Contracts - TCF Regional Care Center and Suburban Collection Showcase Field Hospitals (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
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| Tracking # |
2022-FEFO-00357 |
| Multi Request | Contracts - TCF Regional Care Center and Suburban Collection Showcase Field Hospitals |
| Submitted | Feb. 11, 2022 |
| Due | March 23, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | May 17, 2024 |
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From: Erin Marie Miller
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. All contracts, subcontracts, budget plans, and any other agreements between your agency and any other party related to the planning, funding, construction, and closure of the TCF Regional Care Center located in Detroit, MI between the dates of 3/1/2020 and 6/1/2020. (For further clarification about the TCF field hospital I am referring to, see this article: https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Michigans-first-coronavirus-field-hospital-opens-in-Detroit-569540791.html)
2. All contracts, subcontracts, budget plans, and any other agreements between your agency and any other party related to the planning, funding, construction, and closure of the Suburban Collection Showplace Field Hospital located in Novi, MI between the dates of 3/1/2020 and 6/1/2020. (For further clarification about the Novi field hospital I am referring to, see to this article: https://www.mlive.com/galleries/ZBMVCJC4ZBDIJB33GCSB2TVYZU/)
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In order to help determine my status for fees, you should know that I am a freelance journalist whose work has been published by print and digital news outlets and magazines in Michigan and in other states, as well as by national outlets. You can view my portfolio at www.erinmariemiller.com/journalism.
Disclosure of the requested information to me is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government and is not primarily in my commercial interest.
Because this request is being made as part of a news-gathering effort with a high likelihood of publication, and because the requested information has already been provided to other parties as part of a lawsuit, I request a waiver of all fees.
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 am willing to pay up to $25 for the requested information. If there is a fee that exceeds that amount, please notify me prior to initiating work on the 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 days as the statue requires.
Sincerely,
Erin Marie Miller
From: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Dear Erin Miller,
Request Number 2022-FEFO-00357 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference request number 2022-FEFO-00357.
Regards,
Department of Homeland Security
From: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Dear Erin Miller,
The status of your FEMA FOIA request #2022-FEFO-00357 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
From: Federal Emergency Management Agency
February 24, 2022 SENT VIA E-MAIL TO: requests@muckrock.com
Re: FOIARequest Number 2022-FEFO-00357 Acknowledgment Dear Erin Miller: This correspondence acknowledges receipt of your Freedom ofInformation Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), dated February 19, 2022 and receivedin this office on February 22, 2022. Youare seeking request the following records.1. All contracts, subcontracts, budget plans, and any other agreements between your agency and any other party related to the planning, funding, construction, and closure of the TCF Regional Care Center located in Detroit, MI between the dates of 3/1/2020 and 6/1/2020. (For further clarification about the TCF field hospital, see this article: https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Michigans-first-coronavirus-field-hospital-opens-in-Detroit-569540791.html)2. All contracts, subcontracts, budget plans, and any other agreements between your agency and any other party related to the planning, funding, construction, and closure of the Suburban Collection Showplace Field Hospital located in Novi, MI between the dates of 3/1/2020 and 6/1/2020. (For further clarification about the Novi field hospital, see to this article: https://www.mlive.com/galleries/ZBMVCJC4ZBDIJB33GCSB2TVYZU/). Yourrequest has been assigned the following tracking number (https://www.mlive.com/galleries/ZBMVCJC4ZBDIJB33GCSB2TVYZU/) 2022-FEFO-00357. Due to current working conditions in response to theCOVID-19 outbreak, please expect a delay in our response. Please be assured that we continue ourcommitment to provide timely FOIA responses and are processing your FOIArequest as soon as possible. If you have any questions or would like to discuss thismatter, please contact me the assigned FOIA specialist directly at, juan.vegasandoval@fema.dhs.gov. (mailto:juan.vegasandoval@fema.dhs.gov) If you require additional support, you may alsocontact FEMA’s Public Liaison at . If you need to contact FEMA’s FOIA Public Liaison, then please referencethe FOIA request number and address your email to “Attn: FEMA’s PublicLiaison” and summarize your concerns. FEMA-FOIA@fema.dhs.gov In regards to your request for afee waiver, the DHS FOIA Regulations at 6 CFR §5.11(k)(2) set forth sixfactors DHS is required to evaluate in determining whether the applicable legalstandard for a fee waiver has been met: (1) Whether the subject of therequested records concerns “the operations or activities of the government;”(2) Whether the disclosure is “likely to contribute” to an understanding ofgovernment operations or activities; (3) Whether disclosure of the requestedinformation will contribute to the understanding of the public at large, asopposed to the individual understanding of the requestor or a narrowsegment of interested persons; (4) Whether the contribution to publicunderstanding of government operations or activities will be “significant;” (5)Whether the requester has a commercial interest that would be furthered by therequested disclosure; and (6) Whether the magnitude of any identifiedcommercial interest to the requestor is sufficiently large in comparison withthe public interest in disclosure, that disclosure is primarily in thecommercial interest of the requestor. Upon review of your request andan evaluation of the six factors identified above, DHS has determined that itwill conditionally grant your request for a fee waiver. The fee waiver determination will be basedupon a sampling of the responsive documents received from the various DHSprogram offices as a result of the searches conducted in response to your FOIArequest. DHS will, pursuant to DHSregulations applicable to non-commercial requestors, provide two hours ofsearch time and process the first 100 pages at no charge to you. If upon further determination that, DHSdetermines that the disclosure of the information contained in those documentsdoes not meet the factors permitting DHS to waive the fees then DHS will atthat time either deny your request for a fee waiver entirely or allow for apercentage reduction in the amount of the fees corresponding to the amount ofrelevant material found that meets the factors allowing for a fee waiver. In either case, DHS will promptly notify youof its final decision regarding your request for a fee waiver. Due to the increasing number ofFOIA requests received by this office, we may encounter some delay inprocessing your request. Consistent withthe DHS FOIA Regulations 6 C.F.R. §5.5(a), FEMA processes FOIA requestsaccording to their order of receipt. Although FEMA’s goal is to respond within 20 business days of receipt ofyour request, FOIA does permit a 10-day extension of this time period incertain circumstances. As your requestseeks documents that will require a thorough and wide-ranging search, FEMA willinvoke a 10-day extension for your request pursuant to 5 U.S.C. §552(a)(6)(B). If you would like tonarrow the scope of your request, please contact our office. We will make every effort to comply with yourrequest in a timely manner. Please be advised that we havequeried the FEMA organizations which may have responsive records. However, we will be in touch with you soonfor more details about the types of documents you are seeking.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter, p lease contact the assigned FOIA specialist directly at, juan.vegasandoval@fema.dhs.gov and reference the request number 2022-FEFO-00357 . (mailto:juan.vegasandoval@fema.dhs.gov) Again, If you require additional support, you may alsocontact FEMA’s Public Liaison at . If you need to contact FEMA’s FOIA Public Liaison, then please referencethe FOIA request number and address your email to “Attn: FEMA’s PublicLiaison” and summarize your concerns. FEMA-FOIA@fema.dhs.gov You may also contact FEMA at (202) 646-3323, or you may contact FEMA’s Public Liaison in the same manner. Please reference FOIA request number 2022-FEFO-00357. For a faster response please communicate by email. Thank you for your interest in FEMA. Sincerely, Disclosure Branch Information Management Division Office of the Chief Administrative Officer Federal Emergency Management Agency U.S. Department of HomelandSecurity
From: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Dear Erin Miller,
The status of your FEMA FOIA request #2022-FEFO-00357 has been updated to the following status 'In Process'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
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Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
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Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-FEFO-00357.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Good afternoon,
Thank you for your patience. Can you please confirm the following date range regarding your FOIA request 2022-FEFO-00357?
* Date range: 3/1/2020 through 6/1/2020
If you can please provide a response by April 9, 2024, that would be great. If no response is provided, then we will assume you are no longer interested in this FOIA request and administratively close your request. If additional time is needed, then please let me know.
I look forward to your response and thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Juan Vega
Government Information Specialist | Information Management Division | Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Office: (202) 646-3323
juan.vegasandoval@fema.dhs.gov<mailto:juan.vegasandoval@fema.dhs.gov>
Federal Emergency Management Agency
fema.gov<http://www.fema.gov/>
From: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Good afternoon,
Thank you for your patience. Can you please confirm the following date range regarding your FOIA request 2022-FEFO-00357?
* Date range: 3/1/2020 through 6/1/2020
If you can please confirm by May 17, 2024, that would be great. If no response is provided, then we will assume you are no longer interested in this FOIA request and administratively close your request. If additional time is needed, then please let me know.
I look forward to your response and thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Juan Vega
Government Information Specialist | Information Management Division | Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Office: (202) 646-3323
juan.vegasandoval@fema.dhs.gov<mailto:juan.vegasandoval@fema.dhs.gov>
Federal Emergency Management Agency
fema.gov<http://www.fema.gov/>
From: Erin Marie Miller
Hi Juan,
I am writing to confirm that the date range is exactly as specified in my original FOIA request: 3/1/2020 through 6/1/2020.
I am confused as to why your agency would need to confirm that information, as it was specifically mentioned in the language of my original request and therefore no clarification should be necessary for your agency to fulfil my request.
I look forward to your immediate cooperation and fulfilment of my request, as required by the FOIA.
Best,
Erin Marie Miller
From: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Thank you for your quick response.
Your request is in the queue pending review by one of our analysts. Once the analyst is assigned, they will provide you with an estimated date.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation with us.
Sincerely,
Juan Vega
Government Information Specialist | Information Management Division | Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Office: (202) 646-3323
juan.vegasandoval@fema.dhs.gov<mailto:juan.vegasandoval@fema.dhs.gov>
Federal Emergency Management Agency
fema.gov<http://www.fema.gov/>
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