All communications to and from Richard Pinedo (Small Business Administration)

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* Tracking Number: SBA-2018-000574
* Requester Name: Kat B
* Date Submitted: 03/19/2018
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: All communications, to and from, Richard Pinedo. 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, Kat B

Thank you for your recent FOIA request #SBA-2018-000574 dated 03/19/2018.  You requested To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: All communications, to and from, Richard Pinedo. 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, Kat B.  Regrettably, after thorough searches of the electronic records and files of SBA, no documents of the kind you described could be identified.
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commercial use requester, this response is provided to you without charge because our cost of processing your FOIA request was less than $25.  Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 40 03 3, “Disclosure of Information” (August 4, 2004), ¶ 3-1.a(4).
If you are not satisfied with this action, you may appeal this decision to the Chief, Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Office, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third St., SW, Washington, DC 20416.  You must submit an appeal within 90 calendar days of the date of the notice of denial.  Your appeal should contain a copy of this correspondence, a description of the information requested and denied, the name and title of the SBA official or employee who denied the request, the reason for the denial, and any other facts you deem appropriate.
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