CEQ calendars
| Tracking # |
FY2017-169 |
| Submitted | Aug. 25, 2017 |
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From: Ryan Koronowski
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. §552 et seq. (“FOIA”), I am requesting copies of the following public records:
(1) all documents, including but not necessarily limited to their appointment calendars, which outline Mary Neumayr’s, Alex Herrgott’s, Mario Loyola’s, Chris Prandoni’s, and Viktoria Seale’s schedule, itinerary, and meetings, dating from February 15, 2017 to the present.
I also request that you state the specific legal and factual grounds for withholding any documents or portions of documents, should you withhold any. Please identify each document that falls within the scope of this request but is withheld from release. If requested documents are located in, or originated in, another installation or bureau, I would request that you please refer this request or any relevant portion of this request to the appropriate installation or bureau.
To the extent that the information is available in electronic format, I would prefer to receive that information via email or CD, particularly if providing the information reduces the time or expense involved. Otherwise, I will expect to receive the information in paper form.
This information is being sought on behalf of ThinkProgress.org (an online news service) for dissemination to the general public and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. I am a reporter with ThinkProgress, an online news site with a national audience seeking these documents entirely for news-gathering purposes.
Please provide the records requested above regardless of your fee waiver decision. In order to expedite a response, the ThinkProgress will, if necessary, pay fees in accordance with FOIA regulations for all or a portion of the requested records. Please contact me before doing anything that would cause the fee to exceed $50.
I also request expedited processing. Release of the information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the Government and the CEQ, which have broad reaching impact on the health, safety, and well-being of the American public and are currently a subject of national news value.
I look forward to your reply within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Thank you for your cooperation with this request. I am willing to discuss ways to make this request more manageable to your office. Please do not hesitate to contact me at the number above or on my direct line at 202-478-6333 or rkoronowski@thinkprogress.org
Sincerely,
Ryan Koronowski
From: FN-CEQ-efoia
Dear Ryan,
This is to acknowledge receipt of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request[s] that you sent to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and that were received by CEQ on 8/25/2017. The assigned case number[s] and a summary of your request[s] is below:
1) FY2017-169 - all documents, including but not necessarily limited to their appointment calendars, which outline Mary Neumayr’s, Alex Herrgott’s, Mario Loyola’s, Chris Prandoni’s, and Viktoria Seale’s schedule, itinerary, and meetings. You have agreed on a phone call on 8/31/3017 to exclude CEQ-only internal entries.
The responsive date range for this request/each of these requests is February 15, 2017 to the present. Unusual circumstances apply to each of these requests due to the likely need for interagency consultation. In order to qualify for faster processing, you may narrow your requests. If you would like to discuss how your requests could be narrowed, you may contact me.
You have requested expedited processing for each of these requests. Your request for expedited processing is denied- you have not provided sufficient grounds to warrant expedited processing.
You have requested to be considered a member of the news media. Your request for this special requestor status is denied at this time because your request is not coming from the organization that you purportedly represent. Please reply with an email from thinkprogress.org to verify your identity as the requestor of this FOIA request, and I will reconsider your special requester status.
Note that in your request you referred to a “fee waiver decision” but you did not request a fee waiver.
I am the FOIA Public Liaison and you may contact me with questions regarding your cases. You may also contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) for assistance with FOIA. OGIS may be reached at:
Office of Government Information Services
National Archives and Records Administration
Room 2510
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Email: ogis@nara.gov<mailto:ogis@nara.gov>
Phone: 301-837-1996
Fax: 301-837-0348
Toll-free: 1-877-684-6448
Very Respectfully,
Howard Sun
Attorney Advisor
Council on Environmental Quality
Executive Office of the President
Office: (202) 456-3621
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From: Council on Environmental Quality
Dear Mr. Koronowski,
Attached please find the final response letter to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that you sent to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), case number FY2017-169. I am the FOIA Public Liaison and you may contact me with questions regarding your case.
Very Respectfully,
Howard Sun
Attorney Advisor
Council on Environmental Quality
Executive Office of the President
Office: (202) 456-3621
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