Conversion Therapy (FTC)
| Submitted | Feb. 8, 2018 |
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From: Joey Del Ponte
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
Absolutely any complaints, investigations, notices, or other materials regarding or referencing any and all of the following: “Conversion therapy,” “Gay conversion therapy,” “Ex-gay therapy,” “Reparative therapy,” and/or “Same-sex attraction (SSA) therapy.”
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,
Joey Del Ponte
From: Federal Trade Commission
Mr. Del Ponte,
This acknowledges receipt of your FOIA request described below. For your reference, the tracking number is 2018-00510.
You may check the status of your FOIA requests by visiting http://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/foia/foia-reading-rooms/track-your-foia-request. This report is updated at the end of each month.
Thank you,
Jonathan Hill
Attorney, Office of the General Counsel
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20580
(202) 326-2684 (T)
(202) 326-2477 (F)
From: Federal Trade Commission
Mr. Del Ponte,
I write to inform you that we will be unable to respond to your request within the statutory 20-business day deadline as codified in 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(A)(i).
The FOIA, as amended in 2002, allows for an extension of the 20-day deadline if one of three types of “unusual circumstances” exist. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(B)(iii). Your request falls under the following circumstances:
(+) The need to search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office processing the request;
(+) The need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another agency or two or more agency components having a substantial interest in the determination of the request or among two or more components of the agency having substantial subject matter interest therein.
You may seek dispute resolution services from the FTC FOIA Public Liaison Richard Gold via telephone at 202-326-3355 or via e-mail at rgold@ftc.gov; or from the Office of Government Information Services via e-mail at ogis@nara.gov, via fax at 202-741-5769, or via mail at Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740.
We are continuing to process your request at this time. If you should have any questions regarding your request, or if you would like to narrow your request to reduce the necessary response time, please contact me.
Thank you,
Jonathan
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. 8, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Federal Trade Commission
Mr. Del Ponte,
Your request is still being processed. We hope to have a response to you very soon.
Thank you
From: Federal Trade Commission
Mr. Del Ponte,
Please see the attached response to your FOIA request. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Jonathan
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FTC FOIA 2018-00510 conversion therapy - REDACTED
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