Confidential Informants - Customs
| Submitted | Aug. 30, 2016 |
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From: Waqas Mirza
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
A copy of the current guidelines and policies for the use of confidential informants.
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,
Waqas Mirza
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=090004d280e0e4a7)
* Tracking Number: CBP-2016-063308
* Requester Name: WAQAS MIRZA
* Date Submitted: 09/01/2016
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: COPY OF THE CURRENT GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR THE USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS
From: CBPFOIA@cbp.dhs.gov
The FOIA request CBP-2016-063308 has had its Tracking Number changed to CBP-IA-2016-063308. 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-2016-063308
* New Tracking Number: CBP-IA-2016-063308
* Requester Name: WAQAS MIRZA
* Date Submitted: 09/01/2016
* Long Description: COPY OF THE CURRENT GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR THE USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS
From: CBPFOIA@cbp.dhs.gov
The FOIA request CBP-IA-2016-063308 has had its Tracking Number changed to CBP-2016-063308. 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-IA-2016-063308
* New Tracking Number: CBP-2016-063308
* Requester Name: WAQAS MIRZA
* Date Submitted: 09/01/2016
* Long Description: COPY OF THE CURRENT GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR THE USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS
From: CBPFOIA@cbp.dhs.gov
The FOIA request CBP-2016-063308 has had its Tracking Number changed to CBP-OIIL-2016-063308. 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-2016-063308
* New Tracking Number: CBP-OIIL-2016-063308
* Requester Name: WAQAS MIRZA
* Date Submitted: 09/01/2016
* Long Description: COPY OF THE CURRENT GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR THE USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS
From: CBPFOIA@cbp.dhs.gov
The FOIA request CBP-OIIL-2016-063308 has had its Tracking Number changed to CBP-2016-063308. 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-OIIL-2016-063308
* New Tracking Number: CBP-2016-063308
* Requester Name: WAQAS MIRZA
* Date Submitted: 09/01/2016
* Long Description: COPY OF THE CURRENT GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR THE USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS
From: CBPFOIA@cbp.dhs.gov
A search of CBP databases produced records responsive to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request CBP-2016-063308.
CBP has determined that the responsive records are denied in full, pursuant to Title 5 U.S.C. § 552 and have applied the appropriate exemptions. (http://www.dhs.gov/foia-exemptions)
You have a right to appeal our final disposition. Should you wish to do so, you must file your appeal within 90 days of the date of this letter following the procedures outlined in the DHS regulations at Title 6 C.F.R. §5.9. Please include as much information as possible to help us understand the grounds for your appeal. We recommend that you submit your appeal via FOIAOnline by clicking on the “Create Appeal” button that appears when you view your initial request. In the alternative, you may send your appeal and a copy of this letter to: FOIA Appeals, Policy and Litigation Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 90 K Street, NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177. Your envelope and letter should be marked "FOIA Appeal." Copies of the FOIA and DHS regulations are available at www.dhs.gov/foia. (http://www.dhs.gov/foia)
Additionally, you have a right to seek dispute resolution services from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) which mediates disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation. If you are requesting access to your own records (which is considered a Privacy Act request), you should know that OGIS does not have the authority to handle requests made under the Privacy Act of 1974. You may contact OGIS as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. (mailto:ogis@nara.gov)
Please notate file number CBP-2016-063308 on any future correspondence to CBP related to this request.
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