Contract between the US National Park Service and Yankee Roamer VIII, L.L.C

Mr. Veal,

It appears you are seeking to make a FOIA request. However, you did not
send your request using one of the written forms of submission listed on
the Department’s FOIA website, https://www.doi.gov/foia. Nor did you
utilize physical or facsimile addresses of an appropriate FOIA contact,
located at https://www.doi.gov/foia/contacts or at
https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/foia-officers.htm.

In accordance with recent changes to the DOI FOIA regulations, specifically
43 C.F.R. § 2.3(b), your request cannot be processed until you resubmit it
utilizing one of the written forms of submission noted above. If you have
questions or concerns regarding these submission requirements you can
contact the Department of the Interior's FOIA Public Liaison at:

Cindy Cafaro
Acting DOI FOIA Public Liaison
MS-7328, MIB
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240

Phone: (888) 603-7119
Email: Cindy.Cafaro@sol.doi.gov

Sincerely,

C.

____________________

Ms. Charis Wilson, PhD, CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA
npsfoia@nps.gov <charis_wilson@nps.gov>

____________________

Ms. Charis Wilson, PhD, CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA
npsfoia@nps.gov <charis_wilson@nps.gov>

Hi Saudia,

I am routing this request to you for processing. Let me know if it turns out another office needs to search for responsive records.

It has been assigned tracking number NPS-2020-00504.

As usual I've cc'd the requester so they know who will be handling their request.
Thanks,

Lindy Allen

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NPS-2020-00504

Rodney Veal

Muckrock.com

VIA Email: requests@muckrock.com

Dear Mr. Veal,

This is an acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act request dated and received on February 4, 2020 by this office. We apologize for the delayed response. The Department of the Interior (DOI) tracking number for this request is NPS-2020-00504. Please cite this tracking number in any future communication with our office regarding your request. You requested:

“The current contract for the Ferry Service to the Dry Tortugas National Park (Fort Jefferson) in Florida. The contract is between National Park Service and Yankee Roamer VIII, L.L.C..”

In accordance with 43 C.F.R. §§2.14, we use Multi-track Processing to process FOIA requests. The Simple track is for requests that can be processed in one to five workdays. The Normal track is for requests that can be processed in six to 20 workdays. The Complex track is for requests that can be processed in 21 to 60 workdays. The Exceptional/ Voluminous track is for requests requiring more than 60 workdays for processing. The Expedited track is for requests that have been granted expedited processing. Within each track, requests are usually processed on a first-in, first-out basis.

Your request has been placed in the Normal track; however, there are 65 Normal, four Complex, two Voluminous, and one Expedited requests ahead of yours. Please note, Expedited requests take precedence over all other requests, and I am currently working on that case. You may narrow the scope of your request to obtain quicker processing in your currently-assigned track or move the request into a faster track (which may have the effect of reducing the cost of processing your request). If you have any questions about this, please contact us.

We classified you as a representative of the news media. As such, we may charge you for some of our duplication costs, but we will not charge you for our search or review costs. You also are entitled to up to 100 pages of photocopies (or an equivalent volume) for free. See 43 C.F.R. § 2.39. If, after taking into consideration your fee category entitlements, our processing costs are less than $50.00, we will not bill you because the cost of collection would be greater than the fee collected. See 43 C.F.R. § 2.37(g).

You may appeal this delayed response to the Department’s FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Officer. If you choose to appeal, the FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Officer must receive your FOIA appeal no as soon as possible after receipt of this letter. Appeals arriving or delivered after 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, will be deemed received on the next workday. Your appeal must be made in writing. You may submit your appeal and accompanying materials to the FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Officer by mail, courier service, fax, or email. All communications concerning your appeal should be clearly marked with the words: "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION APPEAL." You must include an explanation of why you believe the [Bureau]’s response is in error. You must also include with your appeal copies of all correspondence between you and [Bureau] concerning your FOIA request, including your original FOIA request and [Bureau]'s response. Failure to include with your appeal all correspondence between you and [Bureau] will result in the Department's rejection of your appeal, unless the FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Officer determines (in the FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Officer’s sole discretion) that good cause exists to accept the defective appeal. Please include your name and daytime telephone number (or the name and telephone number of an appropriate contact), email address and fax number (if available) in case the FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Officer needs additional information or clarification of your appeal. The DOI FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Office Contact Information is:

Department of the Interior Office of the Solicitor

1849 C Street, N.W. MS-6556 MIB

Washington, DC 20240

Attn: FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Office Telephone: (202) 208-5339 Fax: (202) 208-6677

Email: FOIA.Appeals@sol.doi.gov

Also as part of the 2007 OPEN Government Act FOIA amendments, the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) was created to offer mediation services to resolve disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a nonexclusive alternative to litigation. Using OGIS services does not affect your right to pursue litigation. You may contact OGIS in any of the following ways:

Office of Government Information Services
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road - OGIS
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Email: ogis@nara.gov<mailto:ogis@nara.gov>
Web: https://ogis.archives.gov
Telephone: 202-741-5770 / Fax: 202-741-5769 / Toll-free: 1-877-684-6448

You may also seek dispute resolution services from our FOIA Public Liaison Dr. Charis Wilson by any of the following ways:

National Park Service

FOIA Liaison

12795 West Alameda Parkway

P.O. Box 25287

Denver, CO 80225-0287

(303) 969-2959 / (303) 969-2557 fax / Email: charis_wilson@nps.gov<mailto:charis_wilson@nps.gov>

Because the NPS creates and maintains law enforcement records, we are required by the Department of Justice to provide the following information, even though it may or may not apply to your specific request. Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIA. See 5 U.S.C. 552(c) (2006 & Supp. IV 2010). This response is limited to those records that are subject to the requirements of the FOIA. This is a standard notification that we are required to give all our requesters and should not be taken as an indication that excluded records do, or do not, exist.

It is the policy of the National Park Service (NPS) to: (1) make records of the NPS available to the public to the greatest extent possible in keeping with the spirit of FOIA; (2) make available documents requested under the FOIA at the earliest possible date while, at the same time, protecting the rights of the individuals involved and the administrative processes surrounding such rights; (3) withhold documents falling within one of the FOIA exemptions only if disclosure is prohibited by statute or Executive Order, or in those cases where the agency reasonably foresees that disclosure would be harmful to an interest protected by exemption or other sound grounds exist for invoking an exemption.

Your request is being processed under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 United States Code 552 as amended by Public Law 104-231, 11 Stat. 3048); United States Department of the interior implementing regulations found at 43 Code of Federal Regulations, PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR beginning part 2, Subparts A through E (see Federal Register of October 21, 2002, Volume 6-7, NO. 203, page 64527), and the Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-579). Additional FOIA and Privacy Act guidance may also be found through the Department of the Interior’s website, http://www.doi/gov or the U.S. Department of Justice site, http:/www/usdoj.gov.

If you have any questions about processing your FOIA request, you may contact me at (404) 507-5615 or email me at nps_ser_foia@nps.gov<mailto:nps_ser_foia@nps.gov>.

Maggie Walker

Acting FOIA/Privacy Act Officer

Region 2 | South Atlanta-Gulf

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August 13, 2020

Rodney Veal
Muckrock.com
VIA Email: requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Dear Mr. Veal,
This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated February 4, 2020, in which you requested, "The current contract for the Ferry Service to the Dry Tortugas National Park (Fort Jefferson) in Florida. The contract is between National Park Service and Yankee Roamer VIII, L.L.C.."
Please see the attached original contract, as well as Amendment 1 from 2014, and Amendment 2 from 2017, which are being released to you in their entirety. Please accept our apologies for the very delayed response.
Because the NPS creates and maintains law enforcement records, we are required by the Department of Justice to provide the following information, even though it may or may not apply to your specific request. For your information, Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of FOIA. See 5 U.S.C. 552(c)<http://www.justice.gov/oip/amended-foia-redlined.pdf>. This response is limited to those records that are subject to the requirements of FOIA. This is a standard notification that is given to all our requesters and should not be taken as an indication that excluded records do, or do not, exist.

Appeals:
You may appeal this response to the Department's FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Officer. If you choose to appeal, the FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Officer must receive your FOIA appeal no later than 90 workdays from the date of this letter. Appeals arriving or delivered after 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, will be deemed received on the next workday.
Your appeal must be made in writing. You may submit your appeal and accompanying materials to the FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Officer by mail, courier service, fax, or email. All communications concerning your appeal should be clearly marked with the words: "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION APPEAL." You must include an explanation of why you believe the National Park Service's response is in error. You must also include with your appeal copies of all correspondence between you and the National Park Service concerning your FOIA request, including your original FOIA request and National Park Service's response. Failure to include with your appeal all correspondence between you and the National Park Service will result in the Department's rejection of your appeal, unless the FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Officer determines (in the FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Officer's sole discretion) that good cause exists to accept the defective appeal.
Please include your name and daytime telephone number (or the name and telephone number of an appropriate contact), email address and fax number (if available) in case the FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Officer needs additional information or clarification of your appeal.
DOI FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Office Contact Information
Department of the Interior
Office of the Solicitor
1849 C Street, N.W.
MS-6556 MIB
Washington, DC 20240

Attn: FOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Office

Telephone: (202) 208-5339
Fax: (202) 208-6677
Email: FOIA.Appeals@sol.doi.gov<mailto:FOIA.Appeals@sol.doi.gov>

Dispute Resolution:
The 2007 FOIA amendments created the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) to offer mediation services to resolve disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation. Using OGIS services does not affect your right to pursue litigation. You may contact OGIS in any of the following ways:
Office of Government Information Services
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road - OGIS
College Park, MD 20740-6001
E-mail: ogis@nara.gov<mailto:ogis@nara.gov>
Web: https://ogis.archives.gov
Telephone: 202-741-5770
Fax: 202-741-5769
Toll-free: 1-877-684-6448

Please note that using OGIS services does not affect the timing of filing an appeal with the Department's FOIA & Privacy Act Appeals Officer.
You may also seek dispute resolution services from our FOIA Public Liaison Dr. Charis Wilson at the following:
National Park Service
FOIA Liaison
12795 West Alameda Parkway
P.O. Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
(303) 969-2959 / (303) 969-2557 fax
Email: charis_wilson@nps.gov<mailto:charis_wilson@nps.gov%3c>

If you have any questions about our response to your request, you may contact me by email at Allyson_Gantt@nps.gov<mailto:Allyson_Gantt@nps.gov> or by phone at 786-610-8023.

Sincerely,
Allyson Gantt
Chief of Communications and Public Affairs
Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks
786-610-8023 mobile
305-242-7714 office
Allyson_Gantt@nps.gov<mailto:Allyson_Gantt@nps.gov>

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