Dan Brouillette Emails
| Tracking # |
HQ-2018-01167-F |
| Submitted | June 1, 2018 |
| Due | July 17, 2018 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Taylor Amarel
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All emails sent to, from, or copied to: Dan Brouillette, from January 1, 2016 to Present Day containing any of the following non-case-sensitive key-string "liberals", "kushner", "Giuliani", "Mastroianni", "Elliott Broidy", "Mark Siffin", "George Nader", "Erik Prince", "alias", "FOIA", "Israel" or "whistleblower". After conducting a search to determine how many email records exist, if these records are too cumbersome to go through, please let me know the total number of records for the time period requested and I may desire to modify my request to limit the keywords or timeframe.
You may exclude emails that may be classified as newsletters, junk, or spam.
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,
Taylor Amarel
From:
-----Original Message-----
From: Deberry, Sheree L. (CONTR)
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2018 3:43 PM
To: 'requests@muckrock.com' <requests@muckrock.com>
Subject: HQ-2018-01167-F
Ms. Amarel:
Thank you for the request for information that you submitted to the Department of Energy. Your FOIA request number is HQ-2018-01167-F. Please reference this number when corresponding with the Department of Energy regarding your request.
Best,
Sheree DeBerry
202-287-6733
From:
Ms. Amarel:
Thank you for requesting information from the Department of Energy. You will find your interim letter attached to this email. Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.
Best,
Sheree
From: Taylor Amarel
Thank you, I appreciate the update.
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Good morning Ms. Amarel,
I'd like to discuss these two pending FOIA requests with you, if possible. Are you available for a phone call today (9/18) at 2 pm?
Thank you.
Best,
Rachel
Rachel Fellows, Esq.
FOIA Analyst
Central Research, Inc. Contractor
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20585
(202) 287-6831
From:
Good morning Ms. Amarel,
I just wanted to follow up with you regarding these requests. Please let me know when you might be available for a phone call.
Alternatively, if you're no longer interested in receiving this information, please let me know so that I can close the cases. If I don't hear from you by Friday, October 5, 2018, I'll go ahead and proceed with closing them.
Thanks,
Rachel
From: Taylor Amarel
I'm currently abroad and don't have access to a phone. If you need to explain any issues or suggestions to limit the scope I'm happy to discuss via email. Thanks!
From:
Re: Pending DOE FOIA Requests (HQ-2018-01167-F and HQ-2018-01168-F)
Ms. Amarel,
I'm happy to discuss via email. In the interest of processing your requests quickly and efficiently, I have a few suggestions.
First, would you be willing to combine these requests under one control number to make communication a bit easier? If so, I'll combine them under control number HQ-2018-01167-F and close out HQ-2018-01168-F.
Second, I have started to review the search results for your requests and there is a considerable amount of material. If we limit the scope of the requests, as you mentioned in your email, I will be able to process them much faster for you.
Are there specific documents you are looking for? If so, I can try to locate them for you.
Alternatively, would you be willing to waive email attachments? Many of the email attachments are either publicly available documents, or pre-decisional drafts that will most likely be heavily redacted by the time you receive them.
Please let me know how to proceed. Thank you very much, and safe travels.
Best,
Rachel
From: Taylor Amarel
Thank you, my responses are below:
First, would you be willing to combine these requests under one control number to make communication a bit easier? If so, I'll combine them under control number HQ-2018-01167-F and close out HQ-2018-01168-F.
-Yes you can do this.
Second, I have started to review the search results for your requests and there is a considerable amount of material. If we limit the scope of the requests, as you mentioned in your email, I will be able to process them much faster for you.
-Given the volume of results, could you please exclude the following keywords: "alias", "FOIA", "Israel". You may also ignore newsletters, spam, or junk mail.
Thank you,
Taylor Amarel
From:
Ms. Amarel,
Thanks very much for your reply. We will combine these requests under control number HQ-2018-01167-F and exclude the keywords "alias", "FOIA", and "Israel."
Are you willing to waive email attachments as well, as I suggested earlier this week? Even with the above search terms excluded, there will still be a large amount of material to review and process, particularly if we include the attachments. If this is not an option though, just let me know- I just wanted to clarify your answer below.
Best,
Rachel
From: Taylor Amarel
Hi Rachel,
Yes you can waive email attachments.
Thank you,
Taylor Amarel
From:
Great, thank you for letting me know. We will proceed as instructed.
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Dear Ms. Amarel,
The responsive documents are in the final stages of review. Unfortunately, this means that they are currently with another program office, so it's difficult for me to gauge exactly when they will be ready to go.
I hope to send them in the next two weeks, however. If you have any follow-up questions or concerns, please let me know.
Best,
Rachel
From: Taylor Amarel
Thank you for the update, I appreciated the response.
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Dear Ms. Amarel:
Thank you for your email. The responsive documents are still in the review stage. I will send out another reminder/status inquiry and try to get the process to move a bit faster. Apologies for any inconvenience- I will do my best to get you a response soon.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me.
Best,
Rachel
Rachel Dillon Fellows, Esq.
(202) 287-6831
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Ms. Amarel,
Your request is still under review. I had to request a consult from another office for some of the documents, so I'm currently waiting to receive a response to that. I sent them a reminder yesterday though.
If there are any updates, I'll let you know.
Thanks,
Rachel
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Ms. Amarel,
I don't have any updates to report. I'm still waiting for the consult response to come back so that I can move this forward in the review process.
If there are any further developments, I'll let you know.
Thanks,
Rachel
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Ms. Amarel,
I'm still waiting for the consult response to come back so that I can move this forward in the review process.
If there are any further developments, I'll let you know.
Thanks,
Rachel
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Energy
Ms. Amarel,
DOE is still processing this request. We will do our best to issue a response to you as soon as possible.
Thanks,
Rachel
Rachel Dillon Fellows, Esq.
(202) 287-6831
From: Taylor Amarel
Thank you very much, I look forward to receiving the documents.
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Energy
Good morning, Ms. Amarel:
DOE is still processing this request. I will do my best to get you a response soon, and I will let you know if there are any major status updates to report.
Thanks,
Rachel
Rachel Dillon Fellows, Esq.
FOIA Analyst
Central Research, Inc., Contractor
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20585
(202) 287-6831
From: Taylor Amarel
Thank you for the update.
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Energy
Good morning, Ms. Amarel:
DOE is still processing this request. We will do our best to get you a response soon.
If I can assist with anything else, please feel free to contact me.
Best,
Rachel
Rachel Dillon Fellows, Esq.
(202) 287-6831
From: Taylor Amarel
Thank you for the update.
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Energy
Hello Ms. Amarel,
Please find attached a final response to your FOIA request, HQ-2018-01167-F.
Best regards,
Lars S. Hydle, Esq.
FOIA Analyst
Central Research, Inc., Contractor
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20585
(202) 287-6730
From: Taylor Amarel
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Taylor Amarel
From: Department of Energy
Good afternoon Ms. Amarel,
I am the analyst that is processing your Department of Energy FOIA request HQ-2019-01221-F. I wanted to reach out to you and let you know that we are working diligently on your request and are in the final stages of processing. We anticipate providing you with a final response to your request very shortly. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me directly.
Best regards,
Tiffani Sloan
FOIA Analyst
Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20585
From: Department of Energy
Good morning Ms. Amarel,
I am the new analyst who is processing your Department of Energy FOIA request HQ-2019-01221-F. We are diligently working on your request and are entering the final stages of processing. We have a multi-layered search and review process but we hope to be able to produce documents to you as quickly as possible. Our goal is to provide you with documents within the next few weeks. We appreciate your patience and apologize for the delay.
You can reach out to me directly in the future for any communication regarding your request.
Sincerely,
Tiffani Sloan
FOIA Analyst
Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, D.C. 20585
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
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 June 1, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #HQ-2018-01167-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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