Brigadier General Donald D Flickinger, USAF [USAF Files]
| Tracking # |
2021-00106-F |
| Submitted | Sept. 16, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | Jan. 29, 2021 |
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From: Matthew Phelan
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All U.S. Air Force files on Brigadier General Donald D. Flickinger, U.S. Air Force, known in his civilian roles as Dr. Donald D. Flickinger (November 26, 1907 – February 23, 1997 | Social Security no. was likely 176-32-5303). His death was the subject of a New York Times obituary (see attached) among others.
Of primary interest are files pertaining to Dr. Flickinger's life and employment for government contractors from the years 1970 to 1997, but all files in the USAF's possession are being sought in this request.
If some records may be released immediately while others require a review, I request a two-tiered release.
I am making this request as a member of the news media, and request classification as such. I have previously written for Gizmodo, Slate, The New Republic, the New York Review of Books, Inverse.com, Scienceline.org, Gawker, Chemical Engineering magazine, and elsewhere.
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,
Matthew Phelan
From: Air Force
Dear Matthew Phelan,
The status of your FOIA request #2021-00106-F has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.
https://efoia.milcloud.mil/App/Index.aspx
Sincerely,
Air Force FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Air Force
Dear Matthew Phelan,
Case Number 2021-00106-F has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number 2021-00106-F. To review your submission, please log into your account: https://efoia.milcloud.mil/App/Index.aspx.
Regards,
Air Force FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Air Force
Dear Mr. Phelan,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your 13 October 2020, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for "all U.S. Air Force files on Brigadier General Donald D. Flickinger, U.S. Air Force, known in his civilian roles as Dr. Donald D. Flickinger (November 26, 1907 – February 23, 1997."
Our organization has a significant number of pending FOIA requests, which prevents us from making a response determination within 20 workdays and we have instituted multitrack processing of requests.
We have assigned number 2021-00106-F to identify your request; should you need to contact us about your request. Please direct your questions to Mr. Jonathan Staeblein at 703-692-9979 or SAF.AA.HAF.FOIA.Workflow@us.af.mil and use this assigned number to assist us in responding more promptly.
Based on our current backlog, we expect to respond to your request not later than 29 January 2020. We will notify you in writing if additional processing time is required. Our policy is to process requests within their respective tracks in the order in which we receive them. We process each FOIA request as quickly as we can.
Please note we are under mandatory telework operations until further notice due to the current pandemic crisis which could contribute to further delays in responding.
Very Respectfully,
Mr. Jonathan Staeblein
Department of the Air Force
SAF/AAII (FOIA)
1000 Air Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330-1000
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 16, 2020. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 29, 2021. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate. You had assigned it reference number #2021-00106-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Air Force
Dear Mr. Phelan,
This is an interim response to your 13 October 2020, Freedom of Information Act request seeking "all U.S. Air Force files on Brigadier General Donald D. Flickinger, U.S. Air Force, known in his civilian roles as Dr. Donald D. Flickinger (November 26, 1907 – February 23, 1997," which we are tracking under 2021-00106-F.
Our office is still actively processing your request and we are currently pending a response from our action office; therefore, additional time will be needed to properly process your request. We will provide you with updates regarding the status of your case when information is received. Please be assured that we are processing your request as quickly as possible and would like to thank you for your patience.
Due to limited manning, please direct any questions to Mr. Jonathan Staeblein at 703-692-9979 or SAF.AA.HAF.FOIA.workflow@us.af.mil and refer to your case number in your inquiry.
Please note we are currently minimally manned and on telework status until further notice which could contribute to further delays in responding.
Very Respectfully,
Mr. Jonathan Staeblein
Department of the Air Force
SAF/AAII (FOIA)
1000 Air Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330-1000
From: Air Force
Dear. Mr. Phelan,
The attached letter is in final response to your 13 October 2020, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information related to “all U.S. Air Force files on Brigadier General Donald D. Flickinger, U.S. Air Force, known in his civilian roles as Dr. Donald D. Flickinger,” specifically “files pertaining to Dr. Flickinger's life and employment for government contractors from the years 1970 to 1997, but all files in the USAF's possession are being sought in this request.”
Please contact this office at the address above, via email at usaf.pentagon. SAF.AA.HAF.FOIA.Workflow@us.af.mil, or at the undersigned at (703) 692-9979 should you have any questions and refer to case 2021-00106-F. Department of Defense Regulation 5400.7/Air Force Manual 33-302 indicates fees may be assessed for processing this request; however, there are no applicable fees in this instance.
Very Respectfully,
Mr. Jonathan Staeblein
Department of the Air Force
SAF/AAII (FOIA)
1000 Air Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330-1000
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