 and received in this office on October 6, 2023.
You requested the following: “Pursuant to the Freedom of InformationAct, I hereby request the following records: Transcript of all captioned media.”
In order to process your request more effectively, we needclarification of the information that you requested. The information needed is as follows:
Please specify the records you are seeking, as well as adate range for the documents. Please also specify which office to search forrecords, you can find the Department's organization chart at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/or/index.html. (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/or/index.html)
Please provide the clarification requested above within ten(10) business days from the date of this letter. Once we receive theinformation, we will assign your request to the appropriate office(s) to searchfor documents responsive to your request. If no response is received within thetime frame provided above, your request will be administratively closed.
If you have any questions, please contact the FOIA ServiceCenter (FSC) at 202-401-8365 or EDFOIAManager@ed.gov. (mailto:EDFOIAManager@ed.gov)
Sincerely,
ED FOIA Manager
GovernmentInformation Specialist
Office of theSecretary
From: Remy Noìchlaf
To clarify, please search your Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) for all captioned media for years between 1979 and 2024. I understand you may need to consult with other parties, therefore I suggest working with your IT departments as well to search for vendors for captioning who use plug-ins within video editing software like those I have observed in Burbank. There may be more records at those Post Production facilities or vaults as they have been called.
From: U.S. Department of Education
Good day, Please find attached theacknowledgment to your Department of Education FOIA request, 24-00055-F. Regards,
ED FOIA Manager
From: U.S. Department of Education
Dear Remy Noìchlaf,
The status of your FOIA request #24-00055-F has been updated to the following status 'In Process'. To log into the DoEd FOIA Portal click on the Application URL below.
https://foiaxpress.pal.ed.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Education
From: U.S. Department of Education
Good day,
On 10/6/23, we reached out to you seeking clarification pertaining to your FOIA request, 24-00055-F. Thank you for your 10/9/23 PAL messaging response, but we still require further clarification.
You are seeking "all captioned media for years between 1979 and 2024" within the "Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)".
Please identify what program or event within OSEP you are seeking media and the accompanying transcripts from. OSEP hosts different programs annually. In addition, please specify what type of media you are seeking (video, audio etc.).
If it is helpful to you, OSEP posts videos with transcripts to the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OSERS
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Thank you!
Michael Tobias
FOIA Service Center
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20202-4510
FOIA Hotline (202) 401-8365
From: Remy Noìchlaf
I am seeking transcripts of all captioned media. Your YouTube channel was mentioned as a possible source though I am seeking record that features transcripts for television, music, movies, training videos, etc, an all encompassing manifest of transcription by your agency that has not been fully addressed by the public
From: Remy Noìchlaf
I am writing to understand better a date of completion for this record request.
From: U.S. Department of Education
Dear Remy Noìchlaf, This is a status update regarding your request for informationpursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, datedOctober 5, 2023, and received in the U.S. Department of Education’s(Department) FOIA Service Center (FSC) on October 23, 2023. When received, your request was forwarded to the appropriateoffice(s) within the Department to conduct a search for any responsive records.At this time, your request is still being processed. We appreciate your patience as we work diligently to processyour request. Please be advised that the average request processing time isapproximately 185 business days. As this is an average, your request may takemore time or may be processed sooner. You can check the status of your requestat https://foiaxpress.pal.ed.gov/app/CheckStatus.aspx You have the right to seek assistance and/or dispute resolutionservices from the Department’s FOIA Public Liaison or the Office of Government InformationServices (OGIS). The FOIA Public Liaison is responsible, among other duties,for assisting in the resolution of FOIA disputes. The FOIA Public Liaison mayalso assist in reformulating or narrowing your request. OGIS, which is outsidethe Department, offers ombuds services, including dispute resolution, to assistFOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative tolitigation. You may contact the FOIA Public Liaison or OGIS at: FOIA Public Liaison Office of the Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave., SW, LBJ 7W104 Washington, DC 20202-4500 Email: robert.wehausen@ed.gov Phone: 202-205-0733 Fax: 202-401-0920 Office of Government Information Services National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road, OGIS
College Park, MD 20740-6001 Email: OGIS@nara.gov Phone:202-741-5770 or 1-877-684-6448 Sincerely, ED FOIA Service Center Office of the Secretary
From: U.S. Department of Education
Dear Remy Noìchlaf:
This letter is in response to your request for informationpursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, dated October 5, 2023 and received in this office on October 23, 2023. Your request has been attached to this email. In your original request, you were seeking "Transcript of all captioned media".
On October 9, 2023, in response to a request for clarification, you narrowed your request to the following "please search your Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) for all captioned media for years between 1979 and 2024".
On November 1, 2023, we asked for further clarification and you responded with the following "I am seeking transcripts of all captioned media. Your YouTube channel was mentioned as a possible source though I am seeking record that features transcripts for television, music, movies, training videos, etc, an all encompassing manifest of transcription by your agency that has not been fully addressed by the public".
Based on your October 9, 2023 communication, we are interpreting your request as all captioned media (television, music, movies, training videos, etc.) within Office of Special Education Programs between 1979 and 2024.
Please let me know if this interpretation is accurate. If it is not accurate and you are seeking all Department of Education's captioned media, please refer back to our original request for clarification sent on October 6, 2023.
I happy to discuss further if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Michael Tobias
Government InformationSpecialist
FOIA Service Center
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Education
(202) 401-8365 FOIA Hotline
From: Remy Noìchlaf
It has been stated that office within your agency has performed captioning. If there are other records within the agency those can be noted within your response to the request as well detailing origin.
From: Remy Noìchlaf
I am writing to follow up on the record status.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 5, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #24-00055-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Department of Education
Good day,
This is a status update regarding your request for information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, dated October 5, 2023, and received in the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department) FOIA Service Center (FSC) on October 23, 2023.
When received, your request was forwarded to the appropriate office(s) within the Department to conduct a search for any responsive records. At this time, your request is still being processed.
We appreciate your patience as we work diligently to process your request. Please be advised that the average request processing time is approximately 185 business days. As this is an average, your request may take more time or may be processed sooner. You can check the status of your request at https://foiaxpress.pal.ed.gov/app/CheckStatus.aspx.
Narrowing or reformulating a request can often lead to decreased processing times. If you are interested in reformulating or narrowing your request, or have any other questions, please contact the FSC at 202-401-8365 or EDFOIAManager@ed.gov<mailto:EDFOIAManager@ed.gov>.
You have the right to seek assistance and/or dispute resolution services from the Department’s FOIA Public Liaison or the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). The FOIA Public Liaison is responsible, among other duties, for assisting in the resolution of FOIA disputes. The FOIA Public Liaison may also assist in reformulating or narrowing your request. OGIS, which is outside the Department, offers ombuds services, including dispute resolution, to assist FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation. You may contact the FOIA Public Liaison or OGIS at:
FOIA Public Liaison
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave., SW, LBJ 7W104
Washington, DC 20202-4500
Email: robert.wehausen@ed.gov<mailto:robert.wehausen@ed.gov>
Phone: 202-205-0733
Fax: 202-401-0920
Office of Government Information Services
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, OGIS
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Email: OGIS@nara.gov<mailto:OGIS@nara.gov>
Phone: 202-741-5770 or 1-877-684-6448
Thank you!
Michael Tobias
FOIA Service Center
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20202-4510
FOIA Hotline (202) 401-8365
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