Armed Forces Epidemiological Board Recommendations
| Tracking # |
2018-038 |
| Submitted | Nov. 6, 2017 |
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From: Dr. Remington Nevin
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
Copies of all recommendations produced since 1949 by the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board (AFEB) that are in the possession of the Defence Health Board, Defense Health Agency. According to a recent publication by Defence Health Board staff members (Anderson G, Althoff J. Defense Health Board Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary. Mil Med. 2017 Nov;182(11):1745), "The Defence Health Board's long and rich history of advising military health can be traced back to... the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board (1949)".
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,
Remington Nevin
From:
Good afternoon,
Please provide your full name, address, and phone number so we can process your request.
Very respectfully,
Dara Nodell
FOIA Analyst
AITHERAS
Privacy and Civil Liberties Office
7700 Arlington Blvd
Falls Church, Va 22042-5105
703-275-6015
From: Dr. Remington Nevin
Dear Ms. Nodell,
Thank you for responding to my request dated November 6, 2017, for "Copies of all recommendations produced since 1949 by the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board (AFEB) that are in the possession of the Defence Health Board, Defense Health Agency"
Please respond to the email address associated with this request, and please coordinate any telephone inquiries by email. I will ensure timely response to any inquiries sent by email.
Sincerely,
Dr. Remington Nevin
From:
We cannot work on your request without your name, phone number or address. Please provide them so we can process your request.
Very respectfully,
Dara Nodell
FOIA Analyst
AITHERAS
Privacy and Civil Liberties Office
7700 Arlington Blvd
Falls Church, Va 22042-5105
703-275-6015
From: Caitlin Russell
Hello,
This request is being filed by Remington Nevin. His phone number is 410-428-6991, and any United States Postal Service correspondence can be sent to:
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Please let me know if you need any more information.
Best,
Caitlin Russell
From:
Good afternoon,
Please see the attached FOIA 2018-038 Acknowledgement Letter, per your FOIA request.
Very respectfully,
Dara Nodell
FOIA Analyst
AITHERAS
Privacy and Civil Liberties Office
7700 Arlington Blvd
Falls Church, Va 22042-5105
703-275-6015
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 6, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2018-038.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Good morning,
We are still awaiting your responsive documents.
Very respectfully,
Dara Nodell
FOIA Analyst
AITHERAS
Privacy and Civil Liberties Office
7700 Arlington Blvd
Falls Church, Va 22042-5105
703-275-6015
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 6, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2018-038.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 6, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2018-038.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Good Afternoon,
After further research and learning that the Defense Health Board does not own the records your seek, we will be transferring your request to NARA. An official transfer memo will be sent to you later today.
Respectfully,
DHA FOIA Service Center
Email: DHA.FOIA@mail.mil
Defense Health Agency
Privacy & Civil Liberties Office
For more info, log on to: http://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Privacy-and-Civil-Liberties
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From:
Greetings,
This correspondence serves as the official response to your FOIA request with Control ID #2018-038. Please refer to the attached memo for additional guidance and/or instructions.
Respectfully,
DHA FOIA Service Center
Email: DHA.FOIA@mail.mil
Defense Health Agency
Privacy & Civil Liberties Office
For more info, log on to: http://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Privacy-and-Civil-Liberties
Let us know how we're doing! Please use the following link to provide us feedback and suggestions for improvement: http://ice.disa.mil/index.cfm?fa=card&sp=126201&s=1063&dep=&sc=1
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An interim response, stating the request is being processed.
From:
Dear Mr. Nevin,
We received your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request, dated
November 6, 2017, from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
Health Affairs on March 16, 2018.
Because you have requested access to historically permanent federal
records, we have forwarded your FOIA request to our Office of Research
Services, Special Access and FOIA staff, for further review and handling. As
a result, you will be assigned a tracking number by that office.
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Sincerely,
Jodi L. Foor
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National Archives and Records Administration
Office of General Counsel
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From:
April 3, 2018
Mr. Remington Nevin
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 45594
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
Dear Mr. Nevin:
This is in reply to your Freedom of Information Act request, dated November
6, 2017 for records relating to recommendations produced since 1949 by the
Armed Forces Epidemiological Board. Your request was received in this
office on March 20, 2018 with the assigned FOIA case number RD 56515.
The Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RDT2) has custody of the Records
of Interservice Agencies (Record Group 334). Within Record Group 334, Entry
UD-09D 1 – Administrative Records, Entry UD-09D 2 – Meeting Minutes, Entry
UD-09D 4, General Files, and Entry UD-09D 5 - Historical Files, contain
records relating to Armed Forces Epidemiological Board recommendations.
The materials you are requesting are already open for public viewing in our
research room at the National Archives in College Park, MD, located at 8601
Adelphi Road, College Park, MD. Since there are no access restrictions on
these documents, there is no need to file a Freedom of Information Act
request with the National Archives. If you have further questions regarding
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at archives2reference@nara.gov.
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National Archives at College Park, MD
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