CBP / Felix Garza Retirement Communication

Dave Hendricks filed this request with the United States Customs and Border Protection of the United States of America.
Tracking #

CBP-2017-025008

Status
Completed

Communications

From: Dave Hendricks

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

> All letters, emails or memos sent to Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations employees in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas (Cameron County, Hidalgo County, Starr County) from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31, 2011, about the retirement of Public Affairs Liaison Felix Garza.

Mr. Garza retired in December 2011. See: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/2011-12-30-050000/united-states-customs-and-border-protection-spokesman

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,

Dave Hendricks

From: CBPFOIA@cbp.dhs.gov

This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/view/request?objectId=090004d2811173bd)
* Tracking Number: CBP-2017-025008
* Requester Name: Dave Hendricks
* Date Submitted: 01/24/2017
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: All letters, emails or memos sent to CBP Field Office Operations employees in the Rios Grande Valley of Texas (Cameron County, Hidalgo County, Starr County) from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31, 2011 about the retirement of Public Affairs Liaison Felix Garza.

From: CBPFOIA@cbp.dhs.gov

The FOIA request CBP-2017-025008 has had its Tracking Number changed to CBP-HRM-2017-025008. This is normally due to the request being transferred to another agency (for example, EPA to Dept. of Commerce) or to a sub-agency to process it. Additional details for this request are as follows:
* Old Tracking Number: CBP-2017-025008
* New Tracking Number: CBP-HRM-2017-025008
* Requester Name: Dave Hendricks
* Date Submitted: 01/24/2017
* Long Description: All letters, emails or memos sent to CBP Field Office Operations employees in the Rios Grande Valley of Texas (Cameron County, Hidalgo County, Starr County) from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31, 2011 about the retirement of Public Affairs Liaison Felix Garza.

From: CBPFOIA@cbp.dhs.gov

The FOIA request CBP-HRM-2017-025008 has had its Tracking Number changed to CBP-OFO-2017-025008. This is normally due to the request being transferred to another agency (for example, EPA to Dept. of Commerce) or to a sub-agency to process it. Additional details for this request are as follows:
* Old Tracking Number: CBP-HRM-2017-025008
* New Tracking Number: CBP-OFO-2017-025008
* Requester Name: Dave Hendricks
* Date Submitted: 01/24/2017
* Long Description: All letters, emails or memos sent to CBP Field Office Operations employees in the Rios Grande Valley of Texas (Cameron County, Hidalgo County, Starr County) from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31, 2011 about the retirement of Public Affairs Liaison Felix Garza.

From: United States Customs and Border Protection

Good afternoon,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regrets the delay in responding to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Unfortunately, CBP is experiencing a backlog of FOIA requests that has impacted our ability to process your request. Given the passage of time, this communication is to confirm whether you are still interested in having the attached FOIA request processed.
Please confirm your continued interest, by reply to this email, within 30 business days from the date of this communication, and reference the FOIA number cited above. If we do not receive a response from you within the specified time frame, we will consider the non-response as an indication that you are no longer interested, and will administratively close your FOIA request.
Thank you for your patience and interest in CBP. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Kind regards,

Jennifer R Davis
Government Information Specialist, Team Lead/SME
FOIA Division
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Email: jennifer.r.davis@dhs.gov<mailto:jennifer.r.davis@dhs.gov>
Ph: Available upon request

From: Dave Hendricks

Ms. Jennifer Davis,

Thank you for following up on my FOIA request.

I am writing to confirm that I am still interested in FOIA request CBP-2017-025008. I would like CBP to process the request.

Thanks,

Dave Hendricks

From: United States Customs and Border Protection

The FOIA request CBP-OFO-2017-025008 has had its Tracking Number changed to CBP-2017-025008. This is normally due to the request being transferred to another agency (for example, EPA to Dept. of Commerce) or to a sub-agency to process it. Additional details for this request are as follows:
* Old Tracking Number: CBP-OFO-2017-025008
* New Tracking Number: CBP-2017-025008
* Requester Name: Dave Hendricks
* Date Submitted: 07/07/2018
* Long Description: All letters, emails or memos sent to CBP Field Office Operations employees in the Rios Grande Valley of Texas (Cameron County, Hidalgo County, Starr County) from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31, 2011 about the retirement of Public Affairs Liaison Felix Garza.

From: United States Customs and Border Protection

CBP-2017-025008 has been processed with the following final disposition: Partial Grant/Partial Denial.
Given the nature of this request, some records are only being released to you as the requester. If you have an account in FOIAonline, you may access those records by [FOIAONLINE_HOME]. Otherwise, those responsive records will be sent via the method agreed upon with the FOIA processor.

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